Oil painting Sunset over the meadows Oleksiy Ivanyuk

№AAA5847

The Oil painting Canvas titled "Sunset over the meadows" radiates an atmosphere of warmth, tranquility, and the fleeting magic of twilight. It captures the profound transformation of nature as the sun dips below the horizon, drenching the scene in an explosion of fiery tones and long shadows. The painting is built upon a symphony of bold, textured strokes, layered with thick impasto, each brush movement conveying motion, life, and the tactile presence of the landscape. The golden orb of the sun dominates the upper portion of the canvas, glowing with intense hues of yellow, orange, and touches of pink that spiral outward like living flames. This solar brilliance sets the entire painting ablaze with color, filling the sky with fiery streaks of amber and crimson. Around the sun, deep purples, blues, and earthy browns balance the heat, suggesting the encroaching night while still allowing the warmth of day to linger. Beneath this vibrant sky stretches a meadow, lush with rich greens that shimmer under the influence of the setting sun. The grass is painted with quick, energetic strokes of green, yellow, and ochre, giving the impression of movement, as if a soft breeze passes through the blades, making them ripple like waves across the field. The foreground, with its bursts of golden yellow and earthy orange, conveys the meadow’s vibrancy at this fleeting moment, when daylight transforms every detail into glowing fragments of light and shadow. Among the grasses, grazing animals—cows in hues of black, brown, red, and a striking patch of white—dot the composition like rhythmic notes in a pastoral symphony. These figures, though rendered with minimal detail, carry immense presence. They ground the scene in reality and evoke the timeless bond between nature and rural life. Their placement amid the radiant meadow suggests not only peaceful coexistence but also the continuation of simple, enduring rhythms of life, even as the day closes. The contrast between the illuminated meadow and the darker tones at the horizon and edges of the canvas enhances the drama of the composition. The viewer is drawn to the interplay of light and shadow, as the meadow glows in contrast with the dimming world beyond. The expressive use of color, bordering on abstraction in certain areas, conveys not just a visual but also an emotional truth—the wonder of standing in a wide-open field, watching the sun surrender the day to the night.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Sunset over the meadows"
* 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.