Corsican Sunset II continues Alina Hubarenko’s exploration of light meeting water, this time focusing on the sculptural form of a single curling wave. Painted in oil on linen, the work captures the wave at its moment of pause—its crest held in suspension, almost crystalline, before it falls back into the sea.
The artist’s realism is both precise and painterly, layering delicate tones of gold and pearl across the translucent water. Beneath, darker sepia and bronze hues anchor the composition, creating depth and contrast. The reflective surface of the sea shimmers with soft glows, lending the canvas a quiet radiance that feels alive.
This painting is less about turbulence than serenity—about finding calm in motion and poetry in the smallest flicker of light. Hubarenko invites the viewer to slow down, to dwell on the liquid gold of a fleeting sunset, and to let the sea’s rhythm echo within.

