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Title: Oil painting Deep silence Oleksiy Ivanyuk

Description: No.Kalen 1616The oil painting on Canvas titled "Deep Silence" immerses the viewer into a hushed winter forest, where the atmosphere is saturated with mystery, tranquility, and an almost spiritual stillness. The artist captures a scene suspended between twilight and night, where sound seems to dissolve into the frost-laden air, and nature holds its breath. Dominating the composition are tall, pale tree trunks that stretch upward like silent sentinels. Their bark is rendered in cool tones of white, pale green, and icy blue, with subtle hints of lavender, suggesting the glimmer of fading light or the reflection of a moon hidden beyond the canvas edge. These trees are stripped of their leaves, exposing intricate, vein-like branches that twist through the air, their forms delicate yet haunting. The interplay of light on their bark creates a skeletal beauty, invoking both strength and vulnerability. The forest floor, covered in snow, shimmers with cool purples, soft blues, and occasional flecks of muted brown. The snow is not pristine, but textured, layered with signs of life—perhaps birds or small animals foraging in the quiet. Scattered among the snow are darker shapes, likely rocks or shadows of animals, integrated into the earth in a way that mirrors the silence above. This lower portion of the painting draws the eye gently into the depths of the woods, where the space begins to narrow and darken. In the background, the forest thickens. The trees become more densely packed, darker, and less distinct, merging into a mass of deep browns, purples, and blacks. This transition from open space to shadowy thickets adds a sense of depth and mystery, leading the imagination into the unknown. Amid this shadowed tangle, a faint, warm glow emerges—perhaps the last touch of sunset or the suggestion of a distant village fire. This subtle light acts as a counterpoint to the prevailing coolness, infusing the composition with emotional resonance. Above the forest, the sky is obscured by dense branches and the cloak of evening. What is visible is a rich, earthy haze that blends seamlessly with the treetops. There are no stars, no moon, only the echo of light held in the upper atmosphere. The sky is not threatening, but introspective—a mirror to the silence below. The color palette throughout the painting is both muted and complex, with undertones of violet, green, indigo, and sienna forming a meditative harmony.
*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "Deep silence"
* ARTISTS: Oleksiy Ivanyuk
* SIZE: 100x120 cm/'39.37x47.24 inches'
* MEDIUM: oil, canvas
* HAND PAINTED: Original painting from our collection
* CONDITION: Photos provide accurate information about the product.
About the artist: Born March 13, 1954, in the city of Piryatin, Poltava region. He graduated from the Crimean 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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