Castle on the Hill and Autumn, 2025
Painting : oil · 20 x 30 x 2 cm 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch · Ready to hang
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The oil painting on Canvas titled "Castle on the Hill and Autumn" captures a radiant moment in time, where architectural grandeur meets the fiery splendor of nature. With bold impasto strokes and a saturated palette, the artist evokes the powerful contrast between the permanence of stone and the fleeting brilliance of autumn, enveloping the viewer in a scene that is both regal and poetic. The castle, perched high upon a hill, dominates the composition with its vertical towers and robust fortifications. Painted in rich crimson and sunlit orange, the structure glows with the warmth of a setting sun, as though the stones themselves have absorbed centuries of sunlight and history. The turrets rise sharply into a soft evening sky, silhouetted against delicate purples and pinks. Their pointed rooftops, rendered in darker tones, offer a rhythmic counterpoint to the softness of the sky, underscoring the castle's protective stance over the surrounding landscape. The brushwork used for the castle is deliberate and layered. Palette knife strokes define the edges and planes of the towers, giving them both texture and depth. Shadows fall to the left, rendered in deep violets and muted blues, suggesting the sun's descent beyond the hill. This interplay of light and shadow infuses the architecture with volume, lending the illusion that the building is emerging from the canvas toward the viewer. Beneath the castle's glowing ramparts, the landscape erupts into a tapestry of autumnal color. The foliage—composed of blazing reds, tangerine hues, deep crimsons, and golden highlights—spills across the middle and foreground of the painting. These fiery leaves seem almost to burn with inner light, a last triumph of nature before the dormancy of winter. The use of impasto is particularly vigorous here; the leaves are sculpted in heavy strokes that rise above the surface, catching real light and giving the impression of movement and rustle in the breeze. The foreground is painted in cool lavender and grayish tones, suggesting rocky terrain or weathered stone pathways leading up the hill. The transition from this cool foreground to the warmth of the castle and foliage intensifies the visual impact of the middle section. It's a masterful use of complementary temperature and value, guiding the eye from shadow to brilliance, from solidity to flame.
Presentation
Born in 1960 in Konotop, Sumy Region, Ukraine.
1984 - Graduated from Yuriev-Polsky Pedagogical School (Department of Art and Graphics).
Worked as a drawing and drafting teacher, painting and wood carving instructor, artist-designer.
Held the position of Chief Artist in Konotop.
Since 2000 - Independent artist.
Member of the National Union of Artists of Ukraine.
Works by Boris Serdyuk are held in museums in the Sumy and Chernihiv regions, as well as in private collections in Ukraine, European countries, the USA, Israel, and other countries.
In 2018, the artist entered the global art space of the creative platform in New York, where seven of his works were included in the catalog "Painting & Graphics."
Currently lives and works in Kremenchuk, Poltava Region.
Took his first steps in the world of visual arts within the walls of his local school, then studied at Yuriev-Polsky Pedagogical School. After graduation, he returned to his homeland and started working as a drawing and painting teacher.
Later, he realized that for an artist, creative freedom is essential. Thus, after seventeen years of teaching, he left the profession to focus on his creative work. The artist is content to have the opportunity to engage in his beloved craft, which he considers the meaning of his life.
His journey had its ups and downs, victories in competitions, and recognition from admirers, yet he never ceased his determined quest for his artistic path. In ancient times, "serdyuk" referred to professional infantrymen in the Cossack ranks. This heritage likely passed down not only the surname but also many Cossack traits to the artist, including hard work, modesty, and human dignity.
Boris Serdyuk creates in genres such as portrait, landscape, and thematic composition. His works are varied, reflecting the artist's impressions of the places he visited. Among them are picturesque corners of Kremenchuk and Dnipro views, urban and maritime landscapes, the grandeur of the Carpathian Mountains, and cozy Ukrainian villages. His canvases are intriguing in terms of color and relatively compositionally perfect, revealing the life of nature at the time of their execution.
There are also commissioned portraits and paintings, such as "Shevchenko in Baturyn." He spent over a year working on it, studying the architecture of the former hetman capital. However, the artist prefers to work swiftly, capturing the vision of a painting before it fades from his mind and before the sun changes its angle and shadows. On average, according to the artist, he spends about 40 minutes on a single landscape.
