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Title: Oil painting The summer sky is burning Alex Kalenyuk

Description: No.AAA4693The oil painting on canvas titled "The Summer Sky is Burning" captures the dramatic and mesmerizing glow of a summer sunset, where the sky is ablaze with fiery hues, illuminating the landscape below. The bold impasto strokes, rich textures, and vivid contrasts create a scene filled with warmth, energy, and movement, drawing the viewer into the heart of nature’s spectacle. The painting evokes a sense of both awe and tranquility, where the brilliance of the sky meets the serene rhythm of rural life. The sky dominates the upper half of the composition, exploding in shades of deep crimson, glowing orange, and radiant yellow. These colors meld and swirl together, creating a sense of intense heat and motion, as if the heavens themselves are alight with flames. The thick, expressive brushstrokes add a dynamic quality, making the sky feel alive, shifting and evolving with the fading sun. Hints of lavender and deep purple peek through in the distance, offering a subtle contrast to the warm tones and enhancing the depth of the scene. In the foreground, lush green fields stretch out, bathed in the golden light of the setting sun. The artist employs a mix of warm and cool greens, with touches of ochre and earthy browns, capturing the texture of grass and uneven terrain. The thick, layered strokes add depth and movement, suggesting the gentle sway of the fields in the evening breeze. A large haystack, painted with warm earthy tones and rich golden highlights, stands prominently in the right section of the painting, anchoring the composition and symbolizing the rural way of life. A small herd of cattle, painted in deep browns, blues, and blacks, grazes in the field, their forms simplified but expressive. The contrast between their darker silhouettes and the bright landscape enhances their presence, adding life and movement to the otherwise tranquil setting. The artist’s use of color and light makes it feel as though the cattle are partially illuminated by the last rays of sunlight, casting long, soft shadows on the ground. Among the herd, a solitary figure stands, their dark clothing contrasting sharply against the vibrant greens and yellows of the fields. The figure, likely a shepherd or farmer, adds a human presence to the scene, reinforcing the connection between nature and rural labor.
*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "The summer sky is burning"
* ARTISTS: Alex Kalenyuk
* SIZE: 15x20 cm/'5.90x7.87 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 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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