Atmospheric Study No. 13 (2026) Original Oil Painting by Daria Zavadenko

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

This original oil painting continues an investigation into light, atmosphere, and perception through a reduced landscape language. Built with expressive palette knife marks and layered oil paint, the composition balances abstraction with the raw energy of a stormy sky above a quiet, still earth.

Dramatic cloud masses in white, cream, and deep blue dominate the upper composition, their sculptural surfaces scattered with flecks of gold that suggest light breaking through turbulent forms. A sharp black horizon line divides the sky from a deliberately flat, decorative lower zone — pale and still, it acts as a counterpoint to the expressive energy above. The tension between the two registers anchors the composition in quiet drama.

Rather than depicting a specific location, the painting explores landscape as a space shaped by light, weather, and the passage of time. Rich textures and layered color relationships reveal new details with sustained observation.

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