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The First Snow Fell, 2024
Painting : oil · 25 x 30 x 2 cm 9.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch · Ready to hang
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Painting : Unique artwork
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Artwork sold in perfect condition, not framed, ready to hang
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Dimensions ( cm • inch )
25 x 30 x 2 cm 9.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch Height x Width x Depth
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Description
Kalen 1491
The oil painting on canvas titled "The First Snow Fell" masterfully captures the ephemeral beauty and subtle drama of the changing seasons. Rendered in thick, impassioned strokes using a rich impasto technique, the composition conveys not only a visual transformation of the landscape but an emotional one. It marks the moment when the earth, once clothed in autumn's final colors, quietly submits to the hush of winter's arrival. The entire canvas is alive with texture. The artist applies the paint in confident, generous layers, making each brushstroke or knife stroke visible and tangible. The surface feels sculptural, as though the snow itself has been frozen mid-fall, clinging to tree branches, fences, and the contours of the landscape. This tactile approach draws the viewer deeper into the scene, allowing not just the eye, but also the imagination and memory to engage with the artwork. Dominating the composition are clusters of trees, their forms only partially stripped of their golden leaves. These remnants of autumn flicker in warm oranges, yellows, and russets, defiantly glowing beneath the pale, cold sky. The contrast between the vibrant foliage and the muted, cool background highlights the seasonal tension—autumn is not quite ready to leave, but winter has already begun to claim its space. The trees lean gently into the wind, as if bracing themselves for the long months ahead. The foreground is painted in cool grays, icy blues, and gentle lavenders, evoking the softness of newly fallen snow. There is an elegance in how the snow lays across the ground—not as a harsh or heavy blanket, but as a light veil, delicately draping the earth and softening its edges. The snow's texture is broken here and there by the suggestion of worn wooden fences or underbrush, rendered with earthy browns and subtle reds that peek through the icy veil. These details ground the image in reality, reminding us that beneath the snow lies a landscape rich with life and history. In the middle distance, shadows and light interplay to create a gentle sense of depth. Soft pinks and purples dance along the snow's surface, echoing the low winter sun that is never directly seen but is deeply felt. This delicate warmth softens the otherwise cool tone of the painting, suggesting that even in the coldest moments, beauty and hope endure.
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Oksana Antonivna Ivanyuk is an outstanding artist from Poltava, Ukraine, born on November 9, 1964, in the village of Zorya, Rivne region. Her talent and love for art manifested from a young age, and she decided to dedicate her life to creating marvelous paintings.
Oksana Antonivna obtained a higher education at the N. Samokish Crimean Art School, where she was mentored by eminent artists H. Kurylenko and V. Hryhoriyev. After completing her studies, she actively developed her talents in the field of painting, focusing on realistic-style landscapes and still lifes.
From 1989 to 2008, Oksana worked as an art teacher at the Pyriatyn School-Gymnasium of Aesthetic Education in Poltava Oblast, where she imparted her knowledge to her students and instilled in them a love for art.
As an active member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine since 2010, Oksana participated in various exhibitions, both at the national and international levels, earning recognition for her talent and mastery.
Oksana Ivanyuk held solo exhibitions in Kyiv, Lubny (Poltava Oblast), Pryluky (Chernihiv Oblast), and Poltava, where she showcased her profound and emotional works. Among them are "The Last Snow. March" (2002), "Flood" (2005), "Silence" (2006), "The Last Ray," "Christmas Cathedral" (2008), "Autumn," "Kalyna on the Table" (2010). Her artworks can also be found in the National Art Museum and the Museum of Cultural Heritage in Kyiv.
Residing and working in Poltava, Oksana Ivanyuk embodied her artistic ideas in striking canvases that convey her inner awakenings, feelings, and emotions. Her art always captivates and leaves a sense of profound harmony with nature and the surrounding world.
After graduating from the N. Samokish Crimean Art School, the elder generation of Ivanyuks, Oleksiy and Oksana, founded their own art school in Pyriatyn, a small town in Poltava Oblast, which they supported financially for over a decade. Growing up under the influence of classical art, the couple favored working from nature, depicting classical still life and monumental canvases, with the secret of their compositional and dramatic strength lying in the use of naturism as their core philosophical concept.
In Oleksiy Ivanyuk's Poltava landscapes, there is a greatness in simplicity, a view of ordinary suburban landscapes as wonders that are no longer accessible to the average resident of a metropolis. Fauvist colors and impasto techniques are applied by the master to enhance expressiveness, while thick brushstrokes emphasize the form and relief of the depicted objects. Familiar places, houses immersed in green gardens, boundless steppes, fields, forest glades, and streets become lyrical abstractions and reach the level of aesthetic reflection, reflecting the author's sensory perception of the world.
In Oksana Ivanyuk's vibrant floral still lifes, baroque polyphony is embodied, which is why seemingly secondary elements become the main elements of the composition. Her lush bouquets are universal floral images of binary culture, with a variety of meanings that correspond to the main higher needs of existence. For Oksana Ivanyuk, reproducing flowers is always a display of personal experiences, a demonstration of her own attitude towards life situations, and the image itself becomes a symbol of beauty and harmony.
Both artists, Oleksiy and Oksana, have a unique approach to their craft, infusing their works with emotions, insights, and reflections on the world around them. Their dedication to preserving and promoting art is evident through their art school, where they pass on their knowledge and passion to the next generation of aspiring artists. Their creative endeavors continue to leave a lasting impact on the art world, inspiring viewers and fellow artists alike with their powerful and evocative works.
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