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Title: Oil painting The icy breath of the morning Oksana Kalenyuk

Description: NoAAA5094The oil painting on Cardboard titled "The Icy Breath of the Morning" captures the quiet, crystalline magic of winter's early light, when frost clings to every branch and the world seems to pause in a breathless hush. With thick, expressive impasto strokes and a cold, luminous palette of whites, blues, and violets, the artist conveys not just a landscape, but a physical sensation-the sting of chilled air on the skin, the crunch of snow underfoot, and the soft whisper of stillness that defines the dawn of a wintry day. In the foreground, fresh snow blankets the ground in sculpted waves of pale ivory, lavender, and icy blue. The heavy application of paint gives the surface a tactile, almost three-dimensional quality, echoing the way snow catches and reflects early morning light. Shadows stretch across the terrain in muted tones, following the gentle curves of the landscape, while flecks of yellow and soft rose hint at the sun rising beyond the horizon, diffusing warmth into a world otherwise frozen in silence. To the right, a modest wooden structure stands nestled in the snow-a small hut or shed, partially buried, its roof covered with thick strokes of white and ochre. The form is rough but charming, crafted with confident lines and warm brown tones that suggest aged timber and shelter against the cold. Beside it, a figure in a bright red coat and green headscarf becomes the emotional focal point of the scene. This person, possibly a villager or caretaker, is painted with only a few gestural strokes, yet their presence brings life and warmth to the frosty silence. Their posture, slightly hunched, suggests movement, perhaps the beginning of daily chores or simply a moment of pause before the day unfolds. The left half of the canvas is dominated by tall, bare trees rendered in dynamic streaks of violet, blue, and crimson-black. Their branches stretch upward into a sky tinged with soft pink and lavender clouds, brushed across a cooling blue background. These trees, stripped of leaves, stand like silent sentinels over the winter landscape, their forms intricate and expressive, almost calligraphic. They frame the scene, guiding the viewer's eye toward the center and lending vertical rhythm to the horizontal spread of snow and shadow.
*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "The icy breath of the morning"
* 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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