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With this oil I tried to work with fiery colors to express a mood, but also the power and strength of trained muscles.
I used just a little bit of a complimentary color (blue/green in his hand) to give the red tones an extra enhancement!
Result: a conjugation of complimentary colors of this expressionistic torso!
Some info about choice of colors:
The complementary color scheme is made of two colors that opposite each other on the color wheel. This scheme looks best when you put a warm color against a cool color, for example, red versus green-blue. As you can see the complementary scheme is intrinsically high-contrast.
It is important just to use this complementary color for accents.
Special thanks to LOREDANA -one of our most accomplished photographers of ArtWanted!
Love and Light~OLGA
Abstract oil
Dimensions: 20'x16' (50x40 cm)
on a Studio stretched canvas.
Painted staple free sides.
Painting doesn't need a frame.
Copyright Olga
van Dijk
2007
Unauthorized copying or use of images is prohibited.
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108 Comments
Sigridur Bachmann 18 Sep 2011
Such a magnificent work, great colors and light !Gina Cowins 20 Jul 2010
Hello Olga, you did accomplish your goal. There is energy, strength and emotions in this painting, congrats.Ossian 18 Jan 2010
Great work!!!Yuri Yudaev 26 Nov 2009
wow! electric power of human bodyMarika Antal 17 Nov 2009
most powerful art work wow!!April Webb 27 Sep 2008
I love this one. It really does have ENERGY.margaret mckeehan 11 Aug 2008
GREAT WORKlyle rushing 20 Jun 2008
VERY VERY NICE. the warmth and energy flows from this piece.Anonymous Guest 17 Jun 2008
really interesting, very dynamic and dramatic!Caballero Salguero 04 Apr 2008
Bold and simplificada composition. Great picture Olga. Best wishes. josesassanelli antonella 02 Mar 2008
Quanta energia ! complimenti. Congratulation :-)Tamara Blecker 06 Feb 2008
I love this painting. I can feel the heat coming from this painting.Jo Ripley 09 Jan 2008
a body to die forNadia Coetzee 06 Jan 2008
This is a magnificent painting Olga. Such beautiful strong fiery colours.Mike Stead 17 Nov 2007
amazing!Dennis Anderson 02 Nov 2007
strong and fiery! your colors are strong, i really dig this!Eddy collins 03 Oct 2007
Very niceTanelle Hindley 23 Jul 2007
Awesome! very thought provoking!!Akber Moeen 17 Jul 2007
interestingJason Russell 13 Jul 2007
You are a great artist! Keep it up. Beautiful paintings.Mark Saxton 05 Jul 2007
Beautiful oils you do.mel taylor 24 Jun 2007
This piece is fabulous, Olga! You are a very talented artist!Alice Pauline Jenkins 25 May 2007
Great piece of art!! with warmth and depth.Amanda Tucker 18 May 2007
beautiful you really are so very talentedMary Ashton 09 May 2007
Beautiful, moody, fiery, energetic and passionate Olga! Wonderfully done. MarySteven Torrisi 08 May 2007
Intensity and depth of muscles is like looking at an aerial map but one that changes as we all always in motion except at rest Valleys, plateaus and deltas appear rise and fall and branch out yet constrict and disappear. How our external physical map comes out depends on our internal subconcious map.Denny Gholson 08 May 2007
Shining Man Work Olga ! Great ColorsJulie Mayser 05 May 2007
You definitely accomplished what you set out to do! Wonderful!jennifer blenkinsopp 04 May 2007
Very powerful piece , love the colours you chose for this oil.Elke Clarke 03 May 2007
