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Inspired Composition

I painted this while taking lessons of the well known Eve Stone's oil class at the Academy:
"PAINT LIKE THE MASTERS"

As you can see my master was Kandinski ,which I gave a personal twist.


"Color is the keyboard,
the eyes are the harmonies,
the soul is the piano with many strings.
The artist is the hand that plays,
touching one key or another,
to cause vibrations in the soul."

One surely can feel my (and Kandinski's) affinity with music,
which you often can find as a theme in my work.

The term "Composition" can imply a metaphor with music.
As Kandinsky I am fascinated by the emotional power of music.

"Color and musical harmony are linked," said Sir Isaac Newton.

Kandinsky used color in a highly theoretical way associating:
tone with timbre
hue with pitch
saturation with the volume of sound.

He even claimed that when he saw color he heard music.


I stretched my un-gessoed canvas my self (24x24 inches) 61x61 cm.
Then I gesso-ed it with clear gesso (Winsor and Newton) to keep the wonderful color of raw canvas.

I'm still not sure which side I'll turn this oil.
I added circles and squares of painted WOOD to give this painting some 3 D depth.
It works actually either way!

Wassily Kandinsky(1866-1944)
a revolution in painting!

As a cellist myself I so totally can appreciate the accompanying music of this video.
Enjoy!

Copyright Olga van Dijk 2©1©
This is another OLGartsProduction©2010

45 Comments

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Anne Vis 24 May 2010

beautiful work, Olga!

Artist Reply: Dank je wel Anne!

Teresa Dominici 17 May 2010

Really great work Olga…I like this a lot..

Loredana 17 May 2010

Magnificent I just love it Olga xxx

joost 17 May 2010

Love it.....Olga....My POD for today..... Wens je een prachtige week!!

Artist Reply: Oh... dank je wel Joost! Ik wens je een heerlijke dag toe.... Wij zitten in W Palm Beach! Groetjes, OLGA

Katerina Koukiotis 16 May 2010

lovely modern notes!!

José Fortunato 14 May 2010

Music in the air...Love this abstract

gregory gallo 14 May 2010

kandinsky is one of my heroes to, i love not only his paintings but his words and ideas, this creation here is beautiful ola! great day for you, gallo

joel zelikovitz 13 May 2010

right on!

Annette Labedzki 13 May 2010

My POD!

Artist Reply: wow... Thanks Annette! Greetings from W.Palm Beach Florida

Pepita Selles 13 May 2010

Well done Olga!!!its splendid.

Izabella Pavlushko 12 May 2010

looks beautiful, dear Olga. Bravo !

Artist Reply: Thanks Iza... It was fun to do!

Caballero Salguero 11 May 2010

Thanks so much for your lovely words,my dear friend Olga, excellent tribute to a great painter like Kandinsky, absolutely great,you painting is music and magic poetic...Hugs, José or you Love and Light,for always

ruth sears 10 May 2010

what an awesome work!

Artist Reply: Thanks Ruthie!!

Julia Scorupsky 10 May 2010

very beautiful, light music, love it!

Gina Cowins 10 May 2010

Hello Olga, very impressive artwork, Kandinsky would be proud.

Steve Farr 10 May 2010

Wonderfully composed, Olga!!~S

Anneke Hut 10 May 2010

Wonderful presentation again from two of my favourites, you and Kandinski! :)

Artist Reply: dankje voor het mooie commentaar lieve Anneke!!

Steve Haynes 10 May 2010

nice work Olga

Nira Dabush 09 May 2010

beautiful clean composition, Olga. In the 80's I made few artworks inspired by Kandinski's art.

Lucia Stewart 09 May 2010

Yes, love it Olga!

lillianhibiscus 09 May 2010

What a magnificent composition Olga. Love it! Fabulous colors!

Jerie kunitsky 09 May 2010

Incredible work, Olga..Kandinsky would be jealous. Your presentations of paintings on this site is spectacular.

Artist Reply: THANK YOU for the POD, dear Jer!, that's so nice of you!! Love and Light, OLGA

Seth Weaver 09 May 2010

Wonderful work Olga. You have definitely nailed this Master.

Sigridur Bachmann 09 May 2010

Very creative and happy work just like a music ! Stunning colors and great composition.

Stefani Wehner 09 May 2010

splendid art-work, Olga! Kandinsky would be jealous!

Ai Shan 09 May 2010

Outstanding composition, Olga! Heel mooi werk!

Thom Roslan 09 May 2010

Beautifully done Olga.....Great composition......The colors & design makes you feel light & happy.......Congrats on this one !

Els Lam 09 May 2010

Jouw werk is een hommage aan W. Kandinsky. Deze kunstenaar was zijn tijd ver vooruit.. Jouw werk is voor mij bijna tastbaat. Prachtig! Creatieve groet, Els

Kovács János 08 May 2010

Superb! :)

Elizabeth Janus 08 May 2010

I like your composition ...very good abstract

Robin Foss 08 May 2010

Very well done.

Frank Maguire 08 May 2010

You are a wonder!

Nancy Dadisman 08 May 2010

I love Kandinsky! and I love your work too.

Loren Carson 08 May 2010

Greatttttt

Sharon Gonzalez 08 May 2010

VERY AWESOME PAINTING, OLGA. YES, KANDINSKI, DEFINITELY. IT REMINDS ME OF HIS "COMPOSITION VIII". SUCH BEAUTIFUL MUSIC.

Alberto D'Assumpcao 08 May 2010

That's splendid, Olga!!! You took perfectly the lesson!!!

Ann Fawssett-Atkin 08 May 2010

Brilliantly done...... Splendid Olga.

Bev Chudey 08 May 2010

Sensational Olga, as usual!!!!!

KC CHANG 08 May 2010

ABSOLUTELY SENSATIONAL!!! THANKS FOR EDUCATING ME.

Fátima Stamato 08 May 2010

Thanks for sharing the video with us.I loved it.Your work is also very beautiful, we can see the movement as if there was a musical group taking place in the middle of it.

Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 08 May 2010

can feel the musical and colourful movement in this brilliant work, love it Olga!!!!!

Artist Reply: Danke je wel voor je mooie commentaar Nelly!! Ik wens je een heerlijk weekend toe en een fijne moederdag.Wij gaan vandaag naar mijn dochter, die in verwachting is (3 uur rijden) Liefs, OLGA

jerry carlin 08 May 2010

Yes, wonderful and colorful and musical and a little mystery!

Waldemar Max 08 May 2010

Very good work, sonorously and visually!!

Helmut Licht 08 May 2010

Olga - Kadinsky lived and created in my hometown in Germany: Murnau. Looks like he took some lessons from you :)

Artist Reply: Helmut, you made me smile!!! Thanks for your lovely compliment. And yes... Wasily Kandinsky must be a very well known artist for you, living in his home town!!Thanks for your lovely compliment! Ein shoenes Wochenende!Love and Light, OLGA

Calvin McFarlane 08 May 2010

it certainly conveys Kandinski's affinity and love for music. this is most marvelous Olga and a POD for sure.