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Title: Oil painting Autumn crimson Oleksiy Ivanyuk

Description: №Kalen 1614 The oil painting on Canvas titled "Autumn Crimson" captures the breathtaking intensity and emotional warmth of fall in its most vivid form. This is not a quiet autumn that slips softly into decay; it is a season that bursts forth in flames of color, celebrating life even as it approaches stillness. The artist employs bold, expressive brushstrokes and a rich palette dominated by reds, purples, and greens to convey a landscape alive with transformation and movement. The towering trees, painted in sweeping strokes of deep burgundy, scarlet, and plum, dominate the upper half of the canvas. Their foliage cascades in layers of color that pulse with energy. The leaves are rendered with impasto techniques, giving them a tactile, almost sculptural texture that makes the viewer feel as though they could reach out and touch them. The rich, heavy reds seem to blaze against the lighter sky, which transitions from soft pink clouds to patches of brilliant blue, suggesting the final warmth of the season before the cold sets in. Beneath this flaming canopy lies a carpet of grass painted in luminous shades of yellow-green, electric blue, and violet. It is not a peaceful field but a dynamic plane of energy, where every stroke of paint hums with life. Paths cut through the vibrant terrain, their twisting curves suggesting the passage of time and the footprints of memory. These paths lead us to a group of small figures in the lower right portion of the canvas—villagers walking or perhaps returning home. Their forms are simple, painted with quick, suggestive strokes, yet they carry a strong sense of narrative. One can imagine the weight of harvests carried in their hands, the stories exchanged as they walk side by side, and the subtle sense of reflection that comes with this season. The central focus subtly falls on a cluster of buildings nestled among the trees—white walls stained with shadows and dappled with autumn hues. These homes, partially obscured by the riot of foliage, stand as symbols of endurance, shelter, and the quiet continuity of life. The contrast between the vivid colors of nature and the pale, weathered surfaces of the structures adds a poignant balance to the composition. It suggests the harmony between human life and the unstoppable, cyclical beauty of the natural world.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Autumn crimson"
* ARTISTS: Oleksiy Ivanyuk* SIZE: 100x110 cm/'39.37x43.30 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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