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Title: Oil painting Gentle wind over the haystack Oleksiy Ivanyuk

Description: NoAAA5345The Oil painting on Canvas titled "Gentle wind over the haystack" captures a vibrant rural scene filled with motion, warmth, and a strong connection to nature. Painted in a rich impasto technique, this artwork invites the viewer into a pastoral landscape where the golden tones of sunlit haystacks merge with the playful movement of children, all under the watchful eye of a dynamic summer sky. The brushwork is expressive, almost sculptural, lending depth and texture to every element of the canvas. In the foreground, two children are caught mid-movement, engaged in lively play among flowering grasses and low bushes. Their brightly colored clothing-hues of rose, burgundy, cream, and ochre-contrast against the earthy ground, drawing the viewer's attention immediately to their joyous activity. The looseness of the strokes that form their figures suggests the spontaneity of childhood, as well as the fleeting nature of these carefree moments. Their hands appear to grasp twigs or makeshift toys, echoing the innocence and simplicity of rural life. The rolling hill at the center is composed of layered rocks, brush, and fields painted in ochre, sienna, green, and mustard. Each stroke seems deliberate yet full of energy, as though the artist wished to convey the movement of wind sweeping over the terrain. Dotted throughout the rocky hill are additional figures, likely children or young villagers, climbing, exploring, or pausing to observe the expansive sky above. These miniature figures help scale the painting, revealing the vastness of the natural environment in contrast to the smallness of the humans within it. Above the hill, the sky dominates with a magnificent palette of soft whites, violets, and cerulean blues. Bold, swirling strokes suggest gusts of wind in motion, stirring the clouds and infusing the air with life. There's a palpable sense of atmosphere, as if the viewer can feel the breeze that tousles the grasses and lifts the children's voices into the sky. The sky's expressive style and dreamlike transitions between colors add a sense of poetry and wonder to the otherwise grounded rural setting. At the base of the composition, the land is richly painted in burnt oranges, earthy browns, and mossy greens, forming a tapestry of nature's textures. The ground seems almost to breathe, undulating with the same rhythm that moves through the clouds.
*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Gentle wind over the haystack"
* ARTISTS: Oleksiy Ivanyuk
* SIZE: 15x20 cm/5.90x7.87 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 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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