Desolate

Desolate, acrylic on canvas, 40x40 cm © Olivier Hijmans, 2016

Has this lone black tree lost all its color to the mountains? Is this a scene of hope or despair? Can the sun still warm these rolling hills? What's behind those distant peaks? And what's that black ball doing up there in the clouds? ..Many questions to be answered about this panorama. Again, a conscious choice can be made here, projecting either a barren and cold realm or a gentle tale of early spring onto this canvas. Even the most desolate of places could spring to life under the passionate glare of our willful eyes... For sale on Saatchi Art.

Warp 3

Warp 3

The third preview for my new photo series around 'Warped surroundings and reflections', a.k.a. 'Warp'. This one is composed of two pictures of the same scene, with multiple filters. Drawn a bit more into the abstract realm, these trees, that were actually water reflections, almost seem to be on fire.. People who know me will understand that, of course, I wíll be trying to blur the line between photography and abstract painting at some point...

Wintersphere

"Wintersphere" 40 x 40 cm acrylic on canvas, © Olivier Hijmans 2016

Even though no snow has touched my feet so far this year, out of my brush flowed this silent wintersphere last month.. piercing cold, ice cracks and uneaten berries in the top branches of a lonesome tree that keeps repeating to itself: "winter always turns to spring"..