In Isolation (2020)Oil painting by Vladyslav Durniev

“In Isolation” was painted during the early days of the 2020 lockdown. Like many of us, I was trying to make sense of the stillness, the silence, the sudden pause in life. I imagined a solitary house in the middle of a wide golden field, surrounded by sunflowers and distant mountains — a place that felt both comforting and distant at the same time.

This scene became a metaphor for how I felt: isolated, yet strangely connected to something essential and peaceful. I painted it with a palette knife, using thick, textured layers of oil to express that tension between solitude and warmth, between separation and beauty.

Looking at this painting now, I feel it carries not just a memory of that unusual time — but also a reminder that even in isolation, there is light, color, and life.

Medium: Oil on canvas board
Size: 40 x 20 cm
Year: 2020
Signed on the front

Materials used:

oil

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 40 x 20 x 0.5cm (unframed) / 40 x 20cm (actual image size)
• Signed on the front
• Style: Impressionistic
• Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky

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