Oil painting Work in the field Oleksiy Ivanyuk

№AAA5198

The oil painting on Canvas titled "Work in the Field" captures the eternal rhythm of agrarian life with passionate brushstrokes and a vibrant, earthy palette. It portrays a timeless scene of human labor harmonizing with nature—where golden fields, bent backs, and a vast sky all participate in the shared pulse of the land. The central composition features a sloping mound of harvested hay, golden and sunlit, rising prominently into the canvas like a monument to labor and sustenance. Figures of field workers, dressed in rustic attire, are scattered across this incline. Their small, purposeful forms emphasize both their connection to the earth and the enormity of their task. Some are seen climbing or descending the haystack, others are bent over, engrossed in collecting, tying, and stacking sheaves. Despite their miniature scale, each figure is rendered with expressive dabs of red, blue, and white, giving them a vivid presence that contrasts dynamically with the earthen tones around them. The impasto technique used by the artist gives texture to every surface—the hay appears almost tangible in its thickness, the soil feels rugged and turned, and the workers’ garments ripple with implied movement. Thick layers of yellow ochre, burnt sienna, olive green, and amber dominate the foreground and midground, evoking both the richness of the soil and the warmth of the sunlight. These tones are applied in confident, directional strokes that enhance the sense of motion and toil within the scene. Above, the sky is a swirling canopy of cool lavender, periwinkle, and pale white—clouds hovering in a soft, dreamy contrast to the intensity of work below. They are rendered with palette knife sweeps that suggest changeable winds and an openness to the heavens. This visual lightness balances the grounded density of the golden earth, providing not just visual harmony but an emotional arc: the laborers toil beneath a sky that feels watchful, tender, and eternal.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Work in the field"
* 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.