fantastic I love the color choices and poseLoren Carson 29 Apr 2007
Powerful image. Well done.Ben Kiger 21 Apr 2007
wow strong, colors and painting.Kelly Bartlett 20 Apr 2007
Fantastic oil, Olga. Love it. :o)epsylon lyrae 19 Apr 2007
Lovely...great colors!Tia Antoniades 18 Apr 2007
It's a great piece!michelle meijs 18 Apr 2007
ah you did him on my birthday:) great job Olga! heel mooieRenata Cavanaugh 17 Apr 2007
Excellent workBlue Doll 17 Apr 2007
wat een power meis dit is schitterend gemaakt...Anonymous Guest 17 Apr 2007
Hij is erg mooi! Je ziet de kracht eraf komen! Is er al een bod op gedaan? Liefs, JoséJan van Baarle 17 Apr 2007
Ik vind dit werk echt speciaal! Is gewoon schitterend!Laura Smith 16 Apr 2007
Great muscle tone captured... very well done!! Powerful!Carrie Ann Watson 16 Apr 2007
WOW! This is absolutely stunning Olga! Amazing depth to it with this process! Wonderful! :)Francis Rivera 16 Apr 2007
Very beautiful! I can almost feel the strength! Very beautiful painting! ^_^Brigitte Hintner 16 Apr 2007
Wonderful Torso and you have a grat use of complimentary colours ......I love the little touch of blue/green it makes it even more special and also makes the red/yellow to glow ! Bravo my friend !!!:-)Lili Segal 16 Apr 2007
Fantastic work, Olga! Stunning colours! Great!!!joost 16 Apr 2007
Amazing work..Olga..Joke Schotting 16 Apr 2007
My pic off the day!!!!GEWELDIG!!Peter Rivron 15 Apr 2007
AWESOME!Ginger Lovellette 15 Apr 2007
Marvelous, Olga!Naomi Santiago de Malave 15 Apr 2007
this is awesome Olga..great colors and talentdavid porfirio 15 Apr 2007
wow the electric colors, see why I listed you as an influence on my bio page for the opening I did recentlySeth Weaver 15 Apr 2007
Excellent painting Olga, very powerful! Reminds me of "FIERY BEAUTY" a little.Robin Brown 15 Apr 2007
Wow, its magnificent Olga. Pain relief for the eyesChris Roukema 15 Apr 2007
Very interesting Painting. Great work. I love the sense of movement and colours. Looks like my muscular back. Great Painting Olga. I love your work.Gordon Christie 15 Apr 2007
...and with this oil you succeeded! The juxtaposition of colours is expertly done.debbie braswell 15 Apr 2007
REALLY GREAT PIECE OLGATabitha Borges 15 Apr 2007
nice muscle tones and it fab...:0)helen tyralik 15 Apr 2007
wonderful detailLucia Stewart 15 Apr 2007
Fantastic piece Olga!!!Libbe Bouma 15 Apr 2007
Prachtige kleuren Olga Torso doet lekker natuurlijk aan.....de aura geeft het iets extra.;-) (en nou ga ik naar de caravan toe,goed weekend nog)Izabella Pavlushko 15 Apr 2007
Olga, in your work I always value sincerity, sence of life, passion. This art isn't exception. *** IzabellaLoredana 15 Apr 2007
WOW OLGA THIS IS OUTSTANDING YOU DID AN AWESOME JOB ON HIM ..YOU ARE AN AMAZING TALENT XXXXCharlene Richards 14 Apr 2007
Excellent work, Olga!Bev Chudey 14 Apr 2007
Great capture Olga!!flo bowling 14 Apr 2007
so bold and beautiful love it very nice workCynthia DeMaio 14 Apr 2007
Outstanding work Olga, strong bold form and color choices!Erin Musselman 14 Apr 2007
AMAZING image--the colors are breathtaking and the mood is right on! I adore it!Anonymous Guest 14 Apr 2007
You, lovely lady, are AWESOME! This is incredible and the muscles do have that taught look. Outstanding accomplisment Olga. I particularly love the splash of cooler colours in the hand, it does have that balancing effect so that the other colours aren't overpoweringAnalua 14 Apr 2007
