Olives Painting

I have always been fascinated by olive trees, by their evergreen silvery leaves, their historic symbol of glory, peace and abundance. When I was over in Turkey, I had a chance to spend most hot days in the olive tree gardens and I absolutely loved their purity and beauty. When I looked at olive trees, although at first sight, the trees and the branches all looked very similar to each other, in detail you could see many different shades of green, yellow, silver and sometimes blue. I tried to give this feeling and colour feast on this painting. Just for a moment I wanted to show in detail how beautiful olives and olives branches are. I used some chopped olive brunches for this painting. It helped me to understand the patterns and colors. I have left brunches with paint on canvas and sprayed water hoping to have some natural colors.