Oil painting In a forest clearing Oleksiy Ivanyuk

№AAA4049

This oil painting cardboard, titled "In a forest clearing", the artist employs a thick impasto technique, using bold and expressive brushstrokes to create a rich, textured surface that adds depth and movement to the composition. Their figures stand out against the darker, lush greenery that surrounds them. The artist has rendered them with swift, deliberate strokes of white and light gray, emphasizing their presence while maintaining an impressionistic, almost ethereal quality. The foreground is painted in deep purples, blues, and warm earth tones, representing a rugged, uneven terrain. These colors blend together to form the grassy clearing, interspersed with hints of yellow and ochre, suggesting patches of sunlit ground breaking through the shadows. The dynamic application of color and texture conveys the rough, organic beauty of nature. The middle ground is dominated by dense, green foliage painted in various shades of emerald, deep forest green, and dark teal. This lush vegetation appears to encircle the clearing, creating a natural frame around the animals. The leaves and branches are depicted with thick, gestural strokes, giving the impression of a thriving, untamed wilderness. In the upper section, bursts of fiery orange and golden yellow break through the green canopy, likely representing sunlight filtering through the trees. This warm contrast adds energy to the piece, suggesting the time of day could be either early morning or late afternoon when the sun casts long, golden rays across the forest. Hints of violet and soft lavender appear throughout the painting, particularly in the shadows, adding a dreamlike, almost mystical atmosphere. The blending of these cooler tones with the warmer hues of the foliage and sunlight creates a sense of harmony and balance. The background is abstracted, with suggestions of deeper forest depths and possibly distant trees, painted with loose, expressive strokes that fade into the shadows. This effect creates a sense of depth and perspective, inviting the viewer to imagine the vastness beyond the clearing.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "In a forest clearing"
* 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.