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In the series of "Immigrant's Grief"
Elégie
Please listen how Sergei Rachmaninoff is playing his own Elégie while viewing this abstract.
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( Elégie in es mineur op. 3 no. 1)
Living for 10 years in the States it seems my heart is still longing for Holland, even more during the past holidays, which are celebrated so differently compared to the States.
In Holland it is a family (and close friend) gathering, which I missed so much last week.
That's why and when I painted “ELEGY.”
was originally used for a type of poetic metre (Elegiac metre), but is also used for a poem of mourning, from the Greek elegos, a reflection on the death of someone or on a sorrow generally - which is a form of lyric poetry.
An elegy can also reflect on something which seems strange or mysterious to the author.
In addition, an elegy (sometimes spelled elegíe) may be a type of musical work, usually in a sad and somber attitude.
As you can see I added some musical notes, which you can find in a lot of my art work.
Rachmaninoff (1873-1943) is regarded as one of the most influential pianists of the 20th century.
Most of Rachmaninoff's pieces follow a melancholy, late-Romantic style akin to Tchaikovsky, although strong influences of Chopin and Liszt are apparent.
Like always
Love and Light for you and yours
for 2008.
Olga.
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LOVE AND COMMUNICATION©
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Small mixed media COLLAGE
on Arches 140lb Cold press.
Dimensions: 9'x11'
Ready to be matted in a white museum matting.
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140 Comments
Vicki Pelham 08 Sep 2022
This is so beautiful and inviting Olga!John Cappello 24 Nov 2012
Makes me think of a Expansive, Exceptional Artwork and Very Worthy of praise. Gives Warm feelings.marie-claire gallet 10 Oct 2011
A warm thank to you Olga for the fantastic break you are offering us in this tremendous life ! A wonderful panting to be watched with a sublime music !!!Miles Baker 10 Oct 2011
how brilliant is this?-My pod peace and perfection miles xBruce Combs 29 Jun 2009
Oh, My! How fabulous together. And I didn't know -- this about Rachmaninoff. I just mentioned in a comment to you a few minutes ago that I had lived in Netherland for about 10 years, and back in USA not four and not very accustomed to it yet -- well, I suppose I never will be. But about your art, you do everything, every style, and do them all superbly, don't you! Till another time soon, then, Peace, etc., BruceMaureen Bloesch 03 May 2009
cool!Alan Taylor Jeffries 27 Jan 2009
This is wonderful, great compositionPhil Davis 13 Jan 2009
Not normally into abstract but I love this!Ross Elbert 04 Oct 2008
what can i say? damn! you talented)!Amanda Tomasoa 31 Aug 2008
Olga.... I really like this piece of work. Actually, I like quite a number of your art works. Well done!Dan Hill 04 Aug 2008
Wow! Outstanding work!Franklin Billyk 21 May 2008
Beautiful pice of artwork!gilberte vermeulen 13 Mar 2008
deze vind ik bizonder mooi ...Bhavna Jawhrani 20 Feb 2008
Olga,this is superb...really love this oneYuriy Bihusyak 19 Feb 2008
wow I love color combination it is superbV B 06 Feb 2008
O yes. Dramatically, musically beautiful. Such impact.Slobodan Kalupcic 03 Feb 2008
This is gorgeous, excellent colors and composition ........ regards Boban.kat chavez 29 Jan 2008
This is incredible. I'm loving it. One of my favorite paintings I've ever seen in my whole life. Thank you for sharing :).Liz Robinson 26 Jan 2008
