Herbig-Haro 49/50, based on NASA Webb imagery

Ola Olow · Artist & scientist

Landscapes, cities, and space.

Ola Olow paints landscapes, city life, and outer space in gouache, oil, drawing, and digital media.

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Selected work · 2020–2026

Recent paintings.

A selection showing the range of subjects, color, and materials across the site.

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From the archive · 2014–2018

Earlier work.

A small selection of travel paintings, oil landscapes, and other subjects from the archive.

Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan

kimono ladies in asakusa

2018

Oil on cradled wood · 24 × 30 in

Bonfire with a Norwegian Aurora, artwork by Ola Olow

Bonfire with a Norwegian Aurora

2017

Oil on canvas · 24 × 36 in

Lands end, artwork by Ola Olow

Lands end

2014

Oil on Canvas · 24 × 18 in

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Recurring subjects

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01 Outer Space 02 Natural Landscapes 03 City Landscapes 04 Other Subjects

In the studio

How a painting takes shape.

Short films show the brushes, layers, and color choices behind several paintings.

In the studio

Sunlit Alley, Seoul

A brief studio glimpse of a current city painting taking shape.

More process films on Instagram Painting playlist on YouTube
Other Worlds coloring and creative activity book hardcover

Coloring & activity book · Available now

Other Worlds

Other Worlds is a 75-page coloring and creative activity book for teens and adults, made from Ola’s original paintings and drawings.

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From Cityscapes · Free downloads

A little room for color.

Three scenes from a book in progress. Print a page, pick your colors, and stay a while.

Coloring drawing of 24th Avenue, with overhead wires, clouds, houses, and a crosswalk.
01San Francisco

24th Avenue at Sunset

Coloring drawing of three women in patterned kimonos walking along a street in Asakusa.
02Tokyo

Asakusa Kimono Stroll

Detailed coloring drawing of a rainy New York street, with towers, umbrellas, and reflections.
03New York City

Rainy New York

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About Ola

Looking closely, mixing color, and seeing what happens.

Ola Olow is a Polish artist and scientist based in San Francisco. She paints landscapes, city scenes, and imagined worlds in gouache, oil, drawing, and digital media.

Read more olaolowart@gmail.com