Title: Oil painting Summer flood of the river Yuriy Suprunchuk Description: NoAAA4352The painting "Summer Flood of the River" masterfully captures a tranquil rural landscape where nature and human presence coexist in harmony. Created using oil on cardboard, the piece conveys a sense of serenity and vastness, as if inviting the viewer to step into a quiet, untouched world. The artist's expressive brushwork and subtle yet vivid color palette bring depth, movement, and atmosphere to the composition, making the scene feel alive yet peaceful. The sky dominates the upper half of the painting, painted in a range of soft blues and gentle grays, punctuated by voluminous clouds drifting across the horizon. These clouds are depicted with expressive, swirling brushstrokes, creating a dynamic yet calming atmosphere. The artist expertly captures the lightness of the sky, making it seem both expansive and weightless, enhancing the feeling of openness. The varying shades of blue and gray suggest changing weather conditions, adding a subtle hint of movement to the composition. Below the sky, the river unfolds with its calm and reflective surface, mirroring the clouds above. The water is painted with deep blues, hints of green, and shimmering white highlights, which evoke the gentle ripples and reflections on the surface. The painting beautifully conveys the river's movement-slow and steady, carrying the essence of summer as it expands beyond its usual boundaries. The subtle distortions in the reflection indicate a slight breeze, adding to the natural rhythm of the scene. On the left side, a small rustic house with a thatched roof and a smoking chimney sits nestled on the riverbank. The house is painted in warm earthy tones, with touches of ochre, brown, and white, which contrast harmoniously with the surrounding cool blues and greens. The presence of smoke rising from the chimney adds a human element to the otherwise untouched landscape, suggesting warmth, life, and a peaceful rural existence. The house's modest size and position within the composition emphasize its integration into nature rather than dominance over it. The riverbank is rendered with an array of lively greens and golden yellows, illustrating lush vegetation and grasses nourished by the seasonal floodwaters. Patches of land peek through the water, indicating that the river has swollen beyond its usual boundaries, a characteristic of summer floods.
*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Summer flood of the river"
* ARTISTS: Yuriy Suprunchuk
* SIZE: 15x20 cm/'5.90x7.87 inches'
* MEDIUM: oil, cardboard
* HAND PAINTED: Original painting from our collection
* CONDITION: Photos provide accurate information about the product.
About the artist: Zhitomir artist Suprunchuk Yuri Sergeevich Born on April 11, 1961, in the city of Zhitomir. Graduated from the Zheleznogorsk Art School, Russia (1982). Teachers in the specialty: V. Chukuev, E. Nikulin. Painter. Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine (2002). Major works: "Near the house" (2005), "Winter on the outskirts of Zhitomir" (2006), "Autumn still life" (2004). Lived and worked in the city of Zhitomir.
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