- Olga van Dijk
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This is an impressionistic to realistic portrait of my twin, created with light, oil and a brush.
She lives in South Africa and I miss her a lot.
In this portrait of her my focus was on light and color.
The blue background offsets an orange diffuse glow of her face (complimentary colors).
I tried to capture the subtleness and essence of her soul as an attempt to communicate her emotion and energy, captured in a preservation of a moment in time.
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71 Comments
Jose P Villegas 26 Dec 2010
Nice and interesting portrait.... I though were you but afterward I read she was your tween. Congratulations Olga!!Sorin Apostolescu 13 Sep 2010
Excellent portrait ! You are a great Artist, Olga ! Thank you!John and margaret bayalis 06 Sep 2010
what a striking use of color and brushwork.... wonderful piece.Stanko Buljovcic 11 Jan 2010
I justwanted to ask you who's Marina, before I read your explanation...I have twins ,too, and they are not the same, just like in your case...I like this portrait very much!Piero Lucia 23 Jun 2009
They say a picture is worth a 1000 words, this painting is worth a few more than that. :)A.F Branco 13 Jun 2009
All just amazingMarika Antal 15 Feb 2009
most fabulous colors!!Maurizio Miele 07 Feb 2009
GREAT WORK -WELL DONE !Charalampos Laskaris 27 Jan 2009
An impressionistic portrait bursting with life. I like most of your work. Thank you for your kind comment on my still life. I will go through your portfolio because I find it very interestingAnonymous Guest 25 Jan 2009
Incredibly wonderful work! Love everything about her!Gerard Johnson II 09 Oct 2008
Beautiful workBrigitte Hintner 07 Oct 2008
I really enjoy browsing through your wonderful portfolio dear friend every time I visit ...and this one is amazing !!!! Top Notch !!!:-)Fiona Robinson 12 Aug 2008
fabulous use of coloursrb chakravartty 11 Aug 2008
nice workGinger Lovellette 10 Aug 2008
Ah-ha! Thought it was a self portrait at first, then read your description. WONDERFUL work. She's a very lovely lady and you are too!Seth Weaver 09 Aug 2008
Stunning gorgeous portrait, Olga. Excellent colorings!Seth Weaver 09 Aug 2008
Stunning gorgeous portrait, Olga. Excellent colorings!Seth Weaver 09 Aug 2008
Stunning gorgeous portrait, Olga. Excellent colorings!judit dora 09 Aug 2008
You done a great job on her.Ora Moon 09 Aug 2008
Beautiful work, so warm and expressive!kath nepia 09 Aug 2008
WOW! GORGEOUS!KC CHANG 08 Aug 2008
REMARKABLE PORTRAIT!Joke Schotting 08 Aug 2008
O WAT MIS IK VEEL GEWELDIG MOOI LIEVE OLGA!!!Madeleine Weber 07 Aug 2008
Excellent painting Olga! how is the life in south africa for her?Penny Myers 07 Aug 2008
I think you picked the perfect color mixtures for this portrait. I love the ray of sunshine you gave to her face. Well done.Rusty Woodward-Gladdish 07 Aug 2008
So really we are looking at you Olga!!!! You're both very pretty! Nicely done portrait! Love it!Ann Fawssett-Atkin 07 Aug 2008
Very well done Olga. Superb workdebbie braswell 07 Aug 2008
GREAT WORK OLGA AND BEAUTIFUL TORobert Cleere 07 Aug 2008
Hi Olga, As usual a devine portrait!. Warmly, BobFrank Maguire 07 Aug 2008
She looks as brilliant and stylish as i imagine you to be Olga. What wonderful painting you do. I can just imagine you at the easel, brushes flying and paint shimmering all around. But that is only imaginatiion and I suppose you carefuolly choose every stroke and work with carefull deliberation. Luv 'n Laffs. Frank.Cathy Jones 07 Aug 2008
