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Title: Oil painting Home Alex Kalenyuk

Description: NoAAA3229

"Home" is an evocative oil painting that uses a vibrant palette and impasto technique to portray a scene of return to a place of warmth and belonging. The artist's thick application of paint creates a rich texture that conveys the tangible essence of the setting and its elements. The painting depicts a solitary figure making their way across a frozen landscape toward a cluster of cozy houses. The ground is rendered in a series of soft blues, grays, and purples, suggesting the reflective sheen of ice and snow in the waning light. The figure is dressed in dark, warm attire, contrasting with the cool hues of the ground, creating a focal point that draws the viewer's eye. In the background, the houses are painted in earthy tones of brown and dark orange, their sharp, angular roofs standing out against the softer shapes of the natural landscape. Above, the sky is a canvas of light blues, pinks, and yellows, hinting at the fading light of a setting sun or the early hours of dawn. The use of light colors in the sky contrasts beautifully with the cooler tones of the land and suggests the promise of warmth and light despite the chilly surroundings. Tiny brushstrokes of white and pale yellow in the sky suggest a flock of birds in flight, adding a dynamic element to the scene and perhaps symbolizing the freedom and joy associated with the concept of home. The presence of utility poles and lines running across the painting adds a hint of modern life and connectivity to the otherwise tranquil and timeless scene, bridging the gap between the mundane and the idyllic. Overall, "Home" is a painting that speaks to the heart. It evokes the universal longing for the comfort and security of one's own space, for the end of a journey, and the start of rest. It captures the essence of returning to a familiar place, where the warmth of home awaits to embrace the weary traveler.

*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Home"
* ARTISTS: Alex Kalenyuk
* SIZE: 25x20 cm/'9.84x7.87 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 artists: 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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