Well done the magnific colors conjugation and the around yellow give a especial great light and contrast! Magnific and marvelous dear Olga! Big hugs my dear friendFrank Maguire 14 Apr 2007
Nice to meet Fred at last. Is he a bit shy? you've got lots of back up there Olga, great painting of a man on fire.Linda King 14 Apr 2007
Woweee!!...:) Great job, Olga...Brenda Loveless 14 Apr 2007
superb painting of a really fine subject!! have a grrrreat weekend, dear lady :)M. Usman Ul Haq 14 Apr 2007
Awesome!!! Great Work!!!!Doris B. Lambling 14 Apr 2007
wow, both are very attractive (your man and the painting) - envy you a bit, dear Olga - guess why...LOLAnonymous Guest 14 Apr 2007
Your torso looks great, very strong. I wouldn't do a thing to it! Lucieterry waites 14 Apr 2007
Fantastic energy and colour, wonderful work OlgaMeg Murray 14 Apr 2007
Yes you captured so much greatMary Janosik 14 Apr 2007
He IS alive!!!! He just glows like embers in a fire!!!Janet Gioffre Harrington 14 Apr 2007
WOWEEE!! This is HO^T, OGLA!. Wonderful use of contrasts, and great catch of pose! FLIPPIN' AWESOME!! Wheee whew!!Joanna Jungjohann 14 Apr 2007
very beautiful art olgaAnonymous Guest 14 Apr 2007
Yeah, "My May" is right!! AWESOME.. I'm amazed it isn't in TOP TEN!! Sure should be!! :) LouAnnjamie winter 14 Apr 2007
darn, i want him. great piece of artwork there Olga. jamieHassan Pasha 14 Apr 2007
AWESOME ... such raw poer and strength .. sheer muscle an fibre ... EXCUISITE WORKCarliss Mora 14 Apr 2007
Nice piece, Olga!Anneke Hut 14 Apr 2007
Wonderful! It looks like we are looking at his aura. The muscles are beautifully rendered. Love the green accents! Have a marvellous weekend, Olga!Alberto D'Assumpcao 14 Apr 2007
Wonderful composition and colours, Olga!Charles Jones 14 Apr 2007
Hmmm. I think my muscles may need a little 'training', Olga, to come anywhere close to matching this torso. :( Very good job and the colors, complementary and otherwise work well to create the mood, Olga.cynthia berridge 14 Apr 2007
wow very powerful art workAnonymous Guest 14 Apr 2007
superbe tres fort en couleur bravobert cortes 14 Apr 2007
Great work, Olga. Only wish I had his muscles..!!Ruth Kauffman 14 Apr 2007
I love this, Olga!! The colors are great and WOW, he's got muscles!!! LOLlinda duffy 14 Apr 2007
outstanding creation olga u have witout doubt captured strenght within this piece xxxxxxxxxxxxxxLeah Jaarveth 14 Apr 2007
awesome Olga!Gwen Lewis 14 Apr 2007
Very clever work; extremely powerful imagery.Penny Myers 14 Apr 2007
WONDERFUL FUL COLORS AND SO FULL OF STRENGTH.Anonymous Guest 14 Apr 2007
Awesome work in very appealing colors Olga. TheaKaren Cash 14 Apr 2007
wonderful and dramatic work Olga!Eva Rogers 14 Apr 2007
great olga!Patty Day 14 Apr 2007
Awesome work, Olga!!!Nira Dabush 14 Apr 2007
Expressive..powerful,in the colours of fire...excellent work Olga!!Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 14 Apr 2007
powerful and beautiful!!!Jerie kunitsky 14 Apr 2007
Outstanding work. You are the best at this.Phil Cashdollar 14 Apr 2007
great work...PhilC a 10annette steens 14 Apr 2007
Hi Olga! A cool man you have painted! Was het maar een deel of staat hij er helemaal op? Weet dat je de rest niet kunt tonen op deze site wat ik wel erg vreemd vind maar je hebt e r iets moois van gemaakt!Jean M. Laffitau 14 Apr 2007
BRILLANT artwork Olga!!!!Emily Reed 14 Apr 2007
VERY HOT!!!Laurie Rawdon 14 Apr 2007
very powerful painting...really beautifulJohn Burgess 14 Apr 2007
I like this painting a lot remind me of depression