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This is a watercolor of a (female)
European Pine cone. ( Botanical:
Strobilus)
The name cone derives from the fact
that the shape resembles a geometric
cone.
And that is what I personally like so
much in this watercolor!
I painted 4 of them in seasonal colors.
Here are the Winter and the Summer
version.
The blue purple one symbolizes
WINTER, the hot Red Yellow one
represents SUMMER.
Soon I'll download the Spring
and Fall version.
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Abstract watercolor on cold press heavy weight paper 140 LB (330 g/m2)
I painted this WINTER pine cone in two different sizes:
11' X 15' (27.9 X 8.1 CM)
and
18' X 24' (45.7 X 61 CM)
Ready to be framed.
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90 Comments
Roz Eve 13 Feb 2008
The textured feeling in the top one is exciting and it makes such a unique abstract. I realy liked how you retained the pine cone feeling.Ora Moon 10 Feb 2008
Beautiful and unique violet pine cone! :)Skip Bleecker 19 Nov 2007
I like the way you have captured the feel of the pine cone.James Mann 09 Nov 2007
niceLaura Baker 31 Jul 2007
Beautiful! I love the bright colors! Would make a wonderful Winter Holiday card!Margaret Platt 23 Jul 2007
Wonderful! What color!! AND I am impressed, most folks don't know the difference between male and female pine cones!Lovely, Olga!Maureen Blakeley 02 Jun 2007
Hi Olga. I just love the way you use color. The energy just vibrates!!!evelyn calvert 31 May 2007
great watercolours olga....so simple yet so effective.michelle legere 23 May 2007
love the winter one, especially.Lisa Bell 17 May 2007
I love your use of color. You bring out the beauty in these simple objects with your feerlessness. These would make beautiful note cards!Marcella Heicher 16 May 2007
These are wonderful!michael lukacsko 26 Apr 2007
i love the blue one. i just want to stare at it... forever. (it kinda pulls you in that way)sheila stanley-powell 22 Apr 2007
i've had enough of winter to last me 'tll next december 24th and yet this actually made me look forward( for a brief moment lol) to it once again. the sound of snow crunching under foot, the sterile crisp air, the miriads of stars glittering overhead.............. ok ,enough of that. i go marching ever so willingly into spring and all it has to offer.Cathy Holford 23 Mar 2007
This is so bright and beautiful!randy linbourn 07 Dec 2006
i just love the structure to it, i really like the blue/winter one OlgaAnonymous Guest 26 Nov 2006
I really like your pinecone painting, the contrast is beautiful! xoxox GinaRaquel Lovelace 22 Nov 2006
veary kool!!!Terry Harris 17 Nov 2006
Love the 4 seasons thing with the pine cones. They are well done! The Winter one is my favorit- it has purple!Charlotte Woodward 07 Nov 2006
thats soo pretty, I want that blue & purple one in my room, love itlinda lindall 04 Nov 2006
I love thisBarbara Beck-Azar 31 Oct 2006
these are the most exciting pine cones i have ever viewed! what a great series of watercolors.Anonymous Guest 28 Oct 2006
love these, Winter the most, great composition Angelina's SISDan Ault 24 Oct 2006
These are beautiful. Nice work!Nestor Patialiakas 17 Oct 2006
The blue - magenta cone is unsurpassable.Great conception, perfect execution of art work. Capable artist, is the one who using simple means with a few moves ofers so rich result.Aris Stathakis 16 Oct 2006
i like them both, brilliant artwork!Brenda Loveless 11 Oct 2006
love these seasonal pine cones, Olga...glad to finally look at your work and looking forward to more!ARTURO SPRAYCASSO 11 Oct 2006
this is great!!Kathy Albright 10 Oct 2006
Very eye catching! The pink in the winter cone makes it sing.DAVID OLSEN 10 Oct 2006
She is sexy! I'm rushing right over! You are a great artist!gregg dutcher 09 Oct 2006
I like them both,....but I really dig that winter cone!!!Charlotte Ottilo 09 Oct 2006
Oh this is sooo lovely!...I love the blues..but the red is on fire!Armando Salas 09 Oct 2006
Still with several PC problems (not fixed in lab):-((( but I'm back to enjoy your splendid art, my friend:-)))Aline Pottier 09 Oct 2006
Very creative! I like your work, your colours are fantastic!Greg Vilton 09 Oct 2006
Love the colours and what an original use of the medium!Nancy Mattei 09 Oct 2006
Fabulous work again. Love this design, Olga. Very creative!!!!!Lenore McNamara 07 Oct 2006
