Ripe Pomegranate (2026) Original Oil Painting by Olga Onopko

The exact dimensions of the painting are 49 cm by 69 cm. An abstract composition painted in oil on cardboard looks like a true celebration of colour. Crimson, scarlet, and orange patches flare up on the surface like sparks of fireworks, poppy petals, or seeds of a ripe pomegranate. They break through white, lilac, and silvery layers, while black lines and fissures give the image a resilient rhythm and depth — not gloom, but a graphic contrast that makes the colour sound even brighter and more joyful. The painting is dense and impasto; traces of a palette knife, thick strokes, and relief-like grooves are visible. The paint seems to breathe, dance, and exult. The composition lives through movement: a warm wave rises from the bottom upward, scatters into splashes, flashes, and shimmers. The upper part seems lighter and airier, the lower part more saturated, but overall the work is perceived as an exuberance of life: blossoming, carnival, morning light after rain, fireworks in honour of a new day. This is a painting of a state, where colour and texture matter more than depiction. It does not sadden but charges with energy — it reminds us that even among dark lines, bright, joyful light always breaks through.

Materials used:

Oil on cardboard

Details:

• Oil painting on Other
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 50 x 70 x 0.3cm (unframed)
• Signed on the back
• Style: Abstract
• Subject: Abstract and non-figurative