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"A sun sets in the sky,
done with its work
as the
moon comes up.
A cry breaks the silence of the night
as she
tries to keep her family together..."
THIS IS AN EXCERPT OF ONE OF MY FIRST
PAINTINGS (2001)-
Acrylic on stretched canvas
16"-20" (40.6cmx50.8cm) unframed.
To add more drama, I mixed fine
beach sand with acrylic paint, which I used
for the backround.
This gives the
rough effect I wanted for this NIGHT
CRY.
The painting has been hanging in the
apartment of my
oldest daughter Eveline and in the office of my
husband Fred.
A Shiver,
Hold me, comfort me.
The stones are nothing but pain tonight.
Hold me to your breast so that I ramble.
The stars are gray as ash
and the road to them
is blaze with light.
1993 -Saadi Youssef- (Seven Poems)
Translated from the Arabic by Khaled Mattawa
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2001
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87 Comments
Yuri Yudaev 26 Nov 2009
Wonderful!!! Strange and optimistic at the same time. And striking motion in the painted depth.Tia Antoniades 19 Apr 2008
Very emotional piece. Well done.Robin Brown 29 Mar 2008
Reminds me of the Queen album cover in some ways Olga. We Are The Champions. Love those colours & the metal figures. xxstephanie atlee 16 Feb 2008
Very vivid and thought provoking...the harsh angles make the title so appropriateLoren Carson 30 Jan 2008
Nicely done. Bravokeith booth 20 Dec 2007
wow i love this ,the colors, the angle, everythingCaballero Salguero 30 Nov 2007
creative composition great simplicity.exquisite.Olga. thank you for your comments.greetings. joseAnonymous Guest 31 Aug 2007
you are so talented! I really like this!Eddy collins 16 Jul 2007
very niceJan van Baarle 27 May 2007
Wat een mooie warme kleuren! Ik vind deze erg mooi!marie joseph 01 Apr 2007
very creativeAnonymous Guest 26 Mar 2007
I love this Olga! great piece dakiniBen Kiger 22 Mar 2007
coooolkat Schilke 16 Mar 2007
Great color.Klaudia Warwel 21 Feb 2007
wow Olga, terrific colours and designe. i like the figures - the way of doing.Anonymous Guest 16 Feb 2007
cool. I really like this oneJoanna Jungjohann 15 Jan 2007
wondeful art, olgaVanessa Parra 10 Dec 2006
It's a very fun yet my and a beautiful piece.bianca 31 Oct 2006
olga i like this....such a beautiful creation and colours.......OUTSTANDINGmarc doutherd 24 Oct 2006
Absolutely stunning!julie Marks 10 Oct 2006
This is wonderful Olga. This reminds me of my photo of trees dancing in "branch ballet." You too have a very creative imagination lending itself to your exceptional perception of unique and unusual imagery. The colors highlight the movement and essence of your message. I also love that you paired art with poetry giving your painting more dramatic appeal.Kathy Albright 10 Oct 2006
Dancing and singing and joy. That's what I see in this one. Beautifully done.John A Birch 09 Oct 2006
Beautiful colour and wonderful movement all together in a strange dance...Life..Mukul Pipalia 06 Oct 2006
Simple geometric shapes and simple composition yet very fulid dynamics. Thanks for sharing.Beth Simmons 05 Oct 2006
Fantastic!Vera Harned 04 Oct 2006
Super! Just beautiful!Maurizio Miele 28 Sep 2006
Great work ! Maurizio MieleChris Hoffman 28 Sep 2006
Beautiful job...Renata Cavanaugh 23 Sep 2006
I love the colors...very dramatic. Beautifully doneMark Adams 22 Sep 2006
Great image and idea!Troll 21 Sep 2006
wow.. very impressive..captures the eyes and holds the mind! great workOra Moon 19 Sep 2006
All your work is lovely but with this one I wanted to also add that it has a wonderful sense of direction and course, the figures remind me of the origami paper folding, intricate general character design structured or firmly planted in a bright flowing and arousing background. To me this painting suggests complexity of emotions . Peace :)sue kramer 19 Sep 2006
this is beautiful I like the ruff background and the colors they are my favoriteLili Rose 18 Sep 2006
I like the colors, it's very pretty!:)VICTORIA BARR 13 Sep 2006
this is so touching and has very vivid colorsJames Mooney 10 Sep 2006
Rosser Mooney wounderful work love the colars!Peter Kripgans 10 Sep 2006