Lovely design, I like them.Cher Peterson 07 Oct 2006
Very expressive paintings. I love how you caught the feeling and texture of a pine cone, which are so geometrical.Mark Adams 07 Oct 2006
How fantastic and unique!!Renata Cavanaugh 07 Oct 2006
Beautifully done....love the purplesAnonymous Guest 07 Oct 2006
Cool!!!!! John G.Tabitha Borges 07 Oct 2006
love the frist even though I like both pieces...great..Joanna Jungjohann 07 Oct 2006
Oh Ms Olga such lovely lively colors, well done indeed!!Vicente Bea 07 Oct 2006
wow! its crystal!tazda lawson 06 Oct 2006
Super prettyTerry Bassett 06 Oct 2006
Love the abstract quality of these cones.. very nice Olga! :-)Maria Botar 06 Oct 2006
I love the colours, both drawings are great, but I think that the upper is more interresting!Nira Dabush 06 Oct 2006
Simply BEAUTIFUL Work,wonderful colours..personally i love the upper moreDanette Morley 06 Oct 2006
Whoops! That last comment was from me. I forgot to sign in.Anonymous Guest 06 Oct 2006
Beautiful! I can't decide which one I like better. Lovely work. :)Anonymous Guest 06 Oct 2006
these are beautiful abstractions. excellent colour choices! ~~ Kelly BarrettCharlene Richards 06 Oct 2006
Beautiful work!KC CHANG 06 Oct 2006
GREAT WORK!Irena Dukule 06 Oct 2006
Boiuth are wonderful,interesting approach! Thank you for comment,Olga.Blue Doll 06 Oct 2006
wonderfull colors on the pine apples... lovely !!!Alberto D'Assumpcao 06 Oct 2006
Fantastic watercolours again, Olga, specialy the 1st!Carla Klosowski 06 Oct 2006
Wonderful image! I love the jewel colors of the paintings!! So pretty!Mary Ashton 06 Oct 2006
Lovely work Olga. MaryNathan Brusovani 06 Oct 2006
nery nice, moving meMarie Strydom 06 Oct 2006
Lovely use of colours and lines. Best wishes. MarieSteve Farr 06 Oct 2006
They are both fantastic, Olga! I luv the geometry here...and its such a cool style! Of corse I'm going to be more partial to the blue/purple, two of my fav colors!! Take care!!^_^debbie braswell 05 Oct 2006
VERY BEAUTIFUL OLGA I REALLY LOVE THE COLORS THE PURPLE AND BLUE GREAT JOBAnonymous Guest 05 Oct 2006
Beautifully done, Olga!Anonymous Guest 05 Oct 2006
Just spectacular work.....just brilliant.. JerieHassan Pasha 05 Oct 2006
winter is approaching... i have never seen such a beautiful pinecone before ... this is like too gorgeous... and comes in different shades too ... like wow ... GREAT WORKSara Deutsch 05 Oct 2006
Especially love the jewel tones of the winter version...Mrs.David Jobes(Dee) Jobes 05 Oct 2006
Beautiful works of art!!! The top on is Stunning!!!:)Rebecca Tan 05 Oct 2006
So beautiful and unique! Well done and thank you very much for commenting my work!Renate Janssen 05 Oct 2006
Great colors, Olga - and they match perfectly!Patty Day 05 Oct 2006
GORGEOUS COLORS!!! Great job, Olga!!!!Bev Chudey 05 Oct 2006
Love your style of watercolor/abstract look.. It's very unique!!!!Anonymous Guest 05 Oct 2006
Hartstikke leuk!! Liefs, JoséJoke Schotting 05 Oct 2006
Brilliant work Olga wonderful colors!!!!epsylon lyrae 05 Oct 2006
Very nice colors :)bert cortes 05 Oct 2006
Two beautiful paintings, Olga. You are one great artist.Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 05 Oct 2006
BEAUTIFUL WORKS!!!K L Marsala 05 Oct 2006
beautiful watercolors, both of them. they both are majik!debbie collier 05 Oct 2006
This is awesome!!! I love these!!! Beautifully done!!John Graham Inkson 05 Oct 2006
Very good handling of the medium Olga.They would make good cards.Loredana 05 Oct 2006
OLGA WHAT WONDERFUL PINE CONES SUCH PRETTY COLORS EXCELLENT :)jessica torrant 05 Oct 2006
Very cool contemporary twist on this subject! Love what you've done here!Eva Rogers 05 Oct 2006
very nice!!cynthia berridge 05 Oct 2006
love the top one both lovelybianca 05 Oct 2006
u gave the pine cone the beauty Olga...FANTASTIC...Anonymous Guest 05 Oct 2006
I like those very much. They even look better in real life. JanetEmily Reed 05 Oct 2006
Wow, so bright and happy looking, Olga! I do love all the bright colors!!!!Anonymous Guest 05 Oct 2006
beautiful !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!-AF.vDGinger Lovellette 05 Oct 2006
Splendid, Olga!thea walstra 05 Oct 2006
Beautiful and awesome work Olga. Love the colors too.Anonymous Guest 05 Oct 2006
-AWESOME dyptech! Fred.Anonymous Guest 05 Oct 2006
Oh Olga, wat zijn deze twee mooi! (zo verschillend en toch gelijk!) Ik zie 2 verschillende technieken? -OPT