Very clever idea for the painting and music Olga, I enjoyed both very much. I can sympathise with what you are feeling here, my son and grandchildren emigrated this christmas the first christmas ever without them all.Svitozar Nenyuk 16 Jan 2008
Great work! You are an amzing rtist, Olga!Booker T. Williams, Jr. 15 Jan 2008
I' m hearin' EVERY beat and note ! ! ! !william maldonado 14 Jan 2008
Beautiful !John Fish 13 Jan 2008
beautifully done. I love the sensitive expressive lines against the watercolor background. I could sense that it had music even without the notes.Dean Swinfield 13 Jan 2008
fantasticAnonymous Guest 12 Jan 2008
thats was be bellow..!!! awsome artAnonymous Guest 12 Jan 2008
i love your style..xoRenata Cavanaugh 11 Jan 2008
Fantastic work OlgaCasey Catton 10 Jan 2008
A compelling piece. Very nice!Minnie Shuler 09 Jan 2008
This is a very nice piece. I can almost hear it just by looking. Very active but delicate.Ginger Lovellette 09 Jan 2008
Magnificient!Timothy Hughes 09 Jan 2008
A great piece of workCeline Hughes 09 Jan 2008
i loved reading about this image, Olga and i loved viewing it. it really is stunning and you are one very talented artist.Charles Jones 09 Jan 2008
I get the feel of life in dissolution, Olga, of objects breaking down. The holidays are SUPPOSED to be about family and friends in the states too. But there is NOTHING like 'going home for the holidays.'Hiromi Green 09 Jan 2008
Bravo! I love Rachmaninoff and I love this Great art work, Olga!Anonymous Guest 09 Jan 2008
Fantastisch Olga. Proficiat met dit werk. We staan allebei in de top tien. Marceljacob hostetler 08 Jan 2008
I love this, my mind think's of first kisses, music playing and emotion that feels the air at that moment; as if it is a moment the takes your breath away.Sara Deutsch 08 Jan 2008
What a great idea! ...Put together a slide show with your art and the music it evokes....Terry Bassett 08 Jan 2008
This is so very eyecatching! Nice one Olga and all best wishes for 2008!..:-)Anonymous Guest 08 Jan 2008
I love this Olga! 'Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory'. PB ShelleyClaire Wilson 08 Jan 2008
Beautiful piece Olga - Happy New Year!Cher Peterson 08 Jan 2008
Here's a late New years greeting and wish, Olga. This peice is extraordinarily complicated, and yet makes such sense. A truly wonderful piece, and your explanation of the theme is beautifully written.Lucia Stewart 08 Jan 2008
Stunning and stunning and stunning!daniel morgenstern 08 Jan 2008
This is beautiful, Olga! Just beautiful!Peter Rivron 08 Jan 2008
Fantastic very beautiful art & music.Jessica Courtley-Rose 07 Jan 2008
Beautiful art!pretty in scarlet 07 Jan 2008
that's very nice :)craig moline 06 Jan 2008
Wonderful work Olga. Very thought proving.Denise Funfsinn 06 Jan 2008
Beautiful work, Olga.Terry Gilecki 06 Jan 2008
Terrific! I truely appreciate art that extends itself beyond the obvious and entices us to look deeper, especially when it does not need to.Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 06 Jan 2008
this is great!! love the music with this work!!!Penny Myers 06 Jan 2008
What a beautiful way to share your music with us. Love it.Alex Preiss 05 Jan 2008
Interesting interpretation for this music.Alan Baughman 05 Jan 2008
Delightful image!Jo-Ann Hayden 05 Jan 2008
I love piano music, and I love the song, and the painting. It makes me sad for you, I pray God will allow you to see your family and friends again, be strong,and keep creating!Anonymous Guest 05 Jan 2008
Hey this is really wonderful. I'm sorry. I haven't been able to view your work lately. My job has me pretty tied up.Caballero Salguero 05 Jan 2008
Great painting, very modern one picture abstract of sketch sober, large range, harmonious and solemn... Olga por ti y por siempre.joseRob Keller 05 Jan 2008
