Oil painting Warm evening in the field Oleksiy Ivanyuk

№Kalen 1580

The oil painting on Canvas titled "Warm Evening in the Field" bathes the viewer in the gentle glow of a countryside sunset, capturing the intimate serenity and color-drenched richness of rural life. Executed in expressive, thick impasto strokes, the painting pulsates with warmth and life, evoking the essence of a golden hour just as the sun begins its slow descent beyond the horizon. At the heart of the composition lies an open field, a vibrant mosaic of emerald greens, soft violets, and bursts of yellow ochre. These tones blend and shift with each brushstroke, suggesting tall grasses, patches of wildflowers, and sunlit earth. The layered texture of the oil paint allows the viewer to feel the land's vitality — rough, uneven, full of movement and mystery. This is not a quiet, empty space, but one brimming with energy and color. Beyond the foreground, a tree line separates the sun-drenched field from the encroaching shadows of the woods. The trees themselves are an orchestra of reds, oranges, purples, and deep blues, giving the impression of dense, richly foliaged growth at the edge of dusk. Each trunk and branch is expressed with bold color and dynamic gesture, more felt than rendered, giving the forest a vibrant, breathing presence. Grazing along the edge of the field, a small herd of cows — in tones of white, ochre, brown, and rust — are depicted in motion, their bodies dappled by the remaining sunlight. They move lazily through the grass, some resting, some wandering, lending a pastoral rhythm to the canvas. Their placement creates a gentle line that guides the viewer’s gaze deeper into the composition, toward the horizon where the warmth of the field meets the cool tones of distant land and sky. The sky itself is a dramatic counterpart to the glowing earth. Layered with thick clouds painted in sweeping strokes of soft pinks, grays, lavenders, and light blues, it feels at once expansive and intimate. There’s a sense of peace in the atmosphere — the kind that arrives after a long day of labor, when the fields grow quiet and the animals settle in for the night. The horizon glows faintly with the last light of day, touching everything with a diffused luminescence.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Warm evening in the field"
* ARTISTS: Oleksiy Ivanyuk
* SIZE: 60x70 cm/'23.62x27.55 inches'
* MEDIUM: oil, canvas
* HAND PAINTED: Original painting from our collection
* CONDITION: Photos provide accurate information about the product.

About the artist: Born March 13, 1954, in the city of Piryatin, Poltava region. He graduated from the C.n 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.