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One of a series about "View
from my window"
"Le paysage n'est pas que le "miroir
de l'âme."
(The landscape is like the mirror of the
soul)
Avec un clin d'oeil amical a Nelly!
This painting shows a fierce sky with an intensity of darks, yet the lush warm hue of the reds and yellow tones seem to warm the painting up, in which the top and bottom balance each other out. (I used at least about 10 different reds!!)
I like the intensity of this dramatic sky, contrasting the low dark horizon with the mysterious silhouettes of the rolling hills of Pennsylvania.
I want the viewer to feel the
power of the setting of the sun below the
rich bright western horizon, and
see the atmospheric glow and
coloring of the evening near the horizon,
as the sun sets, just before the sky will
become dark and the night will begin.
You wish it would be a never ending
beauty...
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Acrylic on a canvas panel.
Dimensions: 20'x16' (50x40
cm)
This acrylic is painted on a Studio
stretched canvas.
Painted staple free sides.
Painting doesn't need a frame.
Copyright Olga van Dijk
2006
All rights reserved.
Unauthorized copying or use of
images is prohibited.
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108 Comments
Anonymous Guest 07 Apr 2015
G O R G E O U S ! What a great color palette!!Anna Van Skike 07 Feb 2009
This is so beautiful. You used my favorite colors. :)Jonas Jonzén 15 Jan 2009
I like this painting!! great colours!Paul Tokarski 14 Jan 2009
Olga, very intense and dramatic, well doneMyke Pollard 25 Jul 2008
Another good work Olga. Intensity certainly describes the feel of this painting.Jim Perkins 14 Jul 2008
Great Color,Anonymous Guest 30 Jan 2008
woooooooooooooooooow very niceGerard van den Berge 17 Jan 2008
Olga, dit is groots again ; heel veel expressie ; you did it !steve denluck 17 Jan 2008
magnificent acrylic painting Olga...Anonymous Guest 02 Nov 2007
The reds are super! -Which is the reddist? The blues are also great FantasticRobert Kanitsch 25 Aug 2007
Very beautiful colors, as you had commented.Steve Peters 22 Jul 2007
that's amazing... and I see what you mean. Nice work!Nira Dabush 07 Jun 2007
Simply fantastic..gorgeous colours,Olga!Elf Evans 16 May 2007
Great window image...Justin Erickson 09 May 2007
what an amazing red.Andrew Hunter 08 May 2007
olga beautiful art and amazing photographyAnonymous Guest 11 Apr 2007
OLGA I LOOKED AT THIS AGAIN......YOU DO FABULOUS WORK... WHAT A GIFT...Anonymous Guest 05 Mar 2007
We are proud of you again, Olga! They have been sold already, I assume? hug! Nathalie & MarcoAnonymous Guest 05 Mar 2007
We are proud of you again, Olga! They have been sold already, I assume? hug! Nathalie & MarcoAnonymous Guest 04 Mar 2007
Congrats Olga! I love the painting. Mary TOlga Dmytrenko 04 Mar 2007
Fantastic and powerful work, Olga! If I would have time I wish to join your students. They are lucky to have such a great art teacher.Anonymous Guest 04 Mar 2007
I am so proud of you! You have found your calling! SanderijnAnonymous Guest 03 Mar 2007
I'm so happy that you have found CCAA, and I know they're happy they have found Olga! I always enjoy going their shows and I hope to see this one. Ruth.Anonymous Guest 03 Mar 2007
mom! im so proud. looks so great! Good luck being juried. love you -fleur.Renata Cavanaugh 02 Mar 2007
Fantastic and beautiful work OlgaLes Remmington-Allum 02 Mar 2007
Some view from your window!! No wonder you are inspired. Fantastic. Thanks for your comments on my work.Kerra Lindsey 02 Mar 2007
Congratulations, Olga for being juried in! That is WONDERFUL that they saw your talent! Great job! -KerraMichael Miner 02 Mar 2007
Terrific creation.Mary Lou Cupp 01 Mar 2007
Profound....Superb Colors....Great Creation!Pat Goltz 01 Mar 2007
Powerful sunset! I like the blue one very much as well. I thought your top one was a photo. That's success, in my book. I'm hard to fool. I have access to Arizona sunsets!Anonymous Guest 01 Mar 2007
Olga, Congratulations. Beautiful. I just went to your web-site. Wow you have been a busy lady. Good luck at the show!! Warm regards, JoeLara Falcone 01 Mar 2007
Congratulations, it is fantastic Olga! Moving and Beautifully done!jamie winter 01 Mar 2007
The paintings are outstnding uses of what clor can protray. Putting them side by side realy brings this apart. Olga, your work is so impressive. I note the movement in the blues, a storm, with brush strokes and changing colors. The sky of reds is although void of rapid brush stroke movement, intense (the red range) but yet held back by the blacknes of the clouds and land. Great and powerful color usage. jamieLynn De Serres 01 Mar 2007
Congratulations, Olga !!! This is splendid artwork and well worthy of its nomination. Truly conveys wonder.Anonymous Guest 01 Mar 2007
GREAT Colors, GREAT picture, GREAT ARTIST.....impressive, GermaineCarolin Schweizer 01 Mar 2007
having this haging in my room would probably constantly have me in a romantic mood. Well done!Jessica Xu 01 Mar 2007
Applause!Anonymous Guest 01 Mar 2007
Good for you, you really deserve it. JanetAnonymous Guest 01 Mar 2007
This is your best so far. I love it! Best of luck to you. Moi (Joyce)Anonymous Guest 28 Feb 2007
stunning. Sunset...or sun rise?Anonymous Guest 28 Feb 2007
Olga, you are SO talented! Your art is candy for the eye (snoep voor de ogen:)?) LeonieAnonymous Guest 28 Feb 2007
Wonderful; good luck! M. SSteve Newport 28 Feb 2007
Great painting, the colours are amazing Olga.linda duffy 27 Feb 2007
STUNNING FORMAT FOR THE COLOUR RED OLGA I LUV THE WARMTH AND DEPTH U CAPTURE HERE JUST FROM THE REDS ITS A WONDERFUL COLOUR RED I LUV WORKING WIT RED AND UV SHOWN HOW 2 DO IT JUSTICE HERE IF U NO WAT IM TRYIN 2 SAY XXXXXXXLINDACarrie Ann Watson 26 Feb 2007
Awesome work Olga! I think this one is even better! I love those deep reds! :)Anonymous Guest 26 Feb 2007
Dat was ook weer een fraai beeld dat je op het "canvas" hebt gezet ! Zo'n lucht, met dat felle onderscheid tussen het door de zon beschenen deel en het nachtelijk donker, zie je hier niet zo vaak. Maak je daar overigens eerst op het doek een potlood schets van, die dan vervolgens in de acryl wordt gezet ? Groetjes en liefs, dad & Moeders.Tom and Susan Repasky 25 Feb 2007
You have presented a stunning image for your dear pupils to learn by Olga!! This study in reds is beautiful, with such depth and saturated colors!! Excellent job on this wonderful work of art!! ~SJerry 24 Feb 2007
Lovely pictures and styles!William Boyer 24 Feb 2007
great job, keep them comming.Terry Harris 24 Feb 2007
Excellent work, and what a way to teach color theory!!! That really is fantastic! I wish more would hit the main idea and teach it like that! Beautiful work!Trine Meyer Vogsland 24 Feb 2007
I like how your work is emotional in its use fo colours. It is simple in shapes ut very powerfulElke Clarke 24 Feb 2007
another lover of sunsets. I have yet to post any of mine. I really like to combinations of reds. and the proportion of the painting to the sky.Anonymous Guest 24 Feb 2007
its beautiful olga, it reminds me a bit of the hills behind our house here in new zealand. very warm dramatic sunset.epsylon lyrae 24 Feb 2007
Absolutly beautifull!!Seth Weaver 24 Feb 2007
Very nice work Olga! But I think "Fiery Beauty" was a good example of REDS don't you!Hassan Pasha 24 Feb 2007
what a fine teacher you are, you lead by example ... Bravo .. wish i could join your class ... oh how i wish i could ... your sky is BRILLIANT ... so beautiful .. i am not just sayin git but i felt it .. i am listening to a song right now, kinda mellow and looking at your view from yuor window ... boy i am just lost in it ... the song i am listening to is about moving on after losing a loved one and i feel like flying among your skies ... SO VERY AWESOME ... I ADORE ITBarry Huyett 24 Feb 2007
Beautiful view and picture.Steve Farr 24 Feb 2007
Wow! You've definitely captured "the atmospheric glow" of the evening, Olga!! Excellent work!!Jean M. Laffitau 24 Feb 2007
Wonderful and breathtaking painting!! Nelly like ;-) !Brenda Loveless 24 Feb 2007
wow...color is everything!!Lisa Prentiss 24 Feb 2007
Gorgeous...I love the two side by side!jennifer blenkinsopp 24 Feb 2007
Beautiful work Olga,colour is amazing.KC CHANG 24 Feb 2007
GREAT IMAGE!! FIERCELY INTENSE!!!David Holcombe 24 Feb 2007
I like the overwhelming redness of this work. It creates a mood of dying warmth. There is also a feeling of loneliness, accentuated by the absence of any human elements. I think all painting is a landscape of the soul since it is the artist's creation. What souls we must have!Michael Forbus 24 Feb 2007
Olga, excellent lessons and wonderful images. great work. MiguelLucia Stewart 24 Feb 2007
Just awesome Olga, these are brilliant!Anonymous Guest 24 Feb 2007
Bravo, ta peinture est variee et c'est vraiment un plaisir de suivre ta progression. Tu as beaucoup de talent. J'attends avec impatience de voir les prochains tableaux Amities Dominique A.Klaudia Warwel 24 Feb 2007
