Original artwork description:

ARTIST: Alexander Kryushyn
TITLE: «Still Life with Pumpkins»
MEDIUM: Oil on Canvas
YEAR: 2025
DIMENSIONS: 40 х 60 cm / 15,7 x 23,6 in.
WORK: Original Painting, Still Life, Hand Painted Art
COLORS: Sky Blue, Midnight Blue, Indigo, Violet, Black, Lilac

Summer Evening by the River is a contemplative, atmospheric landscape that captures the serene twilight of a warm summer’s day. The painting is an ode to silence and solitude, where the river becomes a mirror for the fading sky, and the shadows of trees lean gently into the water's surface. The delicate crescent moon above adds a poetic final note to the visual symphony of dusk. Executed in oil, the artist employs a muted palette and soft brushwork to evoke the stillness of evening. Layers of translucent blue and violet glide across the canvas, building depth and a sense of moist air and soft light. The reflection of the moon on the water is a masterstroke of understatement — it anchors the composition while suggesting the passage of time. Stylistically, the work blends realism with lyrical impressionism. The forms of the trees and foliage are not rendered in detail, but suggested through tone and texture, allowing emotion to rise through atmosphere rather than line. The river, gently rippling, becomes both a literal and metaphorical element: a current of memory, calm, and the inevitable flow of life. This artwork would be a timeless addition to any collection that seeks to balance natural beauty with emotional nuance. It invites viewers to pause and immerse themselves in a fleeting but eternal moment of peace.

Materials used:

Oil

Tags:

#oil painting #canvas painting #river scene #impressionist landscape #evening sky #river painting #landscape art #nature painting #ukrainian art #atmospheric art #romantic landscape #contemporary impressionism #twilight landscape #moonlight reflection