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Title: Oil painting Before the storm Oleksiy Ivanyuk

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The Oil painting Canvas titled "Before the storm" captures the fragile moment of stillness and mounting tension in nature when the air thickens, the sky darkens, and the landscape braces itself for the imminent arrival of a storm. The work is created with bold, impasto brushstrokes that give it a palpable intensity, allowing the viewer not only to see but also to feel the drama unfolding across the scene. The painting embodies both the beauty and the dread of this transitional moment in the natural world, turning it into a metaphor for the delicate balance between peace and chaos. At the heart of the composition stands a massive tree, its crown rendered in deep, layered greens, browns, and almost black tones, with strokes of lighter hues interwoven to suggest leaves whipped by sudden gusts of wind. The tree dominates the landscape, becoming a symbol of resilience and steadfastness, while its restless form mirrors the turbulence of the sky above. The texture of the thick paint conveys the weight of the storm-laden air pressing down upon the earth, making the viewer sense the closeness of thunder and the distant rumble building on the horizon. The sky is a dramatic swirl of white, gray, and pale blue, streaked with hints of yellow and green that foretell the shifting atmosphere just before rainfall. Heavy clouds roll across the canvas, their shapes expressed in energetic, almost chaotic strokes that give them the illusion of movement. The artist captures the volatile sky as both a painterly abstraction and a vivid emotional reality, where every cloud becomes a brushstroke of impending force. It feels as though the heavens are alive, caught between light and shadow, order and collapse. In the foreground, the earth itself prepares for change. A path in warm ochres and golden browns cuts through the lush green fields, guiding the viewer’s eye toward the darker center of the composition. Its rough surface, layered with thick, uneven strokes, suggests a land long walked by people and animals, now momentarily abandoned in anticipation of the storm. To either side of the path, wild grasses ripple with energy, their jagged strokes tilted in the same direction, as if bent by a sudden rush of wind.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Before the storm"
* 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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