Night and Caltrain, San Francisco
Gouache on paper · 9 × 12 · 2026
Ola Olow · Artist & scientist
Landscapes, cities, and space.
Ola Olow paints landscapes, city life, and outer space in gouache, oil, drawing, and digital media.
View selected workSelected work · 2020–2026
Recent paintings.
A selection showing the range of subjects, color, and materials across the site.
Clouds in Cat's Paw Nebula
Gouache on paper · 16 × 20 · 2026
Cosmic Tornado (large version)
Gouache on paper · 12 × 16 in · 2025
Morning Street, Kyoto
Gouache on paper · 12 × 12 in · 2025
Along the Rocks in San Simeon, CA
Gouache on black paper · 8 × 10 · 2026
Serpens Nebula
Gouache on paper · 18 × 24 in · 2025
Avenue of Giants
10 × 14 in · 2024
Neon Rain, Japan
Gouache on paper · 12 × 12 in
Forest Visitor
Gouache on paper · 2023
Death Valley Road Trip
Gouache on paper · 10 × 14 in · 2025
From the archive · 2014–2018
Earlier work.
A small selection of travel paintings, oil landscapes, and other subjects from the archive.
kimono ladies in asakusa
2018Oil on cradled wood · 24 × 30 in
Bonfire with a Norwegian Aurora
2017Oil on canvas · 24 × 36 in
Lands end
2014Oil on Canvas · 24 × 18 in
Recurring subjects
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In the studio
How a painting takes shape.
Short films show the brushes, layers, and color choices behind several paintings.
Sunlit Alley, Seoul
A brief studio glimpse of a current city painting taking shape.
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.