Cosmic Tornado (large version)
2025 · Gouache on paper · 12 × 16 in
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.
Nine paintings that show the range of subjects, color, and materials across the site.
Morning Street, Kyoto
2025 · Gouache on paper · 12 × 12 in
Serpens Nebula
2025 · Gouache on paper · 18 × 24 in
Avenue of Giants
2024 · 10 × 14 in
Horsehead Nebula
2024 · gouache on paper · 12 × 12
Kyoto landscape
2024 · Gouache on paper · 10 × 12 inch
Forest Visitor
2023 · Gouache on paper · appro × . 12 × 16''
Death Valley Road Trip
2025 · Gouache on paper · 10 × 14 in
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, Tokyo
2018Oil on cradled wood · 24 × 30 in
Bonfire with a Norwegian Aurora
2017Oil on canvas · 24 × 36 in
Buoy View from Lands End
2014Oil on canvas · 18 × 24 in
Recurring subjects
Browse the paintings.
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.