Sad Autumn Oil

Serguei Borodouline's 'Sad Autumn' presents a textured landscape, where a brooding sky of muted blues and purples looms over a horizon line of vibrant blue. The middle ground is dominated by a dense, impasto application of rich reddish-browns, suggesting withered foliage or skeletal trees, their forms rendered with vertical, almost etched strokes. Below, the foreground unfolds in a reflective expanse of earthy greens and browns, capturing the somber light of the sky. The thick oil paint creates a palpable surface, emphasizing the raw, melancholic beauty of the scene.