Title: Oil painting Winter fishing Oksana Kalenyuk Description: No.Kalen 1288"Winter Fishing" is a compelling oil painting that captures the quiet yet vibrant activity of fishing in the cold season. The painting is characterized by a rich impasto technique, where the oil paint is thickly layered on the canvas, giving a tactile sense of the chilly atmosphere and the bundled-up figures engaged in their patient endeavor. The scene is set against a backdrop of a gray and lavender sky, streaked with soft pinks that suggest the cold glow of a winter dawn or dusk. This sky looms over a frozen, snow-edged body of water that occupies the middle of the canvas, painted in muted shades of gray and blue, hinting at the icy surface below which the fish are sought. On the ice, several figures are scattered, each engaged in the act of fishing. Their forms are rendered in minimal detail but with strong color contrasts, making them stand out against the monochromatic background. We see them clad in heavy winter gear, in greens, reds, and yellows, suggesting the necessary insulation against the winter's bite. The artist has carefully depicted the interaction between two of the figures near the center, creating a focal point in the painting. They appear to be exchanging words or sharing a catch, conveying the camaraderie and shared experience that often accompany such a communal activity. In the foreground, the rough texture of the snow is palpable, with whites and yellows used to highlight the uneven surface where footsteps have compressed the snow and revealed the dark earth underneath. To the left, the banks of the frozen water are depicted with heavy, bold strokes of white and yellow, contrasting sharply with dark undertones, representing the dry vegetation of winter that borders the fishing site. Overall, "Winter Fishing" is a painting that communicates the silent, meditative quality of fishing in the cold, the connection between the people, and the stark beauty of the winter landscape. It is both a narrative and a visual experience, inviting the viewer to feel the crisp air and the quiet concentration of the fishers waiting for a sign of life beneath the ice.*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING **** TITLE: "Winter fishing"* ARTISTS: Oksana Kalenyuk* SIZE: 18x24 cm/7.08x9.44 inches' * MEDIUM: oil, canvas* HAND PAINTED: Original painting from our collection* CONDITION: Photos provide accurate information about the product.About the artist: 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 Crimean 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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