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Title: Oil painting Summer vacation and field paths Oleksiy Ivanyuk

Description: NoAAA5377The Oil painting on Canvas titled "Summer Vacation and Field Paths" captures the tranquil essence of rural life during the height of summer. Executed with thick, expressive brushstrokes, the painting radiates warmth and vitality, inviting the viewer into a sun-drenched landscape where nature and leisure harmoniously coexist. The composition features a series of winding paths cutting through a vibrant, grassy field, framed by tall, expressive trees rendered in bold greens and cool blues. Their leaves shimmer with the sunlight filtering through the thick canopy, casting lively patches of light and shadow across the terrain. At the center of the scene, three small figures-perhaps a family or friends-walk together along one of the field paths, their presence adding a human dimension to the natural environment. Dressed in vivid red and orange, they provide a striking contrast to the dominant green and blue palette, becoming focal points in the composition. Their diminutive size compared to the towering trees emphasizes the grandeur and serenity of the landscape around them. The figures appear carefree, basking in the simplicity and peace that only a summer countryside can provide. The sky, painted in a bold and dynamic blue with strokes of lavender and peach-toned clouds, suggests the approach of evening or the passing of a warm afternoon storm. It adds a sense of atmosphere and movement, gently guiding the eye from the tree canopy down to the meandering paths and the figures below. The layering of color is rich and textured, achieved through the impasto technique, where thick paint is applied to the canvas with confident, deliberate strokes, giving the scene a tactile, almost sculptural quality. The brushwork throughout the painting is energetic and expressive, suggesting the spontaneity of plein air painting. This spontaneity captures the fleeting beauty of nature-the kind that is felt deeply but is difficult to articulate. Every leaf, path, and patch of sky seems alive with the breath of summer. The composition draws the viewer forward, inviting them to walk the same path, to feel the grass beneath their feet and the sun on their skin.
*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Summer vacation and field paths"
* 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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