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Olga Belka UNDERWATER Artist
Singapore
Canvas
16 x 20 in ($120)
White Canvas
White ($160)
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The artwork was painted completely underwater during scuba diving with special environmentally friendly paints. This technology was developed by the author. These paints are resistant and durable, like oil paints. You can read more about my artworks in a mass media using the link https://olgadiving.com/painting_under-the-pier/ Painting this artwork was one of the most unusual experiences for me. People often ask if I am sure that my paints are safe for marine life. That’s why Ocean Quest Global, the marine conservation organization, and , the founder, invited me to do a series of tests. It was an honor to be part of the research of such a renowned expert in coral restoration. I had been painting during two dives of 1.5 and 2.5 hours at a depth of 2 meters. The research took place directly at their coral nursery on Mabul Island, Malaysia. You can’t see the corals in my painting because they are still small and hidden between the algae. I settled under a pier with some equipment similar to a mobile laboratory. Water was taken up through the hoses. There were many other tests, which I will post on my website soon. The experts’ report is Eco friendly underwater painting by Olga Belka. But a lot of funny things were happening besides the research. A beautiful and deadly blue-ringed octopus was watching me from the seaweed. A stonefish was a meter away from me. It’s also poisonous, by the way. And a starfish became my model and buddy. It came to stay beside me. It was already waiting for me to continue working together on the second day. The painting is complemented by a fishing net found during the coral reef clean-up. I’ve used it as a recycled material for the decorative frame.
Giclee on Canvas
16 W x 20 H x 1.25 D in
17.75 W x 21.75 H x 1.25 D in
White
White Canvas
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Olga Belka is a unique underwater artist the only underwater portraitist in the world. She developed a unique technology of painting in salt water allowing her to paint from nature detailing the smallest details of the underwater world. She travels and paints all over the world. Olga managed to achieve not only the desired visual effect and environmental friendliness but also the durability of the paintings. She creates paintings completely from beginning to end from nature on the seabed. Each painting required from two to six dives and every dive lasts up to three hours. ⠀ Olga Belka paints not only corals, fishes, turtles, and other sea life. But she also works with staging. She creates various story compositions. For example, stories of treasure. To do this, she uses additional props, safe for marine life. ⠀ Having gained experience in painting underwater landscapes, Olga Belka set about creating a completely new art direction – an underwater portrait. In the water column, humans obey completely different laws of physics and are surrounded by new unfamiliar energies and a completely different harmony. Being under the authority of the same energies, Olga captures them on canvas. ⠀ Olga Belka’s unique studio is an underwater world where she creates the paintings while diving. The sea is a boundless resource of inspiration and energy for her and Olga Belka wants to share her vision of the underwater kingdom with the world. In addition, Olga wants to draw the attention of the world community to the beauties of the underwater world and the need to protect the environment. That is why Olga create paintings underwater.
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