Original artwork description:

Zakhar Shevchuk’s Girl With Balloon speaks of innocence interrupted – that delicate threshold where childhood curiosity meets emotional complexity. The young figure, rendered in expressive semi-abstract strokes, turns away from her balloon as if facing an unseen world. The gesture feels instinctive, yet carries the weight of recognition.

The colour field – soft ochres, greys, and pink – breathes with feeling. Shevchuk’s brushwork oscillates between precision and freedom, letting emotion shape form rather than outline it. The result is a painting that feels both intimate and vast: a story told in silence.

Girl With Balloon reminds us that childhood is not only about lightness, but about discovery – sometimes painful, always transformative. It is a tender yet powerful reflection on the first moments of inner awareness.

Materials used:

Oil

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