Boris successfully combines a poetic perception of the world and a deep understanding of nature with brilliant artistic execution. His paintings exude a special light and a delicate sense of nature – vivid colors on the canvas resonate with intermediate tones. The artist has abandoned contours, replacing them with separate and contrasting brushstrokes; his paintings amaze with colors, not only their diversity but also the amount of substance applied to the canvas – vibrant, vivid, voluminous.
Describing the master's works is a challenging task. Boris Serdyuk's works are special – they are painted with soul. One must see and feel the wonderful harmony of nature on the artist's canvases firsthand and touch the great mystery of Art.
Exhibitions:
2016:
- International Landscape Exhibition Memorial A.I. Kuindzhi, Mariupol
- All-Ukrainian Cultural and Creative Project "Picturesque Ukraine," Sumy
- All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition for Artist's Day, Kyiv
2017:
- All-Ukrainian Cultural and Creative Project "Picturesque Ukraine," Severodonetsk
- All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition for Independence Day of Ukraine, Kyiv
- All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition "Colors of Dnipro," Dnipro
- All-Ukrainian Christmas Exhibition
2018:
- All-Ukrainian Exhibition "Graphics-2018," Kharkiv
- All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition "Picturesque Ukraine," Mariupol
- All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition "Lubenska Vesna," Lubny
- All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition "Colors of Dnipro," Dnipro
- 1st All-Ukrainian Triennial "NU-ART," Kremenchuk
- All-Ukrainian Christmas Exhibition, Kyiv
2019:
- All-Ukrainian Graphics Exhibition, Kharkiv
- All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition "Picturesque Ukraine," Kropyvnytskyi
- All-Ukrainian Exhibition Dedicated to I. Repin's 175th Anniversary, Kharkiv
- All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition "Enchanting Colors of Dnipro," Dnipro
- 1st International Triennial "Wandering Philosophy," Kremenchuk
- All-Ukrainian Christmas Exhibition, Kyiv
2020:
- All-Ukrainian Exhibition of Female Portraits "Feminine Portrait. Natali," Kyiv
- 8th All-Ukrainian Exhibition "Enchanting Colors of Dnipro," Dnipro
- All-Ukrainian and International Biennale "Sea of Watercolor 2020," Odesa
- All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition for Artist's Day, Kyiv
- Art Project-Competition "ARTNOVA" by NSHU, Kremenchuk
- All-Ukrainian Christmas Exhibition, Kyiv
2021:
- All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition, Kyiv
- All-Ukrainian Graphics Exhibition, Kharkiv
- International Landscape Exhibition Memorial A.I. Kuindzhi, Mariupol
- All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition "Lubenska Vesna," Lubny
- 9th All-Ukrainian Triennial "Graphics-2021," Kyiv
- All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition for Independence Day of Ukraine, Kyiv
- All-Ukrainian Art Exhibition "Enchanting Colors of Dnipro," Dnipro
Personal Exhibitions:
- 1983 - Exhibition of Portraits and Landscapes, Yuriev-Pol'skoye
- 1998 - Exhibition Dedicated to International Women's Day, Konotop
- 2005 - Exhibition "Creative Gifts to the Homeland," Konotop
- 2012 - Exhibition "Picturesque Horizons. Paths of Plein Airs," Shostka
- 2012 - Exhibition "Picturesque Horizons. Starting Point," Konotop
- 2013 - Exhibition "Wonderful World of Painting," Kremenchuk
- 2015 - Exhibition "Love and Joy of Existence," Komsomolsk
- 2015 - Exhibition "Colors of the Native Land," Kremenchuk
- 2016 - Exhibition "Seeing the World with Loving Eyes...", Kremenchuk
- 2017 - Exhibition "Kremenchuk - Autograph in Paint," Kremenchuk
- 2018 - Exhibition "Sources of Spring Inspiration," Kremenchuk
- 2021 - Exhibition "Our Native City in Artists' Works," Kremenchuk
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