Oil painting Sky with peace over the sleeping earth Oleksiy Ivanyuk

№AAA5379

The Oil painting on Canvas titled "Sky with peace over the sleeping earth" transports the viewer into a whimsical, serene countryside scene, where a vibrant night sky watches over a quiet rural village. Executed in thick, expressive strokes, the composition fuses impressionistic energy with a sense of symbolic stillness. The artist applies vivid colors with a palette knife, emphasizing texture and emotional resonance rather than strict realism. This artistic choice invites a dreamlike reading of the subject matter — not just a depiction of a village, but an evocation of peace, nature, and memory. In the foreground, lush fields are painted with explosive strokes of green, yellow, and hints of brown, suggesting fertile soil and the rhythmic patterns of cultivated land. The color palette is boldly non-naturalistic, giving the grass a neon-like vibrancy that feels almost enchanted. Among the green patches wander small white geese or ducks — their tiny, lively figures adding motion and charm to the tranquil landscape. These birds, with red accents on their beaks and heads, serve as animated punctuation marks in the otherwise quiet composition, grounding the viewer in the simplicity of pastoral life. The middle ground is dominated by three distinct houses with steep triangular roofs in shades of ochre, lemon yellow, and vibrant orange. Their geometric solidity stands in deliberate contrast to the energetic movement of the sky and trees. The houses, modest and traditional in design, symbolize the peaceful routine of rural living — enclosed, safe, and warm. Despite their stillness, they seem to radiate an inner light, as if carrying the glow of quiet human presence. Each building is individualized by subtle color differences and positioning, creating a rhythm and balance that anchors the composition. Towering behind the houses, tall, elongated tree forms stretch upward. These trees are painted in deep emerald, violet, and flashes of light green, with expressive impasto strokes that dance upward into the sky. The verticality of the trees not only gives depth to the composition but also evokes a spiritual dimension — nature as a protective cathedral over the village. Above all, the sky dominates the mood of the painting. It is rendered in layers of cobalt, ultramarine, emerald, and bursts of lavender and pink, shaped into flame-like abstract forms that suggest a twilight or early nightfall atmosphere.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Sky with peace over the sleeping earth"
* ARTISTS: Oleksiy Ivanyuk
* SIZE: 15x20 cm/5.90x7.87 inches'
* MEDIUM: oil, canvas
* HAND PAINTED: Original painting from our collection
* CONDITION: we tried to convey the maximum information with the help of photos about this product

About the artist: Born March 13, 1954, in the city of Piryatin, Poltava region. He graduated from the Art College named after N. Samokish (1887). Teachers in the specialty: V. Grigoriev, M. Morgun, L. Gracer. Painter. The main genres are landscape, still life. The paintings are distinguished by emotional openness, warmth, affirm the harmony of life. Dominants of creativity are the deep roots of national traditions, Ukrainian cultural heritage. Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (2008). He taught fine art at the Pyryatinsky school - gymnasium of aesthetic education (1988-2008). At creative work. Participated in exhibitions: national and international (since 1978). Personal exhibitions - in Kiev (2003, 2007-2009), Lubny (Poltava region, California (USA; 2006), Poltava (2007, 2010), Priluki (Chernihiv region, 2008), Warsaw (2009). Main works: “Flowers field ”(2007),“ Still life with a daffodil ”(2004),“ Indian summer ”(2007),“ Birch ”,“ Spiral panychi ”,“ Kalina red ”(2004),“ Field of the sun ”,“ Apple blossom ”, “Evening Breath” (2005), “Silence”, “Summer” (2006), “Sunflowers” (2007), “Plowed Field”, “Such is Life ...”, “In the Garden” (2009), “It's Cold” (2010). Individual paintings are stored in the National Museum of Art, National U. T. Shevchenko, Museum of Cultural Heritage in Kiev, Poltava Museum of Local Lore, lived and worked in the city of Poltava.