WOW what a wonderful painting my dear friend Olga!!!! And I love the Melancholy in the music and in your painting!!! Your friend from Holland, RobDanielle Baron 05 Jan 2008
its a wonderful idea to combine two forms of art together, the colors and brush strokes compliments the tones..beautiful.jennifer blenkinsopp 04 Jan 2008
Beautiful abstract The painting and the music compliment each other.Julie Mayser 04 Jan 2008
Olga, thank you for placing your emotions on display in this wonderful expressive artwork. We all paint with our hearts.... this piece is so brilliant ! of course I love the music too, always paint to classical!Rusty Woodward-Gladdish 04 Jan 2008
Hello Olga! Thank you for this exquisite piece. As Ilisten to this music your painting develops its own poignant character. I actually have this on CD and play it often. From now on I shall be thinking of you and your fabulous art whenever I play it. Thanks for sharing this incredibly emotional music with us. ( Rachmaninov: Trio Elegiaque No.2 is a brilliant work and is on CD) Love from RustyXXXellen blockley 04 Jan 2008
Olga, Wonderful art. The music that accompanied the painting intensified my emotional reaction.Brilliant and Inspiriing. In your painting I can see the sadness, but I can also see the hope and light. Happy New YearBarb Lowry 04 Jan 2008
Olga..this is a beautiful piece and the music definitely reflects the mood. Your art is amazing. Thank you for sharing it with all of us.Vladislav Runov 04 Jan 2008
Nice dream of elegy!Beautiful colors and light!nick stevens 03 Jan 2008
elegia.. as pronounced in greek, a tribute to all muses, a form of lyric poetry, you gave it its form in art!Mrs.David Jobes(Dee) Jobes 03 Jan 2008
BEAUTIFUL Moving abstract art,Olga!!!Brilliant Artistry,my Friend!!!Happy New Year to You and Your Family!!!Dee&David!!!Francis Rivera 03 Jan 2008
Very nice piece! ^_^Visionary Imagist 03 Jan 2008
lovely work. a great tribute. wonderful accompanying text. I am a fan.Chas Sinklier 03 Jan 2008
Woof! Whatabeautyovapic Olga - goes well with music, eh? ~:0)Ana Tirolese 03 Jan 2008
Love it! Stunning and musical!Emilio B. Campo-Diaz 03 Jan 2008
Simply wonderful.Jennifer Collinson 03 Jan 2008
gorgeous work!!Bev Chudey 03 Jan 2008
Great composition Olga! Happy New Year!!thea walstra 03 Jan 2008
An intriguing abstract OlgaJodi Keys 03 Jan 2008
Wonderful composition! Beautiful work.Barry Huyett 03 Jan 2008
Congratuation.......beautiful composition!!Loren Carson 03 Jan 2008
This is beautiful work. BravoMalou Pombo 03 Jan 2008
Great composition, Olga !! Very well done!!paul megens 03 Jan 2008
heel mooi Olga !Federica Bentivoglio 03 Jan 2008
ANOTHER GREAT ABSTRACT WORK.... FANTASTIC COMPOSITION... AND MANY THANKS FOR ALL YOUR COMMENTS IN THE LAST YEAR!!!!!!!!Kathie Nichols 03 Jan 2008
Wow, this is gorgeous Olga, very creative work!!!Tabitha Borges 03 Jan 2008
very elegant with lots of harmany in this great artAnonymous Guest 03 Jan 2008
Hoi Olga. This is a beautyful sensitive painting. I wish you and your familie and friends a happy and creative 2thousendand8. Greetings Johan.Alberto D'Assumpcao 03 Jan 2008
Fantastic composition, Olga! Love the colours!Roberta Ponte 03 Jan 2008
this is a very good work dear Olga, it's touching me deep inside.Mary Janosik 03 Jan 2008
An elegant piece reflecting your inner longing. I can relate as this year was our first Christmas without our daughter who moved to Colorado. Life is always changing and unpredictable....our sorrow was overcome with our 2nd grandchild's first Christmas. There is always something to be truly thankful for. The very best to you in the coming year, Olga!!! Your art is as beautiful as your heart... :)Thom Roslan 02 Jan 2008