fantastic Olga! Es ist sehr schön hier - das stimmt!David Holcombe 09 Sep 2006
There is a lot of angst in this work. Falling figures in a flaming sky evokes lost soul in hell. We all have these feeling, the same ones that generated Munch's Scream series. Very thoughtful.heliopo Heliopo 09 Sep 2006
good movement and brillant colors Olga ! I like the geometric figures.Olga Dmytrenko 09 Sep 2006
Wow, Olga! This is my favorite! Fantastic abstract!Kasey Cole 08 Sep 2006
I like this! nice colors!Jerry 08 Sep 2006
Very nice flow, movement, style and bright colors!bonnie clark 07 Sep 2006
this is interesting and sharp and beautiful. nice caption too!Julie Mayser 07 Sep 2006
Very thought-provoking and full of anguish...Nikolay Pavlushko 07 Sep 2006
Wonderful work !Kelly Bartlett 06 Sep 2006
Excellent work, beautiful colours. Love it :)Jacqueline Bishop 05 Sep 2006
excelent painting!Peter Skov 02 Sep 2006
It looks more like people caught in an explosion. I like the simplicity of the figures and the movement of the orange. An interesting painting for sure.Jerie kunitsky 01 Sep 2006
Marvelous...brilliant..Nira Dabush 30 Aug 2006
Super Unique...cool...expressive...wonderfully done ,OLGA!!Gregory Edwards 30 Aug 2006
Great expression! Like upon awaking, the "things" go by and by.Carrie Ann Watson 26 Aug 2006
Wonderful work, Olga! Very emotional piece! :)Ginger Lovellette 25 Aug 2006
Outstanding!!!Tabitha Borges 24 Aug 2006
whata creative and emotional piece of art..Charles Meadows 23 Aug 2006
Incrdible sense of movement, everything becoming a rush and a blur, disapearing. For me this is your strongest piece, you should revisit the style and expand upon it. Quite thought provoking.gregg dutcher 23 Aug 2006
LIstening to the Carpenters "We only just begun",...it applys to this wonderful artwork,...like we're all just beginning!!!! Have a good day Olga!mc williams 22 Aug 2006
love this..Steve Farr 22 Aug 2006
This is such a fabulous painting, Olga!! Luv it!!!Leo Da 22 Aug 2006
Oh, So, Cool! Great Job Olga!Blue Doll 22 Aug 2006
dit ziet er fantasies uit olga... prachtige kleuren ...!!!Anonymous Guest 21 Aug 2006
Erg mooi was weer je "Night cry" die een sterke impressie overbrengt! John vDSara Deutsch 21 Aug 2006
Dynamic and expressive...love your innovative style and technique...DeShawn Robinson 21 Aug 2006
This is fantastic! love it !:)Anonymous Guest 21 Aug 2006
Really new area! -JohnK L Marsala 21 Aug 2006
way cool idea- the texture it gives works so well.Deborah Martin 21 Aug 2006
Fascinating Art....much feeling conveyed..and such richness and vividness.......William Boyer 21 Aug 2006
coolJosé Fortunato 21 Aug 2006
Beautiful acrylic. I see a space dancing...Anonymous Guest 21 Aug 2006
I've never seen that one, very nice. JanetMary Janosik 20 Aug 2006
The fear of falling, it's in my dreams, too. Wonderful and frightening all at once. Nice work!!!Lynnda Rakos 20 Aug 2006
Great abstract, and I love the coloursKaterina Koukiotis 20 Aug 2006
wonderful work olga!!Patty Day 20 Aug 2006
Marvelous work of art, Olga!!!!Emily Reed 20 Aug 2006
Ah, Olga, how adorable! Wonderful work, my friend!Cathie Brock 20 Aug 2006
Just so wonderful...Cath xxxNorma Nava 19 Aug 2006
GOOD RELATION BETWEEN FEELING, COLOR And GEOMETRY.Joke Schotting 19 Aug 2006
Ook ik heb daar last van hoor Olga!!!Great and beautiful work,Olga!!Anonymous Guest 19 Aug 2006
lovely work, OlgaNelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 19 Aug 2006
powerful and exciting beautiful work, Olga!!! er zit zo'n snelheid in!! fantastisch!!!Anonymous Guest 19 Aug 2006
WOW! JoyceLoredana 19 Aug 2006
OH WOW I LOVE THIS OLGA SUCH A WONDERFUL CREATIVE COMPOSITION AWESOME :)Anne Vis 19 Aug 2006
Beautiful design, Olga! Love the playfulness of the figures!Anonymous Guest 19 Aug 2006
--simply love it!-- Ju.Anonymous Guest 19 Aug 2006
I love the simplicity of this painting... lots to see...PTAnonymous Guest 19 Aug 2006
...You looked for the right poem with this wonderful painting! Love the metal-like persons falling/tumbling down... very dramatic!...Anonymous Guest 19 Aug 2006
Geweldig, wat een 'vlammend' geheel! Ik ken dit stuk van je and I like it very much. Lots of action! OPTLinda Bertiaux 19 Aug 2006
This is a very unusual piece. I like it. Good Job!