Atmospheric Study No. 12 (2026) Original Oil Painting by Daria Zavadenko

Part of an ongoing series exploring the relationship between horizon, atmosphere, and memory.

This original oil painting investigates the landscape as an emotional and perceptual space rather than a specific place. Built through expressive palette knife gestures and layered passages of oil paint, the composition hovers between observation and abstraction, where atmosphere becomes the primary subject.

A luminous point of light emerges near the horizon, suspended between expansive fields of cool blue, soft green, and muted lavender. Fragments of reflected light dissolve into the water below, where thick impasto passages create a shifting surface that feels both tangible and ephemeral. Broad atmospheric forms contrast with dense areas of texture, allowing the painting to unfold gradually through sustained looking.

Rather than describing a recognizable location, the work explores the subtle ways landscapes remain within us. Horizon, reflection, and light become traces of memory, suspended between presence and disappearance.

Part of the Atmospheric Studies series.

Materials used:

Oil

Details:

• Oil painting on Panel / Board / MDF
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 28 x 28 x 2.5cm (framed) / 20 x 20cm (actual image size)
• Framed and ready to hang
• Signed on the back
• Style: Impressionistic
• Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky