Title: Oil painting The sun is setting Alex Kalenyuk Description: №Kalen 1295"The Sun is Setting" is an oil painting that vibrantly captures the fleeting moments of twilight in a pastoral landscape. Utilizing a rich impasto technique, the artist has applied the paint in thick, energetic strokes, creating a surface that is alive with motion and texture. The upper portion of the canvas depicts a sky ablaze with the soft glow of the setting sun. Pinks, purples, and warm creams meld together, forming a backdrop that is both dramatic and serene. The brushstrokes are layered and sweeping, suggesting the expansive canvas of the sky as it transitions from day to night. Beneath the sky, the rolling hills and foliage are cast in a symphony of colors. Vibrant greens and deep blues suggest the lushness of the vegetation, while pockets of fiery orange, yellow, and red emulate the sun’s last rays as they touch the earth, setting the scene ablaze with the day's final burst of life. In the midst of this colorful landscape, the white forms of grazing cattle are scattered. The animals are abstracted into simple shapes, but their peaceful presence is palpable, adding a sense of tranquility and timelessness to the scene. They are rendered with softer, smoother strokes, contrasting with the wildness of the surrounding environment. The foreground is a flourish of golden and orange hues, representing the sun-kissed grass of the meadow. Here, the paint is applied with a boldness that seems to bring the texture of the grass to life, allowing the viewer to almost feel the brush of the blades against their skin. "The Sun is Setting" is a painting that captures the essence of the end of the day in the countryside - a moment of extraordinary beauty and calm. The vigorous brushwork and vivid palette convey not just the visual splendor of the sunset but also the emotive resonance of the day’s end, inviting the viewer to pause and reflect on the cycle of day and night, and the quietude that comes with dusk.*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING **** TITLE: "The sun is setting"* ARTISTS: Alex Kalenyuk* SIZE: 40x50 cm/'15.74x19.68 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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