Oil painting Winter evening Oleksiy Ivanyuk

№Kalen 1628

The oil painting on Canvas titled "Winter Evening" captures a moment suspended between light and shadow, warmth and chill, silence and subtle movement. With expressive brushwork and vivid, almost fauvist use of color, the artist transcends the traditional palette of winter to portray a landscape that is at once emotionally charged and visually dynamic. Dominating the foreground are a series of slender trees, their trunks painted in striking hues of crimson, coral, and lavender. These trees, illuminated by the low rays of the evening sun, stand like glowing sentinels amid the cold blues and purples of the snow-covered ground. The trunks flicker with radiant light, suggesting not only the time of day—sunset—but also a warmth that contrasts poignantly with the surrounding cool tones. The use of these saturated colors to depict the light filtering through the trees gives the painting an almost dreamlike atmosphere, where winter is no longer silent and pale but alive with expressive emotion. The snow on the ground is rendered with a rich spectrum of blues, violets, and deep greens, layered in short, deliberate strokes that suggest the uneven texture of a well-trodden path or the natural movement of a forest floor blanketed by snow. Shadows stretch across the terrain in exaggerated, abstracted forms, blending seamlessly into the base of the trees. This interplay of dark and light areas adds depth and a rhythmic pulse to the composition, drawing the eye toward the background where the light grows softer and more diffused. In the distance, partially hidden behind the glowing treeline, are modest houses with steep roofs, nestled into the slope of the land. These cottages, with their dark silhouettes and snow-covered roofs, serve as subtle focal points of human presence. Their simplicity adds to the feeling of peace and stillness, grounding the expressive color in a tangible sense of reality. Smoke from unseen chimneys seems implied rather than shown, hinted at by warm streaks of pink and orange that rise and disperse among the trees. The homes feel safe, humble, and full of quiet stories, shielded by the forest and bathed in the last golden light of day.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Winter evening"
* ARTISTS: Oleksiy Ivanyuk
* SIZE: 75x102 cm/'39.37x51.18 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.