Title: Oil painting Silence over the domes Oleksiy Ivanyuk Description: №Kalen 1577The oil painting on Canvas titled "Silence over the Domes" captures a moment of profound stillness, where the grandeur of nature envelops the quiet dignity of a distant church nestled beyond the trees. Rendered in expressive brushstrokes and a thoughtful balance of cool and warm tones, this composition speaks not only of landscape but of atmosphere—of a time suspended, as if nature itself is holding its breath. Dominating the upper portion of the canvas is a vast and dynamic sky, where heavy, rolling clouds swirl across the horizon. The use of thick impasto and confident, circular strokes imbues the sky with a tangible energy, as if the heavens are alive with silent motion. A complex blend of greys, muted violets, soft yellows, and flashes of cerulean blue give the impression of an early evening or late afternoon light breaking through a retreating storm. Despite the movement above, the sky does not threaten; instead, it conveys solemnity, a reverent hush descending upon the land below. Beneath this atmospheric canopy stretches a patchwork of open field, its subtle variations of green, ochre, and earthy red telling a story of the land's textures and moods. The painter applies color with purposeful strokes, allowing each blade of grass and furrow in the earth to emerge not from line or contour but from color and light alone. The result is a terrain that feels vast and open, a quiet stage leading the viewer’s eye toward the central focus of the work. Just beyond the field’s horizon, partially concealed by a copse of dark, heavily textured trees, lies a distant church with gleaming domes—painted in dabs of white, light gold, and hints of pink. These domes, perhaps made of stone or gilded in metal, rise modestly yet meaningfully from the landscape, crowned by spires that reach upward in silent reverence. The church, though small in scale, commands attention not through size but through placement and contrast—it is a symbol of peace, of history, and of quiet human presence within the enduring vastness of nature. To the right, a pair of large trees stand silhouetted against the fading sky. Their dark, solid forms provide an anchor to the composition and echo the solemn weight of the clouds above. Though thickly painted and almost abstract in form, these trees speak of age and endurance—silent sentinels that have witnessed generations come and go beneath their branches.*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING **** TITLE: "Silence over the domes"* ARTISTS: Oleksiy Ivanyuk* SIZE: 50x70 cm/'19.68x27.55 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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