Title: Oil painting Frosty winter evening Oksana Kalenyuk Description: ?AAA3816This oil painting cardboard, titled "Frosty winter evening", the composition centers around a traditional country home, partially obscured by the warmth of golden light coming from within. The house, with its white roof and glowing windows, stands as a symbol of warmth and shelter in the cold winter landscape. In the foreground, a snow-covered field stretches across the scene, suggesting that the viewer is walking toward the house through the vast, quiet expanse of snow. The snow is painted in varying shades of blue and white, which, combined with the soft, golden light, enhances the sense of coldness and the quiet of the winter evening. The vibrant oranges and yellows in the house’s windows add a touch of warmth, suggesting that life within the house continues, while the surrounding darkness gives the scene a serene, almost magical quality. The sky, painted with bold strokes of blue and purple, adds depth to the scene, capturing the mood of twilight as it envelops the landscape. The distant trees are bathed in the same cool tones, further reinforcing the feeling of evening descending upon the land. The trees, although bare, are painted with strong vertical strokes that give them a sense of presence and depth. The bundle of hay in the foreground is rendered with textured brushstrokes that suggest the roughness of its shape, while the distant house is painted with more delicate strokes, allowing its warm light to gently shine through. The sky is painted with fluid, sweeping strokes, giving it a dreamy, atmospheric quality. The artist’s use of expressive brushwork in the sky contrasts with the more detailed, textural brushwork in the snow and trees, adding a layer of movement and dynamism to the scene. The glowing windows of the house symbolize warmth and shelter, offering a contrast to the coldness of the surrounding landscape. The feeling of walking through the field enhances the scene’s contemplative mood, suggesting a journey toward home and the quiet moments of peace and connection that can be found there. The artist’s use of warm and cool colors, combined with the dynamic brushwork, creates a sense of balance between solitude and comfort. This painting invites reflection on the fleeting beauty of twilight and the quiet rhythms of rural life.
*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Frosty winter evening"
* ARTISTS: Oksana Kalenyuk
* SIZE: 15x20 cm/'5.90x7.87 inches'
* MEDIUM: oil, cardboard
* 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: Kalenyuk Oksana was born in 1964 in Rivne region. The love of painting has taken over from the baby. From 1975 to 1980 she studied at the Zoryan Art School of Rivne region.In 1985 she graduated from the Art College. M. Samokish (now has the status of a national university). Her teachers of painting were G. Kurilenko, V. Grigoriev. After graduating from the school, she began to work as a teacher of fine arts at the Piryatin School - a gymnasium of aesthetic education, which she founded with her husband in 1990.Kalenyuk Oksana works in the landscape and still life genre. Personal exhibitions: Kyiv, Museum of Ukrainian Heritage; T. Shevchenko National Museum; the diplomatic mission of Ukraine to the USA (California) and others. She has participated in numerous exhibitions both in Ukraine and abroad.
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