Original artwork description:

Description of the Painting: "The Trees Are in Bloom" by Victor Onyshchenko

This plein air oil painting by Ukrainian artist Victor Onyshchenko captures the delicate and fleeting beauty of spring in Chernihiv. Titled "The Trees Are in Bloom", the work was created in the spring of 2023 and measures 70 by 60 centimeters. Executed on canvas stretched over a wooden stretcher, the painting is filled with expressive, textured brushwork that embodies the energy of the season.

Scene Description:
The composition centers around a charming residential courtyard, suffused with bright spring light under a deep blue sky. Blossoming trees dominate the foreground — their white flowers rendered with thick, impasto strokes that give the petals a sculptural, almost three-dimensional quality. These trees, painted with gestural confidence, seem to shimmer with vitality as they reach up toward the light.
Behind the flowering branches stands a vivid green extension of a house, with a prominent window reflecting daylight. To the right, pastel-colored buildings in soft beige and dusty rose rise modestly under the protective silhouettes of tall, leafing trees. The facades are warmed by sunlight and contrasted with rich green accents of vegetation.
The layout of the scene, with its layered architecture, flowering trees, and lively brushwork, guides the viewer's eye deeper into the tranquil domestic space — a snapshot of a Ukrainian neighborhood reborn in spring.

Artistic Qualities:
Medium: Oil on canvas
Technique: Expressive plein air painting with loose, dynamic brushstrokes
Texture: Thick impasto in the blossoms and tree trunks, giving a sense of immediacy and liveliness
Color palette: Dominated by fresh greens, sky blues, creamy whites, and warm earthy tones

Victor Onyshchenko’s "The Trees Are in Bloom" is a joyful, atmospheric celebration of nature’s renewal, painted with an immediacy and intimacy that could only come from observing it directly in the open air. It not only reflects the landscape of Chernihiv, but also the enduring spirit of Ukrainian life in its most hopeful season.

Materials used:

Oil on Canvas

Tags:

#oil painting #flowers #green #trees #spring #buildings #impressionism #bloom #flowering trees #plein air #pleinair #dynamic brushstrokes