Nocturne River (2026) Original Oil Painting by Mykhailo Khalin

This vertical-format oil painting presents an immersive, atmospheric night scene dominated by a towering, sepia-toned sky. A bright, textured focal point representing the moon sits near the upper center, casting a long, descending column of diffused light down through the swirling, dark atmosphere. The lower section of the canvas features a low-horizon landscape with a subtle silhouette of a tree on the left and a quiet, reflective body of water stretching across the foreground.

Texture and Technique:
The artwork is executed with a heavy impasto technique, utilizing thick applications of oil paint applied with a palette knife and brush. The sculptural texture creates visible strokes and raised ridges throughout the vertical expanse, giving the swirling clouds and the distant horizon a rugged, physical quality that catches the ambient light.

Emotional Resonance:
"Vertical Nocturne" evokes a profound sense of solitude, scale, and quiet introspection. The vertical composition draws the viewer's eye upward into the depths of the dark sky, balancing the weighty, textured ground below with the luminous presence of the moon.

Materials used:

oil

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 18 x 23 x 1cm (unframed)
• Signed on the back
• Style: Impressionistic
• Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky