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The oil painting on Canvas titled "In the Evening Calm" captures a fleeting moment of serene beauty as day gently recedes into dusk. This work is a masterful blend of color, texture, and emotion, evoking a world where nature and humanity coexist in quiet harmony. The composition draws the viewer into a landscape bathed in the last golden rays of sunlight, where the energy of the day settles into reflective peace. At the heart of the painting, a small group of figures gathers in an open field bordered by thick, shadowed woods. These figures, rendered with expressive yet minimal detail, appear to be families enjoying the waning hours of daylight. Their gestures-carrying children, speaking in pairs, or simply strolling along a winding path-convey intimacy and stillness. Despite the lack of facial features, each figure radiates warmth, grounded in their shared moment of tranquility. The foreground is a swirl of autumnal reds, burnt oranges, and ochres, giving the earth a glowing vitality. The painter's thick impasto technique allows the textures of the land to pulse with movement, as if the soil itself remembers every step taken upon it. This tactile approach to landscape anchors the viewer in the physicality of the scene, yet the color palette lifts the atmosphere into the poetic. A soft pink path cuts through this vibrant terrain, leading the eye toward the center of the composition. Along this path walk two central figures, likely a couple, their heads bowed in relaxed conversation or shared silence. Their presence feels almost symbolic-guardians of a quiet joy, witnesses to a world bathed in soft light and stillness. Beyond the path, a lush green field stretches across the middle ground. Here, more figures are scattered, their white forms catching the soft glow of the setting sun. This use of white against green and brown draws attention without disrupting the harmony of the palette. The figures blend into the landscape, as if they too are part of nature's rhythm. Some appear to be playing or lifting children, adding a layer of joyful energy that contrasts gently with the contemplative foreground.
*** ABOUT THIS PAINTING ***
* TITLE: "In the evening calm"
* ARTISTS: Alex 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 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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Oil painting In the evening calm Alex Kalenyuk
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