Oil painting Frosty day in the field Oleksiy Ivanyuk

№AAA4698

The oil painting on cardboard titled "Frosty Day in the Field" immerses the viewer in a landscape where winter’s icy grip transforms the land into a vibrant mosaic of color and texture. The artist’s bold impasto strokes and expressive use of color create a scene that feels alive with movement and depth, capturing the crisp, biting air and the stark beauty of a frozen field under the winter sky. The foreground is dominated by an expanse of cool blues and purples, representing the frost-covered earth. The thick application of paint adds texture, making the snow appear rough and uneven, as if it has settled over the field in small drifts. Patches of deep reds and warm browns emerge from beneath the frost, suggesting remnants of vegetation struggling against the cold. These warm tones contrast with the overwhelming chill of the blues, adding complexity to the composition. Scattered across the icy terrain are forms that resemble snow-covered haystacks or frozen bushes, their edges softened by layers of frost and wind-blown snow. The artist employs a mix of thick white and blue strokes to create the illusion of frozen surfaces glistening under the winter light. The starkness of these shapes is enhanced by the presence of a few white birds—perhaps geese—whose delicate forms stand out against the cold ground, lending a sense of life and motion to the otherwise still and frozen landscape. The middle ground shifts toward a warmer palette, where golden ochres and burnt oranges create a striking contrast against the icy foreground. This transition suggests the presence of a road or a boundary between the frost-covered field and the village beyond. The land appears to hold onto the last warmth of the season, its earthy tones glowing as if reflecting the weak winter sun. The artist’s brushwork in this section is looser, with colors blending and bleeding into each other, giving a sense of shifting light and atmosphere. In the background, a row of small houses with dark roofs and multicolored facades nestles against the horizon. These structures are painted in an abstract, almost impressionistic style, with dashes of red, white, and brown forming a patchwork of color. They appear clustered together, as if huddling for warmth against the cold. The presence of the village adds a human element to the painting, a reminder of life continuing even in the harshest conditions.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Frosty day in the field"
* ARTISTS: Oleksiy Ivanyuk
* SIZE: 15x20 cm/'5.90x7.87 inches'
* MEDIUM: oil, cardboard
* 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 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.