Oil painting Closer to evening Oleksiy Ivanyuk

№Kalen 1498

The oil painting on canvas titled "Closer to Evening" radiates with an emotional warmth and expressive vitality, capturing the magical transformation of the landscape as the day draws to a close. This work, rich in impasto texture and daring in color composition, immerses the viewer in a world where the natural elements pulse with movement, light, and emotion. The dominant tones of the painting are golden yellows and lush greens, evocative of fields basking in the low, golden light of the setting sun. The entire canvas is bathed in this glow, blurring the lines between sky and earth. At the center top, the sun, represented by a thick swirl of creamy, pale pigment, is suspended like a glowing medallion. Its soft radiance does not blind but instead gently illuminates the surrounding trees and grasslands, suggesting a time just before dusk when everything is cloaked in amber. The trees stand tall, swaying in hues of emerald, forest green, orange, and cobalt blue, their outlines loose and dreamlike. They frame the scene like sentinels, guardians of the moment when the sun’s light begins to dip and shadows grow long. Their forms are abstracted, melting into one another, which heightens the emotional charge of the painting. The use of complementary colors—especially the juxtaposition of green with orange and purple—creates a dramatic harmony that emphasizes both contrast and cohesion. In the middle of the composition, vivid yellow and green pastures stretch across the scene. The paint is laid on thickly, sculpted in such a way that the texture mirrors the undulating surface of the land. The painter’s palette knife or brush moves with confident, sweeping gestures, suggesting the energy of wind brushing over the meadow’s tall grasses or the fading heat of the sun’s rays still clinging to the earth. Scattered across the meadow are several dark, earthen-toned forms—likely cows or horses—calmly grazing or resting as the day winds down. These small but vital figures ground the painting in the real and the pastoral. Their placement within the composition adds a sense of scale and tranquility. They do not interrupt the peacefulness of the landscape; instead, they blend with it, echoing the stillness that falls just before night.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Closer to evening"
* ARTISTS: Oleksiy Ivanyuk
* SIZE: 25x30 cm/'9.84x11.81 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.