This is JUST BEAUTIFUL.....Love the colors and the music notes in it....Very Mysterious indeed!Jan van Baarle 02 Jan 2008
This is fantastic!BILL NAGY 02 Jan 2008
Hi Olga, This is so beautiful. BILL NAGYdebbie braswell 02 Jan 2008
BEAUTIFUL WORK MY FRIENDHeather Leigh Douglas 02 Jan 2008
Olga, the painting and the music go so well together ~ I love the combination although obviously both stand on their own as well. So creative! Hope the New Year lightens your spirit.Jerie kunitsky 02 Jan 2008
THis is wonderful work...I feel so bad about your Elegy...I have no family...other than my children...and I would have gladly gotten together with you.KC CHANG 02 Jan 2008
JUST FANTASTIC!!!Cindy Luke 02 Jan 2008
I agree with Seth. Very beautiful piece of art!!!Seth Weaver 02 Jan 2008
Dear Olga you've captured what your words illustrated in this charming joyous work.Dixie Fowler 02 Jan 2008
Wow! this is really something.... I can see a face quite well in the thumbnail, but it disappears on the expanded view! Nice colors and composition too!Louis Vuittonet 02 Jan 2008
BeautifulANTAN TUTRA 02 Jan 2008
It's beautiful and Happy New Year 2008!Caroline Kelly 02 Jan 2008
Olga, I love this one! It's beautiful. Thank you for your kind words....Caroline KellyAnonymous Guest 02 Jan 2008
brilliant!Andrew Hunter 02 Jan 2008
beautiful work Olgajoan warburton 02 Jan 2008
This is lovely!Hui Zhu 02 Jan 2008
fabulous art work !!!^.^Meg Murray 02 Jan 2008
Olga....what a touching combination and your piece is amazingJoanna Jungjohann 02 Jan 2008
aw oh Olga, what a gift, i listen to piano all day and Rachmaninoff, is one of only a few that captures and entrances and holds my entire being as from the very rafters of heaven above. what truly beautifully inspired work. love you, joFrank Maguire 02 Jan 2008
I concur and agree with you, loved the painting and the Rachmaninoff, he always makes me homesick, and your beautiful painting. i wish you all the best for the coming year and may you have many happy years to paint and make beautiful music.. My heart is with you.Carliss Mora 02 Jan 2008
What a shame the New Year's celebration was not as it was in Holland. I'm afraid I must differ with you, however. I don't think that the way you believe it's celebrated here is nationwide. What you described as the way people in Holland share their celebration is exactly how my household, at least, celebrated it. Next year if you can't go to Holland, you have a standing invitation to come here to my house. This piece, by the way is wonderful!Maria Murphy 02 Jan 2008
STUNNINGmel taylor 02 Jan 2008
Beautiful, Olga! melAnn Fawssett-Atkin 02 Jan 2008
Beautifully done Olga. Happy New Year.Robin Webster 02 Jan 2008
Beautiful and heartwrenching Olga. A wonderful work. I can feel your emotion in this piece.Olga Dmytrenko 02 Jan 2008
Amazing! Fantastic work Olga! Happy New Year!Eddy collins 02 Jan 2008
very niceLior Goldenberg 02 Jan 2008
Olga, this is really beautiful and fits the music very well!!! (A suggestion: if you use the target="_blank" tag after the URL in the href command, it will open the YouTube music in another window and not disturb viewig the image)Jantina Tuthill 02 Jan 2008
This is my favorite style of painting/collage. You can really see that your heart was in this one as well erg mooiSara Lerota 02 Jan 2008
I really like it!Very interesting!One of the best abstract paintings I´ve seen recently ;)Susan Epps Oliver 02 Jan 2008
Beautiful work, Olga. Rachmaninov is my favourite composer and I'm away from my home country too......how could I not love this ?Robin Brown 02 Jan 2008
