Karmanovo (1999) Original Oil Painting by Simon Kozhin

Before you is one of the artist’s early paintings, created from life in a single session in the village of Karmanovo, Tver Region, in 1999.
A vast sky dominates this rural vista. Heavy white clouds surge upward. They break apart to reveal a bright blue expanse. Sunbeams pierce through the haze. Light spills across a sleepy village. Low houses blend into the horizon. Their dark roofs anchor the composition. A wild meadow blooms in the foreground. Vivid pink flowers dance among the deep greens. The brushwork remains fluid and spontaneous. Every stroke captures a flickering moment of light. Nature feels immense and breathing. There is a quiet harmony between the human settlement and the wild earth. The atmosphere evokes a serene summer afternoon. Soft transitions define the distant treeline. The artwork balances the weight of the storm clouds with the lightness of the floral field. A subtle tension exists between the looming sky and the stillness below. The palette shifts from cool atmospheric greys to warm earthy tones. It is a study of air and openness. The composition leads the eye from the textured grass toward the radiant heavens. This painting celebrates the poetic simplicity of the countryside.

Materials used:

Oil

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 26.14 x 22.09 x 1.54" (framed) / 19.69 x 15.75" (actual image size)
• Framed and ready to hang
• Signed on the front
• Style: Impressionistic
• Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky