Autumnal flashes I (2001) Original Oil Painting by Florina Breazu

AUTUMNAL FLASHES I
Oil on canvas
Painted in the landscape of Trebujeni, Republic of Moldova, Autumnal Flashes I captures the particular atmosphere of an autumn day when nature seems to reveal itself through brief encounters of light and colour. The landscape is not treated as a mere geographical setting, but as a living space in which earth, vegetation, sky, and light enter into a subtle dialogue.
The autumnal palette transforms the familiar landscape into an almost ephemeral vision. Warm ochres, muted greens, earthy tones, and sudden flashes of colour evoke the changing rhythm of the season, while the contrasts between illuminated and shaded areas give the composition a sense of movement and depth.
The characteristic landscape of Trebujeni, with its open spaces, undulating terrain and distinctive rocky formations, becomes a point of departure for an exploration of light as a transient phenomenon. Rather than documenting the place, the painting seeks to preserve an emotional impression — the sensation of standing before a landscape for a brief moment when light changes everything.
The title, Autumnal Flashes, refers to these fleeting impressions: fragments of sunlight, reflections of colour, and sudden visual accents that emerge within the landscape and disappear almost as quickly. The work thus becomes less a depiction of a particular place than a memory of light experienced in nature.
Through its painterly language, Autumnal Flashes I transforms the landscape of Trebujeni into a space of contemplation, where the permanence of the land meets the constant transformation of atmosphere and light.

Materials used:

oil

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 79.1 x 70.1 x 2.5cm (unframed) / 79.1 x 70.1cm (actual image size)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Impressionistic
• Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky