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Momentarily I'm teaching my students how to get an interesting texture as a background.
For this painting I used a 50-50% mixture of a
gloss gel medium and an ordinary joint
compound. (It will be hard as a rock after a
day!)
While still wet I imprinted netting of vegetables,
anti slip under-carpeting, bubble- and plastic
wrap.
After 12 hours I sanded the rough edges and
started painting the background with different
layers of rich copper tones.
Then I painted my deep turquoise moonlight
dancers.
In nature the blue/green turquoise forms when there is copper present. Therefore this combination is so rich!
To get the colors uplifted I added a little bit of a
complimentary color (red/yellowish gold in the
background) to give the copper tones an extra
enhancement!
Result: a conjugation of
complimentary colors of this expressionistic Moon
Dance!
I personally am quite happy with the end result
.
Unfortunately on your screen you won’t get THE
real sense of the copper painted background,
and the real color of the deep turquoise
dancers.
During the day , when the light is changing, the
painting will look different than at night with
artificial light.(2nd picture)
Acrylics on a canvas panel 16"x20"
[40.6x50.8 cm]
Framed in a walnut wooden frame with a touch
of gold.
To listen to the lyrics & music of
Van Morrison's Moondance
click
on
Moondance
Well, it's a marvelous night for a
moondance
With the stars up above in your eyes
A fantabulous night to make romance
'Neath the cover of October skies
And all the leaves on the trees are falling
To the sound of the breezes that blow
And I'm trying to please to the calling
Of your heart-strings that play soft and low
And all the night's magic seems to whisper and
hush
And all the soft moonlight seems to shine in your
blush.
Can I just have one a' more moondance with
you, my love
Can I just make some more romance with a-
you, my love.
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109 Comments
kathi halickman 25 Jul 2010
Love this!!!!Fátima Stamato 20 Jul 2010
So different the effect you got here, with this texture.I really loved it!James Lanigan-Thompson 20 Jul 2010
Lyrical, textural, small but effective palette, presentation is quite unique -fantastic!Sharon Gonzalez 20 Jul 2010
OUTSTANDING AND GORGEOUS, OLGA.lillianhibiscus 20 Jul 2010
Love this abstract. Magnificent textures!josef balek 12 Apr 2010
Hi Olga, super bilder mit gute farb kombination, wunderbare blau!!! Ich gratuliere!!! PepínoNatasha Mylius 20 Feb 2010
Olga, I like your abstract work very much, and this piece is my favorite. The colors and images are very attractive!Nikolay Semyonov 18 Dec 2009
love textures and the rest of itYuri Yudaev 14 Nov 2009
Very inspired imageNuno Evaristo 04 Apr 2009
love this piece...just greatangela 03 Mar 2009
this is just too much creativity at once ... but i cant stop looking....Sylvia Jackovitch-Kallay 27 Feb 2009
I really like this -so free and moving! The explaination of the light changing during the day adds so much to the arwork! It must be always fresh and different! Beautiful work!Anonymous Guest 10 Feb 2009
Thak you: Olga This painting is totally of Wanguard Great grace of composition. Beautiful.For always, JoséSharon Lee 05 Oct 2008
Spectacular piece of art!Jennifer Ashley 04 Oct 2008
Very NiceJune Steward 12 Jul 2008
Gorgeous piece, Olga! I really need to spend more time looking over your portfolio. Just wonderful.Kathryn Lewis 09 Jul 2008
stunning colours and texture in this. Fabulous!Gavin North 17 Jun 2008
WOW Olga, this is purely stunning, I love your use of free expression and color as well as patches of thick color it, makes for a very interesting and visually stunning work, truly excellentDoris Blessington 17 Apr 2008
Love that painting! I can relate to that!Henrique Serra 13 Apr 2008
great primitive work .. congratulations ..Eve Reece 10 Apr 2008
Yes, the texturing/color is so great. They're dancing right off the canvas...such motion! Feel the rhythm!Julia Scorupsky 10 Apr 2008
O-oooooh! This one is great! Better than Matisse!Eugenia Abramson 17 Mar 2008
Wonderful artwork,I like texture, color, and dancersAnonymous Guest 07 Mar 2008
i painted something similar to this once.Sara Deutsch 23 Jan 2008
Evocative! I love the moonlight and earthy texture...marcel reynaert 09 Jan 2008
Dit is ontzettend mooie en pure kunst. Je bent een groot kunstenaar Olga. Van harte proficiat ! MarcelDavid Holcombe 17 Dec 2007
Dancing is one of my passions. It's nice to see the painting in a contemporary setting. It also helps me see how large it is. Nice combination of orange and blue.julie Marks 05 Dec 2007
Olga, you are exceptionally talented and your students are very fortunate to have such an imaginative and creative teacher. The colors and textures of these four dancing spirits is sensual, warm and very inviting for the viewer. Thanks for you comments on my recent photography. I admire your passion about your work and the issues you believe in. I hope you saw both painterly photographs in my pain series, the first offering a powerful graphic and more information on doctors who treat patients in pain.Johan Briers 02 Dec 2007
This is a wonderful painting And thanks for the explanation of the working method.rebecca phillips 30 Nov 2007
Marvelous Olga...love the texturing....and i feel the motion of revelry and sexual abandoment (in the positive sense of primitivism which we all have within our bosom) Thank you!Loren Carson 23 Nov 2007
This has great appeal to me because it is similar to Four Spirits Dancing by Minerva bloom. Great work. Bravo.L.A. Spilsbury 19 Nov 2007
great color combination.Mirek Antoniewicz 18 Nov 2007
yes, yes:) I was see, warmestMichelle Duerden 14 Nov 2007
Beautifully vibrant with great movement!Maurizio Miele 07 Nov 2007
GREAT WORK-WELL DONE !Rob Keller 06 Nov 2007
I love the contrast between the blues and browns!! very well done my dear friend Olga, love RobRob Keller 06 Nov 2007
I love the contrast between the blues and browns!! very well done my dear friend Olga, love RobRob Keller 06 Nov 2007
I love the contrast between the blues and browns!! very well done my dear friend Olga, love RobCarliss Mora 05 Nov 2007
Wonderful! So whimsical, and happy, yet done with serious masterful technique!Steve Kreuscher 31 Oct 2007
Great piece, Olga ! Very lively and happy picture !Rosie R. Carrillo 26 Oct 2007
Love the colors and energy.Leon aarts 26 Oct 2007
So You should be happy with the end result, I really like this painting,and your procedure for creating it is great.LeonCathy Jones 22 Oct 2007
I love this piece Olga! I can imagine how stunning it is in person. Thanks for the nice comments yesterday!Dell Belew 22 Oct 2007
Great abstract and good information. Thank you for both. The colors, orange and blue, are stunning and energetic at the same time.stewart pawley 19 Oct 2007
This is very lovely Olga! - [Also - Thank you for your comments!]Doris B. Lambling 18 Oct 2007
a very beautiful joyful and happy making dance of fascination!Jennifer Hewitt 17 Oct 2007
wow i love this!!!titta inkinen 17 Oct 2007
Fascinating Moon Dancers! You've succeeded with the colours so well! I'd really love to see (and maybe touch too...) this painting in real world. I'm impressed, Olga!Mark Marshall 16 Oct 2007
Olga, this painting is so unique, and interesting. So you like the moondance. I do to, good song. I have spent some time in your portfolio, and read your Bio. Very impresive. I like your art and style. MarkRenata Cavanaugh 16 Oct 2007
FantasticNira Dabush 15 Oct 2007
Gorgeous expressive celebration,OlgaRoberta Ponte 15 Oct 2007
great workChris Roukema 15 Oct 2007
Totally Awesome Work, Olga!NVJasmin Rodriguez Garcia 15 Oct 2007
this is a lovely work!!!Great colors!!!Nice movement too!!Alexandra Dvinitninova 15 Oct 2007
heavenlyJulie Mayser 13 Oct 2007
Exciting, brave and fantastic! What was the substrate on which you placed the joint compound and gel medium?Toon Diepstraten 13 Oct 2007
Inderdaad is er gelijkenis met Public Event, maar dit is dan ook een heerlijk schilderij :)Cathy Holford 13 Oct 2007
That is so lovely!Mimoza Oronova 13 Oct 2007
beautifulannette steens 11 Oct 2007
this style suits you Olga! love the pimitive way of painting because it's more pure from the soul! Wonderful done!merle cruser 10 Oct 2007
This is a most appealing, wonderful art form in such pleasing colors. I just love this composition~!!!!!!!!!!Frank Maguire 09 Oct 2007
This reminds me somewhat of Giacommetti and I love it. You are a genius artist Olga as I have remarked before and I like your experimentation with other materials. You leave us all in the Ha'penny place.Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 09 Oct 2007
marvellous!!Tahnja Wolter 08 Oct 2007
awesome! gee that looks so good olgaJean M. Laffitau 08 Oct 2007
An artwork full of elegance, sound and soul! Marvellous work Olga!!Lior Goldenberg 07 Oct 2007
Magnificent work!Melanie Lamprill 07 Oct 2007
This is so very beautiful. The technique you have used is so effective, I love everything about this painting, from the colours to the textures to the images to the title. The explanation you gave was so informative and wish I was in one of your classes....I also wish I could have this hanging on my wall...if only... wonderful piece of art.. This is definitely my pic of the day....thea walstra 07 Oct 2007
Original and awesome art OlgaKC CHANG 07 Oct 2007
very beautiful!Steve Farr 06 Oct 2007
COOL!!!!Francis Rivera 06 Oct 2007
Beautiful meaningful painting! ^_^Rusty Woodward-Gladdish 06 Oct 2007
Incredible effects Olga! Very informative text too! Brilliant artwork!Jeanie Chadwick 06 Oct 2007
this is wonderful work Olga, love the complements and energy.Minnie Shuler 06 Oct 2007
Very beautiful as is your discription. Outstanding work.Cindy Lemoi 06 Oct 2007
Fantastic artwork Olga. I really love this piece. The texture, color and image are all amazing.indarto budi 06 Oct 2007
beautiful arts!steve denluck 06 Oct 2007
very astounding....superb job!Jan van Baarle 06 Oct 2007
Wonderbaarlijk!!Hassan Pasha 05 Oct 2007
EXCEPTIONAL .. mama van DIjk, where do you get these ingenious ideas and then develop a technique to immortalize them .. ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT .. ahhhh you are a Van Morrison fan, you give me love love love crazy love .. AWESOME WORK maLaurie Rawdon 05 Oct 2007
Your techniques bring your pieces to life for me...giving them so much depth and movement. I love your style and can't say how much I appreciate your explanations of technique. Thank you for that.Mrs.David Jobes(Dee) Jobes 05 Oct 2007
BRILLIANT Creative Artistry!!!Outstanding Fine Art,Olga!!!Bev Chudey 05 Oct 2007
Very Beautiful work Olga as usual!!!debbie braswell 05 Oct 2007
ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL WORK OLGA AND THE COLORS ARE ALWAYS AMAZINGmonique cooper 05 Oct 2007
Excellent texture and color.. the peice just moves!!!.. Great work!!!!!Kathie Nichols 05 Oct 2007
Just love your descriptions everytime Olga! Outstanding piece with fabulous results!!!!!!!!!Seth Weaver 05 Oct 2007
Very cool abstract, quite modern. Thanks for the Art lesson Olga. I love trying NEW techniques and materials.Visionary Imagist 05 Oct 2007
Olga: Your interesting techniques are quite amazing. The results speak for themselves as well. Great looking piece! "Joey"Janette Ihnatova-Dengo 05 Oct 2007
Brilliant ideas you have Olga...fantastic piece...Mary Janosik 05 Oct 2007
A yet another exceptional work of art!!! I LOVE how you include everyday items in your work to create depth and texture. I love the dancers, too!!! Thanks for the link to the song....goes very well with your piece!!Alberto D'Assumpcao 05 Oct 2007
Excellent textures and composition, Olga!Robin Foss 05 Oct 2007
Very well done, cool colors.jamie winter 05 Oct 2007
i agreew ith phil this is a great piece. love the dance of colorphilip benanti 05 Oct 2007
the colors are vibrant with light. great piece OlgaOlga Dmytrenko 05 Oct 2007
Wow, Olga! I love it! Great colors and design/composition.Malou Pombo 05 Oct 2007
wonderful colors , Olga.. i apreciate the textures too..Jerie kunitsky 05 Oct 2007
Bravo!!!!....another winner!!!! I really love these colors..Robin Brown 05 Oct 2007
Olga, my kind of colours & imagery. You hit the spot with this one for me, Perfectly. XXAngelina 05 Oct 2007
love the blue dancing figures and this is one of my fav tunes to !!Joke Schotting 05 Oct 2007
Excellent work dear Olga!!!!Anonymous Guest 05 Oct 2007
Love the copper tones of the background. Wonderful combo and play of colors! NGGerard van den Berge 05 Oct 2007
Dansen op de maan ; ik zou dat nog wel eens keertje willen doen ; Moondance ; je figuren zijn prachtig vorm gegeven Groet GerardJoanna Jungjohann 05 Oct 2007
oh wow, Olga! you are awesome! Moon-dancing, I love to dance in the moonlight. Moon, and star gazing is THE thing to do!, very beautiful work of sheer energy and wonder!!~ bravo~ may i have a s pic of the day?Lynn De Serres 05 Oct 2007
Truly magnificent artwork.Jagoda Lane 05 Oct 2007
Very creative Olge, love the texture.John Swift 05 Oct 2007
Beautiful, imaginative work!!bianca 05 Oct 2007
Your work is always refreshening and colours are caracteristic for your work...carefuly selected and used...masterwork...Barry Huyett 05 Oct 2007
moondance is beautiful.....Tabitha Borges 05 Oct 2007
like the cripsy texture and the crisoms and blue stunningFrancisco Urbano 05 Oct 2007
fantastic Olga, a very impressive work :)