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Title: Oil painting Hot day in the village Oleksiy Ivanyuk

Description: NoKalen 1647The Oil painting Canvas titled "Hot day in the village" is a vivid celebration of the atmosphere and sensations that permeate rural life during the peak of summer heat. The canvas radiates with luminous, almost pulsating colors that capture the burning intensity of the sun and the way it transforms even the most familiar village landscape into a spectacle of light, shadow, and texture. The composition places the viewer at the heart of a scorched field, where tall, slender trees stretch upward with their foliage painted in fiery hues of crimson, orange, and ochre, infused with streaks of turquoise and deep cobalt. These expressive brushstrokes bring the trees to life, almost as if they are flickering flames that mirror the relentless blaze of the day. In the background, one senses the outline of village houses, their contours softened and blurred by the overwhelming light that bathes the entire scene. These structures are depicted not with rigid architectural precision but rather with impressionistic sweeps of pink, violet, and ivory tones, suggesting walls that glow and shimmer under the summer sun. The village does not appear static; instead, it vibrates with a rhythm born of heat waves, the chorus of cicadas, and the subtle shifting of shadows that lengthen as the day advances. The foreground is dominated by the interplay of rich earthy textures and dazzling shades. Sun-drenched yellows and flaming oranges are cut through by cool strokes of indigo and purple, which represent the fleeting shadows cast by the towering trees. This contrast creates a visual relief that evokes the sensation of stepping briefly into shade before being thrust once more into the blazing brightness of midday. The thick, impasto technique, with its generous application of paint, enhances the tactile quality of the work-each stroke forming ridges and valleys that mimic the uneven ground, parched grasses, and cracked earth of the village outskirts. The painting speaks not only of physical heat but also of the emotional weight of such days, when time itself seems to slow, and every action requires more effort beneath the scorching sky. Yet within this intensity, there is an undeniable beauty-the shimmering palette conveys resilience, vitality, and the raw poetry of nature intertwined with human settlement.
*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Hot day in the village"
* ARTISTS: Oleksiy Ivanyuk
* SIZE: 50x60 cm/'19.68x23.62 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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