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Here's my version and interpretation of the "Grieving Woman of the Costa da Morte" (Spain)
another one in
Armando Salas’ challenge (Spanish cartoonist)
The grieving woman I 'borrowed' from Pablo Picasso's "Blue Nude". I think he would not mind.
"Women on shore, looking at the horizon, comes in mind, " Armando said.
This fisher's wife is surrounded by water/sea, which is her life, her living.
These women are always worried, always grieving because their men -fathers, sons, brothers, husbands- have their jobs in one of the most dangerous places. The sea took her love from her.
The nudity of this woman underscores her grief and suffering even greater.
The netting of the fishers you'll find throughout my painting, as well as many fisher's boats.
On the right of the nude, there's a compass.
There are also several sun rays filled with musical notes, which portrays that there's always a silver lining in life.
A passionated COLLAGE/OIL painting on (gesso-ed) watercolor paper
For all details please check Armando's thread and the art of the "Peixeiras" Artist Group
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49 Comments
Delfina Mendonça 21 Nov 2010
Yes. Yes. Is a fantastic Work Olga.josef balek 15 Feb 2009
Hallo Olga! Wunderbare bild, farben. Hast duhier frau, schif und warme atmosphär. Oh, sommer...! Super! pepinogeorge martinez 17 Nov 2008
great paint Olga!cynthia berridge 06 Oct 2008
brilliant wonderful artangel Ortiz 26 Sep 2008
great history bice job amigaLili 25 Aug 2008
Wonderful Painting!margaret mckeehan 07 Aug 2008
FANTASTICRenata Cavanaugh 06 Aug 2008
Excellent work OlgaJan van Baarle 06 Aug 2008
Great! I like very much!kath nepia 04 Aug 2008
POWERFULL! VERY ALIVE..:o)Volinschi Sergiu 04 Aug 2008
Great artwork!Francis Rivera 03 Aug 2008
Beautiful! ^_^Anonymous Guest 03 Aug 2008
love the emotion coming from yu great piece of artlillianhibiscus 02 Aug 2008
very nice painting...conveys a lot of emotion.Van Cordle 02 Aug 2008
This is a powerful painting! Love every thing about it!!Hui Zhu 02 Aug 2008
EXCELLENT PAINTING *o*Joke Schotting 02 Aug 2008
AMAZING WORK MY PIC OF HET WERKT WEER LIEVE OLGA!!kevin rollins 01 Aug 2008
very expressive, fantastic job!elizabeth clausen 01 Aug 2008
Beautiful work, Olga!Amanda Tucker 31 Jul 2008
I love the expression of this oneLior Goldenberg 31 Jul 2008
An amazing expressive piece, Olga! Perfect!John Graham Inkson 31 Jul 2008
Very expressive work Olga. A way of letting thing out.Perry Schreiber 31 Jul 2008
As always fantastic.Analua 31 Jul 2008
A magnific work Olga!Petra Wohlwerth 31 Jul 2008
Excellent. A wonderful work.Nira Dabush 31 Jul 2008
Expressive energetic work ,Olga.. sophisticated colour use.. great textures.leny hendrickx 31 Jul 2008
no i dont think picasso does mind (he also was inspired by other artists)you have your own style !! love it! grand Olga !Anneke Hut 30 Jul 2008
I love it, Olga!! Armando gives us great subjects isn't he? :)Bev Chudey 30 Jul 2008
Great Olga!!Sandra McClure 30 Jul 2008
Fantastically done Olga.Loredana 30 Jul 2008
I love your style Olga your work is brilliant I love this Bravo xxxxxxArmando Salas Jr. 30 Jul 2008
Brilliant work of art. Did you really get inspiration from my father? :-)))Seth Weaver 30 Jul 2008
Superb work, Olga!Anonymous Guest 30 Jul 2008
EXCELLENT PAINTING!KC CHANG 30 Jul 2008
JUST GREAT WORK!!pamela jones 30 Jul 2008
Fabulous painting OlgaAnn Fawssett-Atkin 30 Jul 2008
Lovely colours and textures and so full of life.Frank Maguire 30 Jul 2008
I wish I had been clever enough when I was a seaman to bring a compass with me when I went ashore. You would need a computer compass to be able to find your way around some of the women I have met in my travails aroundtheir fishing nets. But to return to the painting, it seems that when you borrowed from Picasso he speared you with his style and no bad thing because whatever style you use you are the very best. Beautiful painting Olga when could I say else?Annette Labedzki 30 Jul 2008
lovely texturesannette steens 30 Jul 2008
Love your style, very nice Olga! had to think about the film: Breaking the Waves, the same subject you are talking about here.Tammy Heywood 30 Jul 2008
What a very moving and heart wrenching story. But you are right in that women whose men's life is at sea are always grieving...one for the sea is the mistress she cannot compete with and two, they have balances that must be met by the sea and sometimes there are losses of lives. Very tragic, but a lovely painting.Sharon Gonzalez 30 Jul 2008
SO VERY VERY AWESOME, OLGA. WOW. YOUR WORK IS ALWAYS SO INCREDIBLE.Minerva Bloom 30 Jul 2008
Wonderful technique and in your hands you are able to impart such vibrancy with any subject. Even though it is a somber theme, it still shows through and through your spirit. Well done Olga!Pamela Davidson 30 Jul 2008
Olga, as I mentioned in Armando's thread, this piece is loaded with PASSION!!! You've outdone yourself girl!!Izabella Pavlushko 30 Jul 2008
Wonderful idea to show a woman nude. It way underscores her grief and suffering even greater. Great interpretation of "Grieving Woman of the Costa da Morte". LOVE IT !!!José Fortunato 30 Jul 2008
Great ! I like a lot !Barry Huyett 30 Jul 2008
touching and very interesting!Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 30 Jul 2008
really touching and powerful work, dear Olga! love it!Armando Salas 30 Jul 2008
Tremendous rendering, your "Grieving woman", Olga. Those brave women, souls made of steel, but loving wives and mothers. Always worried, always grieving women because their men -fathers, sons, brothers, husbands- have their job in most dangerous place. Now I remember something José Fortunato wrote about to draw a fado singer. "Fado" (Portuguese) means "Destiny" if I'm not wrong. Women of Costa da Morte accept "fado", "destiny"... this is why they are admirable people. Unluckily from time to time I see at tv the news about a boat lost in a storm. Still in my mind the picture: women on shore, looking at horizon...