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Cell with a ruler (2021)Oil painting by Anatolii Varvarov

47.5 x 40.49 x 3cm (unframed) / 47.5 x 40.49cm (actual image size)

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Oil artwork “Cell with a Ruler” depicts two small paper boats resting on the surface of quiet water among leaves and soft reflections. The boats are folded from paper with visible grid lines, giving them a subtle geometric character. Gentle ripples spread across the water, while the surrounding leaves and reflections create a calm natural environment around the delicate paper forms.

The inspiration for this work comes from the meeting of simple everyday objects and the natural world. The paper boats, marked with ruler lines from a notebook page, suggest childhood creativity and imagination. Floating quietly among leaves and water, they become symbols of play, discovery, and the small moments where human ideas drift into nature.

The artwork is created with oil on canvas, using layered tones of green, blue, and white to capture reflections and depth in the water. The contrast between the structured paper with ruler lines and the organic shapes of leaves and ripples gives the composition balance. Through light, reflection, and texture, the scene explores themes of water, paper, leaves, and the quiet movement of small boats.

Materials used:

oil

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Tags:

#nature#water#boats#light#surface#paper#reflection#leaves#ripples#lines#cell#ruler#moment#notebook
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Varv49
Oil artwork “Cell with a Ruler” depicts two small paper boats resting on the surface of quiet water among leaves and soft reflections. The boats are folded from paper with visible grid lines, giving them a subtle geometric character. Gentle ripples spread across the water, while the surrounding leaves and reflections create a calm natural environment around the delicate paper forms.

The inspiration for this work comes from the meeting of simple everyday objects and the natural world. The paper boats, marked with ruler lines from a notebook page, suggest childhood creativity and imagination. Floating quietly among leaves and water, they become symbols of play, discovery, and the small moments where human ideas drift into nature.

The artwork is created with oil on canvas, using layered tones of green, blue, and white to capture reflections and depth in the water. The contrast between the structured paper with ruler lines and the organic shapes of leaves and ripples gives the composition balance. Through light, reflection, and texture, the scene explores themes of water, paper, leaves, and the quiet movement of small boats.

Materials used:

oil

Details:

Tags:

#nature#water#boats#light#surface#paper#reflection#leaves#ripples#lines#cell#ruler#moment#notebook
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Varvarov Anatoly Viktorovich He was born on February 12, 1967 in Kremenchuk, Poltava region. He graduated from Dnepropetrovsk Art School. EV Vuchetich (1983-1987) National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture - (1990-1996) Member... Read more

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