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Title: Oil painting Moonlit night Oleksiy Ivanyuk

Description: №Kalen 1611

The oil painting on Canvas titled "Moonlit Night" is a masterful exploration of the poetic silence and emotional depth of the rural nighttime landscape. The canvas is immersed in shadowy tones and illuminated with restrained yet striking color accents, guiding the viewer into a meditative scene where the only sound seems to be the hush of the wind and distant whispers of a sleeping village. The composition evokes a dreamlike serenity, merging natural quietude with flickers of human presence, and leaving the observer suspended between reality and reverie. At the top of the painting, a slender crescent moon arcs above the earth, casting a gentle glow. It is accompanied by a few distant stars, their light barely breaking through the dusky sky. The heavens are painted in swirling layers of umber, charcoal gray, and dusky violet — not simply to convey nightfall, but to express its mood. The sky feels thick and infinite, adding a palpable weight to the scene, as if the night itself is a living presence watching over the land. In the distance, a small village emerges from the darkness, its white-walled houses and red rooftops nestled like quiet hearts against the horizon. The houses are kissed by a surreal light — possibly moonlight, or the remnants of firelight or electric glow — that makes them shimmer gently against the surrounding field. This light, painted in vibrant hues of red, yellow, cobalt, and orange, pulses with life in an otherwise muted world. It is warmth wrapped in coolness — a reminder that even in the night, there is comfort and presence. The foreground is a rich and layered mass of textured earth tones, deep browns, purples, and hints of midnight blue. Abstract in their rendering, the brushstrokes suggest furrows in the field, wild grass, and uneven terrain, all cloaked in darkness. At the center-right of the painting stands a solitary figure, resting or reclining in the dim glow beneath a tall white electric pole. The figure is subtle yet essential — an anchor of humanity within the vast, nocturnal landscape. Their presence adds a narrative thread: perhaps they are returning from work, or pausing to contemplate the silence around them. Perhaps they simply seek a moment beneath the stars.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Moonlit night"
* ARTIST: Oleksiy Ivanyuk
* SIZE: 100x120 cm/'39.37x47.24 inches'
* MEDIUM: oil, canvas
* 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 Crimean 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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