Oil painting Winter evening Oksana Ivanyuk

№Kalen 1461

The painting titled "Winter Evening" beautifully captures the serene and quiet atmosphere of a rural landscape during the winter twilight hours. The use of cool, muted tones combined with contrasting warm highlights creates a tranquil yet dramatic composition, evoking a sense of peaceful solitude. The foreground is dominated by a snow-covered field, depicted with thick, textured layers of soft lilac, light blue, and white hues, which convey the coldness of winter snow. Several wooden fence posts, partially covered with snow, stretch across the field. The delicate snowcaps on the posts add a sense of quiet stillness, while the single black bird perched on one of the posts brings life to the otherwise frozen scene. The bird symbolizes solitude and resilience in winter’s harsh environment. In the middle ground, a cluster of traditional houses is nestled among tall, leafless trees, their branches silhouetted against the fading light. The houses are painted with warm shades of pink, orange, and brown, which contrast with the cool tones of the snow, suggesting that light from inside the homes is spilling out into the evening landscape. The tree trunks and branches are depicted with expressive brushstrokes, giving them a natural and textured appearance. The subtle variations of colors within the trees create a sense of depth and complexity in the composition. The background features a dense forest and mountains, painted in deep blues and greens, which create a contrast with the lighter tones of the snow-covered field. The dark sky adds a sense of approaching nightfall, with hints of purple and pink clouds reflecting the last light of day. The transition from day to night is subtly captured through the color palette, with the cool tones of the snow blending into the warmer hues of the trees and sky. "Winter Evening" is a captivating portrayal of a serene rural landscape, filled with subtle contrasts and quiet beauty. The painting draws the viewer into a peaceful winter scene, evoking feelings of solitude, warmth, and resilience. It celebrates the quiet charm of winter evenings, where nature and human life coexist in harmony, with the solitary bird adding a poignant reminder of life persisting in all seasons.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Winter evening"
* ARTISTS: Oksana 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: Ivanyuk Oksana was born in 1964 in Rivne region. The love of painting has taken over from the baby. From 1975 to 1980 she studied at the Zoryan Art School of Rivne region.
In 1985 she graduated from the Crimean Art College. M. Samokish (now has the status of a national university). Her teachers of painting were G. Kurilenko, V. Grigoriev. After graduating from the school, she began to work as a teacher of fine arts at the Piryatin School - a gymnasium of aesthetic education, which she founded with her husband in 1990.
Ivanyuk Oksana works in the landscape and still life genre. Personal exhibitions: Kyiv, Museum of Ukrainian Heritage; T. Shevchenko National Museum; the diplomatic mission of Ukraine to the USA (California) and others. She has participated in numerous exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad.

Oksana Ivanyuk