beautiful colors and sky. i wish you a very nice weekend too ;-)))stephanie atlee 24 Feb 2007
The reds just come alive...just wonderfulKaren Cash 24 Feb 2007
Beautiful Olga!Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 24 Feb 2007
marvellous work!!!!!!!!!!Aqua1955 24 Feb 2007
I think painting is the vieuw from the soul, on wich color use presents the mood inside.. Both paintings are as i think a real example and in your "red" it shows all the power (mood) of "that sertain day". Great work this way in wich i would translate your words: "Le paysage n'est pas que le miroir de l'âme." into "Isn't landscaping the mirror of your soul?"richard klingbeil 23 Feb 2007
sweeeet colors OlgaRuth Kauffman 23 Feb 2007
I LOVE IT, Olga!! It's neat to be "one of your students"!! :) I am learning a lot just reading your text and looking at the pictures!! :):)Frank Maguire 23 Feb 2007
I love your colours Olga, you breath nature onto your canvas.Bev Chudey 23 Feb 2007
very emotional & beautiful Olga!Greg Joens 23 Feb 2007
terrific Olga... lots of emotionIngrid Kolster 23 Feb 2007
This is so beautiful Olgathea walstra 23 Feb 2007
Very beautiful colors and awesome work OlgaJanet Gioffre Harrington 23 Feb 2007
Wow, Olga! This is magnificent. Looks like so many desert sunsets. The sky is on fire! It makes me think of Pink Floyd "So you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking, Racing around to come up behind you again. Great art, TwinnerRobin Brown 23 Feb 2007
OK how much do you want for your window. I have to have your window because I want all the views that go with it. Terrific workAnonymous Guest 23 Feb 2007
Love the colours, Olga!terry waites 23 Feb 2007
Beautiful work Olga, simply beautifulbert cortes 23 Feb 2007
Very beautiful, Olga.Mary Janosik 23 Feb 2007
Lovely pieces that relate warm and cool..... I always like knowing it's gonna be a nice day tomorrow by the red in the sky.... :)Carliss Mora 23 Feb 2007
Good for you Olga! These are excellent examples, and some students do best, at visual, or optic learning.Francis Rivera 23 Feb 2007
This is very beautiful work! ^_^Libbe Bouma 23 Feb 2007
Like wave's in the sky.......I'm just waiting they start moving. Prachtige kleuren ;-))Tabitha Borges 23 Feb 2007
stunning set..love the layers of sky..Joke Schotting 23 Feb 2007
Ongelooflijk wat prachtig zeg.Masterpieces dear Olga!!!!!Jerie kunitsky 23 Feb 2007
Bravo...wonderful work.Richard Delay Sirs 23 Feb 2007
Great work Olga.....cynthia berridge 23 Feb 2007
stunning art work OlgaMrs.David Jobes(Dee) Jobes 23 Feb 2007
Wow,another Stunning work of Fine Art!!!Two Great Brilliant works of ART with such gorgeous rich color variatons,my Friend!!!:)Jagoda Lane 23 Feb 2007
Wow, just beautiful Olga.Lili Segal 23 Feb 2007
Stunning artwork, Olga! So beautiful!!! Wonderful colours!Anonymous Guest 23 Feb 2007
Heeeel mooi vind ik 'm!! Heb zo'n lucht wel op mijn netvlies. Groetjes, JoséBrigitte Hintner 23 Feb 2007
My dear friend , this is such a great painting , it seems the sky is burning ......stunning work ( and of course , I can see nelly has inspired you :)) ! Have a nice time as could be !José Fortunato 23 Feb 2007
Beautiful Olga ! I love the red warm color. An Holand inspiration ( ? ), as Nelly's...Emily Reed 23 Feb 2007
GORGEOUS COLOR, OLGA!Gabriele Swanson 23 Feb 2007
Beautiful work OlgaIzabella Pavlushko 23 Feb 2007
very beautiful work, Olga. You managed to convey all feeling you wanted !!!Anonymous Guest 23 Feb 2007
Very nice, not my style but that is art, each one speaks to a different person. JanetAnonymous Guest 23 Feb 2007
beautiful sunset;looks real; super! Ottonel, Lugano SwitzerlandJoanna Jungjohann 23 Feb 2007
Olga, again; BRAVO!! I feel the warmth of this piece like physical heat-flash, stunning art, my friend!!Anonymous Guest 23 Feb 2007
Dear Olga: What a breathtaking painting--indescribable color of the upper sky, and then I see hills in the distance--like the view from your hilltop. One view I had from the intersection of your street and the entrance, looking east: It was a shock to see, from your hill, that "humungous" pile of dirt on the top of the Avondale Quarry. I wonder if you have noticed it too. I just can't get used to what big machines and big builders can do to our terrain. I don't think that is what the bible meant about "moving mountains". RuthAnonymous Guest 23 Feb 2007
De sunset is goed zeg! Wát een kleuren! Beiden veel liefs en een goeie dag! mammaHanna Stawska 23 Feb 2007
Beautiful colors and perspective!