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Title: Oil painting House and Sunflowers Oksana Kalenyuk

Description: NoAAA5203The oil painting on Canvas titled "House and Sunflowers" bursts forth with radiant energy and warmth, offering an expressive portrayal of rural serenity and the vibrant pulse of summer. Executed with a thick impasto technique, each brushstroke contributes to a textured, tactile surface that brings the entire scene to life-almost as if the viewer could reach out and feel the rough bark of the trees or the soft curve of a sunflower's petal. At the center of the composition stands a traditional countryside house with a thatched roof, rendered in warm earthy tones and nestled against a sky so vividly blue it commands immediate attention. The house, humble yet sturdy, evokes the enduring simplicity of village life. Its windows reflect the light of the day, and a solitary figure appears near the doorway, seemingly immersed in the gentle tasks of everyday living. The figure's presence adds a quiet human narrative to the otherwise exuberant natural setting-this is not just a house, but a home, pulsing with life and continuity. The true stars of this composition, however, are the towering sunflowers. Bursting forth in dense clusters, they dominate the foreground in a wild explosion of yellow, gold, and burnt orange. The petals are painted with thick, swirling strokes, their color so bold and saturated that they seem to glow against the deeper blues and greens that surround them. Each bloom bends and stretches in a different direction, mimicking the natural, untamed rhythm of plants basking in the sunlight. They are joyful, chaotic, and deeply alive-capturing both the heat of the sun and the soul of summer. These flowers are not isolated elements but part of an intricate ecosystem: twining between the tall stalks of the sunflowers are flashes of purple, deep green leaves, and the shadowed hints of other garden flora. Trees rise beyond them with fiery red and burnt sienna trunks, their leaves a patchwork of green, ochre, and cobalt, suggesting the richness of late summer on the brink of harvest. The energy in the brushwork feels almost musical-each stroke a note in a visual symphony that celebrates the fullness of rural life.
*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "House and Sunflowers"
* ARTISTS: Oksana Kalenyuk
* 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: 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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