Original artwork description:

ARTIST: Aleksandr Kryushyn
Medium: oil on board
YEAR: 2016
TITLE: "Early spring. Pylypets."
SIZE: 32х50 cm

Early Spring. Pylypets captures the delicate threshold between winter and spring in the Ukrainian Carpathians. The composition reveals a rustic mountain path winding beside a lively stream, with a wooden cabin nestled quietly on the edge of the forest. Bare trees, their branches tinged with soft violets and browns, suggest the lingering chill of winter, while subtle patches of green hint at the season’s awakening. Executed with expressive, loose brushstrokes and a palette rich in cool blues, muted purples, and earthy ochres, the painting exemplifies plein air technique. The artist balances structure and spontaneity—rendering nature with immediacy, while evoking the atmosphere of early thaw and renewal. The cool tones of water and shadow contrast with warmer earthy accents, producing a rhythm between stillness and vitality. More than a landscape, this work is a meditation on transition: the moment when nature shakes off its winter silence and begins to breathe again. Ideal for collectors drawn to impressionist landscapes that embody both mood and movement.

Materials used:

oil on cartboard

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