Gorgeous painting Olga. Sadly I tried a few times to get the music but it didn't work for me. Is it just me or do I see a man's face in this image. As viewed from the left. Possibly with some facial hair below his nose. The hair is dark he looks to be in his later years, late 50's to mid 60's. Hard working manual labour. I know it sounds like a reading from a clairvoyant. Its just what I see.Arnel Sarmiento 02 Jan 2008
Beautiful compositionRobin Foss 02 Jan 2008
Very well done.Anonymous Guest 02 Jan 2008
the music and the art is wonderful.Terri Yu 02 Jan 2008
Oh, And I LOVE it! And Rachmaninoff has been one of my most favorite musicians of all time! It's in my favorite!Brigitte Hintner 02 Jan 2008
Hi dear friend it looks so beautiful , as always your art is fantastic !!!! I can understand you about Christmas our celebration here in Europe is quite different as American do it !!! All the best in 2008 !!!:-)Jean M. Laffitau 02 Jan 2008
Sorry, but I'm running out of words....just, WOWOWOW!!!Barbra Drasby 02 Jan 2008
You have truly displayed the essence of the musical compostion in your abstract. How creative you are to take to art concepts and combine them into one. Great Job!Pat Abbott 02 Jan 2008
A real lovely composition, Olga.bert cortes 02 Jan 2008
Beautiful work, Olga. I can well understand why you miss your beautiful country. Holland is so beautiful. Been to Amsterdam and Rotterdam, beautiful cities.Ruth Kauffman 02 Jan 2008
Beautiful, Olga!!! I LOVE Rachmaninoff!!! This wonderful painting is so YOU!!! Always enjoy the text and story you give us!! God Bless!!Joke Schotting 02 Jan 2008
SO VERY BEAUTIFUL DEAR OLGA KOP OP KOM MAAR WEER LEKKER OP VAKANTIE IN DAT KOUDE KIKKERLAND .LIEFS JOKE!!Izabella Pavlushko 02 Jan 2008
just beautiful composition, dear Olga, i also can hear music here. By the way Rachmaninoff is one of my favourite Russian composer. ~IzabellaJosé Fortunato 02 Jan 2008
Listening Rachmaninoff I almost can see you " in mood "of painting this wonderful abstract ! But such a beauty, music and painting, is as well, an alegory to the happy days that 2008 will suerly bring !Henry David Potwin 02 Jan 2008
Lovely painting Olga- and the music is so beautiful!doreen cyr 02 Jan 2008
This is beautiful doreenGabriele Swanson 02 Jan 2008
so very beautiful Olga and I can very much relate to this. Having lived in the states for 22 years I still very much miss the german holidays and traditions. It's just not the same here.Nira Dabush 02 Jan 2008
Wonderfully designed,Dear Olga...I can almost hear your music inside this abstractChris Roukema 02 Jan 2008
Great Combination, Olga! Music and Art please the senses and Soul! Awesome Abstract Painting! So Sorry You miss home! Holland is My second Home! I can relate to the Christmas Thing! I miss Zwart Pete! Emotional Work Olga, touching many sensitive notes! Last time I was in Holland was 2000, Year of the Dragon! Not sure as to when I will visit Holland, again! I miss it, too! It's part of Who I am! HAPPY NEW YEAR! My Pic!Anneke Hut 02 Jan 2008
So beautiful. The music and the art, especially together. Thank you Olga!! Happy New Year to you and yours!Cathy Holford 02 Jan 2008
Wow, that is SO wonderful dear!annette steens 02 Jan 2008
Ik begrijp jouw klaagzang (elegie) Olga als geen ander. Maar soms moeten we naar elders om daar onze bekwaamheden te gebruiken. Door dit schilderij laat je je diepste innerlijke ziel zien en dan heb je lef! Je bent moedig en je hebt dit prachtig vertolkt! Dit is trouwens jouw weg: de kunst! Ga zo door! Liefs en kracht xxx annetteGerard van den Berge 02 Jan 2008
Heel mooi ; Olga ; goeie omschrijving van je werk ; en ook de verklaring van de muzieknoten ; dit werk is interessant omdat er ook zo veel ruimte in zit.