Olga- I love this portrait! Beautiful tribute to your sister!Sigridur Bachmann 07 Aug 2008
Brilliant work Olga.!! Great texture the colors tells me you sister is full of live and laughter.!! Tell me if I´m right.Petra Wohlwerth 07 Aug 2008
Wonderful done.Loren Carson 07 Aug 2008
She is as beautiful as you are.aprajita lal 07 Aug 2008
Very nice composition of colors... brilliant!!Van Cordle 07 Aug 2008
Very colorful and painterly- excellent!!Lucia Stewart 07 Aug 2008
Brilliant job Olga, I love the textures!annette steens 07 Aug 2008
Ben onder de indruk Olga! Je hebt haar in goud vastgelegd dat zie en voel ik! Begrijp je gemis. I am very impressed by this radiant portrait of your twin sister! Most wonderful dear!Alberto D'Assumpcao 07 Aug 2008
wonderful portrait, Olga!Bev Chudey 06 Aug 2008
Wonderfully done Olga!Renata Cavanaugh 06 Aug 2008
I love the colors. Beautiful portraitMrs.David Jobes(Dee) Jobes 06 Aug 2008
BEAUTIFUL!!!FANTASTIC portrait artistry,my Friend!!!STUNNING Twin!!!Wow,Brilliant Superb Brush style!!!,Dee :)John Sweeney 06 Aug 2008
Excellent work, love this style.Shahram S. Nahavandi 06 Aug 2008
Just BEAUTIFUL !!Jan van Baarle 06 Aug 2008
Twins are very special. So is your work too Ogla. Very special and beautiful.gregg dutcher 05 Aug 2008
this is very beautiful,....and,....thank u i would very much like to join cars and will upload soon,....veey busy at the moment.Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 05 Aug 2008
great and brilliant portrait of your beautiful daughter dear Olga! love the expression!Barry Huyett 05 Aug 2008
lovely twin and painting!Anonymous Guest 05 Aug 2008
The expression of a femme fataleVolinschi Sergiu 04 Aug 2008
Now, I accept as true that red is your the best card...and you are a very sanguine painter!Tabitha Borges 04 Aug 2008
this is stunningEmilio B. Campo-Diaz 04 Aug 2008
Superb!Nira Dabush 04 Aug 2008
Expressive energetic portrait, Olga of your BEAUTIFUL daughterJohn Graham Inkson 04 Aug 2008
Penetrating eyes, expressive brush work.Izabella Pavlushko 04 Aug 2008
Fantastic portrait, Olga. Knowing you a little I see that you really captured essence of soul of your twin , beautifully done work !margaret mckeehan 03 Aug 2008
WONDERFUL WORK....elizabeth clausen 03 Aug 2008
always your work is so expressive! I love this one!Francis Rivera 03 Aug 2008
Lovely portrait! ^_^Teresa Dominici 03 Aug 2008
Splendid portrait work on your twin, so much like you Olga.Anonymous Guest 03 Aug 2008
Forgot: "MARINA" is the Spanish name for "SEASCAPE". You're painting a lot of marinas lately, Olga :-) ---ARMANDO.Armando Salas 03 Aug 2008
Soooooooo beautiful girl! :-) The painting as well :-)Anneke Hut 03 Aug 2008
She is just as beautiful as you, Olga! It's a wonderful portrait!Nilantha Lokunarangode 03 Aug 2008
Very Very wonderful I like very much this portrait, OlgaSharon Gonzalez 03 Aug 2008
OLGA, THIS IS A VERY INCREDIBLE PORTRAIT OF YOUR MIRROR IMAGE, YOUR TWIN SISTER, MARINA. I LOVE YOUR USE OF COLORS. BRILLIANT.Loredana 03 Aug 2008
Fantastic portrait OlgaIryna Nikitinska 03 Aug 2008
Beautiful work!Cindy Sugg 03 Aug 2008
Yes twins are special..and a special style and look to your portrait. LOVE itMaria Anna Machado 03 Aug 2008
Very expressive.Katerina Koukiotis 03 Aug 2008
so cool to have a twin,before i read your description i thought it was you!!..lol.. lovely portrait!Gerard van den Berge 03 Aug 2008
Prachtig, sprekende ogen, portret Olga en heel vakkundig ; mijn pic of the day !jO ANNA jARVIS 03 Aug 2008
Lovely portrait...Yoou did well, my friend!