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Title: Oil painting A walk through the summer forest Oleksiy Ivanyuk

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The Oil painting Canvas titled "A walk through the summer forest" captures the viewer with its vivid and emotionally charged palette, embodying both the richness of summer and the mysterious energy of a forest in full bloom. The artist employs an impasto technique, layering thick strokes of oil paint to create a tactile surface that enhances the sense of depth and movement. This textured approach transforms the canvas into a living organism where light and color seem to pulsate with the vibrancy of nature. At the center of the composition, a dense forest canopy stretches across the canvas, painted in an electrifying combination of greens, fiery reds, oranges, and purples. Each stroke conveys the vitality of summer vegetation, with leaves that appear to shimmer under the golden rays of the sun filtering through the foliage. The fiery tones hint at the transition toward autumn, suggesting the fleeting beauty of the season while simultaneously celebrating its abundance. The forest, depicted in a riot of colors, feels both familiar and mystical. The emerald and olive greens of the leaves are juxtaposed with the warm tones of crimson and ochre, evoking the sensation of sunlight playing through the branches, scattering reflections and casting dramatic shadows. The forest floor, layered with strokes of burnt orange and earthy browns, conveys the fertile richness of the soil, alive with energy and growth. The interplay of cool and warm hues enhances the sense of dimension, guiding the viewer’s eye from the lush undergrowth to the majestic heights of the treetops. In the background, emerging through the layers of forest color, stands an ethereal architectural silhouette—a pale golden structure that resembles a distant castle, monastery, or cathedral. Its luminous walls and towers gleam under a deep, cobalt-blue sky, rising above the forest like a beacon of serenity. The structure serves as a symbolic focal point, representing human presence or spirituality amidst the vastness of untamed nature. Its golden glow contrasts with the darker, more chaotic tones of the forest, suggesting a harmonious coexistence between the built world and the natural realm. The sky above, painted in swirls of blue and turquoise with flecks of green, exudes a dreamlike quality, further heightening the painting’s mystical atmosphere.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "A walk through the summer forest"
* ARTIST: 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.

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