Cold Water (2025) Original Acrylic Painting by Lukasz Olek

Cold Water (2026)

“Driving a motorcycle through a dark winter forest or walking an empty beach at dawn—these are the moments when my sensory layers overlap, and a painting begins.”

The Panoramic Chill: This expansive 120 x 200 cm triptych-scale canvas is a synthesis of a winter morning on the Baltic coast. By taking a narrow vertical slice of the frozen shoreline and stretching it across two meters of linen, I have captured the "kaleidoscopic magic" of light reflecting off ice and grey water. It is a study of air, color, and light distilled into their most elementary, horizontal forms.

The Musical Riddle: The title is a fragment of a memory embodied. It hides a reference to a specific song or lyric that drove the creative process during long, nocturnal hours in the studio. I invite you to find this sonic match; only when the rhythm of the music meets these cold blue and white tones is the synergy of the work fully unlocked.

A Window to Peace: For an artist living with the constant "engine in the red zone" of ADHD and autism, this painting represents a hard-won moment of silence. Collectors often describe these large-scale works as "windows to calm" that bring warmth and a sense of meditative stability to modern, minimalist interiors.

Materials used:

acrylic on linen canvas

Details:

• Acrylic painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 200 x 120 x 4cm (unframed) / 200 x 120cm (actual image size)
• Ready to hang
• Signed on the back
• Style: Abstract
• Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky