'Paysage Marin' is an exceptionally powerful work. Olive has visibly used both a brush and a palette knife. As on a painting palette, the painter has mixed his colours directly on the panel. The gesture is spirited and confident. Contrary to his habit, Olive did not prepare the panel; he painted this marine "in reserve", leaving the support to appear in multiple places, playing with the colour of the wood. Olive would have applied his colours almost without any preparatory drawing or only after a quick sketch on the wood. Olive who was from Marseille adored the sea, he observed it all his life; he painted it like no one else. In this intelligent composition, Olive shows his talent and knowledge of the Mediterranean Sea, whose colours vary according to the sea bed, the sky and the wind. The sea passes in front of and behind the rocks, the indented coastline causes the white foam that illuminates the painting. From blue to purple, from pure white to green, the waters are moving. Finally, the coastline and the rocks are painted with the same freedom where the impressionist treatment is based on an undeniable quality of drawing.
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'Paysage Marin' is an exceptionally powerful work. Olive has visibly used both a brush and a palette knife. As on a painting palette, the painter has mixed his colours directly on the panel. The gesture is spirited and confident. Contrary to his habit, Olive did not prepare the panel; he painted this marine "in reserve", leaving the support to appear in multiple places, playing with the colour of the wood. Olive would have applied his colours almost without any preparatory drawing or only after a quick sketch on the wood. Olive who was from Marseille adored the sea, he observed it all his life; he painted it like no one else. In this intelligent composition, Olive shows his talent and knowledge of the Mediterranean Sea, whose colours vary according to the sea bed, the sky and the wind. The sea passes in front of and behind the rocks, the indented coastline causes the white foam that illuminates the painting. From blue to purple, from pure white to green, the waters are moving. Finally, the coastline and the rocks are painted with the same freedom where the impressionist treatment is based on an undeniable quality of drawing.
