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Between Tide and Breath (2026) Original Oil Painting by Serhii Cherniakovskyi

110 x 70 x 2.4cm (unframed)

18 Artist Reviews

£1,720.05

Between Tide and Breath captures a fragile moment of pause, when the world seems suspended between movement and stillness. The boats rest in shallow water, as if held between departure and return, while above them the sky slowly unfolds, breathing across the surface.

Light does not simply illuminate — it holds the composition together. It moves gently through form, dissolving hard edges and creating a quiet atmosphere where everything exists in balance, yet not in stillness.

The rock at the center becomes a point of presence — something constant within change. At the same time, the boats introduce a human scale, but not a narrative. They do not tell what has happened or what will happen; they simply mark a state of waiting.

This work is not about a place, but about an experience — a brief interval when time slows, breath settles, and movement is felt not as action, but as a subtle, almost imperceptible force.

As part of the Whispers of the Wind series, the painting continues an exploration of invisible currents — those that shape the landscape while reflecting an inner state of being.
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Title: "Between Tide and Breath"
Size: 27.5" x 43.3" (70x 110 cm)
MATERIAL: canvas, oil
WAS painted: in 2026.
STATUS: Excellent new!

Materials used:

oil, canvas, brushes. palette knife

Details:

Tags:

#oil painting#contemporary landscape#swirling sky#original artwork#dramatic clouds#coastal landscape#textured oil#atmospheric sky#expressive sky#expressive painting#evening atmosphere#harbor art#boats painting#statement artwork
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Between Tide and Breath captures a fragile moment of pause, when the world seems suspended between movement and stillness. The boats rest in shallow water, as if held between departure and return, while above them the sky slowly unfolds, breathing across the surface.

Light does not simply illuminate — it holds the composition together. It moves gently through form, dissolving hard edges and creating a quiet atmosphere where everything exists in balance, yet not in stillness.

The rock at the center becomes a point of presence — something constant within change. At the same time, the boats introduce a human scale, but not a narrative. They do not tell what has happened or what will happen; they simply mark a state of waiting.

This work is not about a place, but about an experience — a brief interval when time slows, breath settles, and movement is felt not as action, but as a subtle, almost imperceptible force.

As part of the Whispers of the Wind series, the painting continues an exploration of invisible currents — those that shape the landscape while reflecting an inner state of being.
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Title: "Between Tide and Breath"
Size: 27.5" x 43.3" (70x 110 cm)
MATERIAL: canvas, oil
WAS painted: in 2026.
STATUS: Excellent new!

Materials used:

oil, canvas, brushes. palette knife

Details:

Tags:

#oil painting#contemporary landscape#swirling sky#original artwork#dramatic clouds#coastal landscape#textured oil#atmospheric sky#expressive sky#expressive painting#evening atmosphere#harbor art#boats painting#statement artwork
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My work is centered on the transformation of space through light. I approach landscape as a constructed environment rather than a descriptive image. Architecture and coastline provide a structural rhythm,... Read more

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