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Title: Oil painting Gentle breath of the morning wind Oksana Ivanyuk

Description: NoAAA5423The Oil painting on canvas titled "Gentle breath of the morning wind" radiates a sense of awakening and renewal, capturing the fleeting magic of early morning when the world still feels fresh and untouched. The scene unfolds across a charming rural village nestled within a vibrant landscape, painted with bold, expressive strokes that celebrate both color and texture. The sky above dominates the composition, rendered in expansive hues of soft lavender, delicate rose, and airy blue, each brushstroke echoing the calm yet dynamic energy of morning clouds drifting across the horizon. This sky, light yet full of movement, becomes the silent conductor of the scene, guiding the eye and setting the tranquil yet invigorating tone of the work. Beneath this vast sky, the village awakens. Modest houses with warm ochre and terracotta roofs peek through the lush greenery, their whitewashed walls glowing gently in the soft light of dawn. One cottage in particular, with its golden-brown roof and small arched windows, seems to invite the viewer into its quiet intimacy, becoming a symbol of rural simplicity and comfort. Around the houses, gardens and orchards are painted with confident, thick strokes of emerald, jade, and olive, punctuated by bursts of brighter hues-fiery red, sunny yellow, and even touches of violet-that suggest blossoming trees and flowering shrubs stirred by the first breaths of wind. These details, though abstract in form, convey the essence of a living landscape responding to the arrival of morning. In the distance, a church with shining golden domes rises gently above the treetops, its form softened by the surrounding hills and deep blue forested slopes. It serves as a spiritual beacon within the painting, embodying the continuity of tradition and the harmony between nature and human faith. The domes glimmer faintly as if catching the very first rays of sunlight, linking heaven and earth in a silent dialogue that mirrors the painting's central theme of renewal and peace. The energy of the canvas is heightened by the impasto technique, where thick, deliberate strokes of oil paint create a tactile richness. Every element-the clouds, the trees, the cottages-appears almost sculpted, as though carved into existence with the artist's palette knife.
*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Gentle breath of the morning wind"
* ARTISTS: Oksana 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 artists: Oksana Ivanyuk 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.Oksana Ivanyuk 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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