Alexandra Jagoda - Where the Water Remembers

Where the Water Remembers
2025
Original oil painting on linen canvas (unstretched)
Dimensions: 60 × 80 cm (image size)
Medium: Professional oil paints on linen canvas, painted entirely by hand using palette knife and brush with expressive heavy impasto technique.
Signature: Hand signed by the artist in oil on the back.

Where the Water Remembers is an original contemporary oil painting inspired by the peaceful ponds and waterways of the Scottish Highlands, where reflections, water lilies and changing light create an atmosphere of quiet contemplation.
Rather than depicting a specific location, the painting is an emotional interpretation of nature and memory. Layers of rich blue water, floating lily pads and vibrant accents of crimson and green are built with thick applications of oil paint, creating a highly textured surface. The expressive palette knife technique allows light to interact with the paint, revealing different details and colours depending on the viewing angle.
Painted with professional artist-quality oil paints on fine linen canvas, this one-of-a-kind artwork combines contemporary impressionism with expressive abstraction. The sculptural impasto surface is an essential part of the work, giving it depth, movement and a strong physical presence.
The painting is entirely hand-painted by the artist and is not a print, reproduction or AI-generated image.

Artist
Alexandra Jagoda (Ovcharenko) is a contemporary Ukrainian artist based in Belgium. Her paintings explore the emotional landscape of Northern Europe through expressive texture, colour and light. Working primarily with palette knives and thick layers of oil paint, she creates atmospheric landscapes inspired by Scotland, Ireland and the changing relationship between water, reflection and memory.
Her works are held in private collections throughout Europe, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Australia.