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I created this
Whistler-Klimt
OIL/COLLAGE in the
"Paint like the
Masters" Class
which I take at
the
Academy where I also teach.
The meaning of this class is not to copy, but
to understand how the artist
worked and how to change it into your own.
Quite a challenge!
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"Blue and Violet: La Belle de
Jour" (1885) by Whistler
is an
oil on canvas of a female in a veiled
see-through negligee.
I used Klim't s gold and the lightened skin of
his
portrayed females.
__________
James Abbott McNeill Whistler's
(1834-
1903) deft brushwork and mighty ego made
him one of London's best-known painters in the
second half of the 1800s.
He developed
important
close relationships with many
women,and the different looks and
poses he gave them reveal much
about the changing roles of women
in the late 19th century.
Gustav Klimt (1862 –
1918) Viennese painter, was
the founder of the Vienna
Secession, the Austrian art
nouveau movement.
Klimt's
primary subject was the female
body and his works are marked by
a frank eroticism.
The gold in
Klimt's paintings is gold leaf, rather
than the iridescent paints
available today.
I added a piece of gold cloth (left under) in her robe, and some gold leaf in the background (with a gold leaf marker), and made her face (under her head) of newspaper. I also used super gloss gel for the gold look background (upper right).
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Materials used:
Chinese and
Dutch News paper, oil paint,
Matte Medium (my archival glue)
heavy gloss gel,
Gold Leaf
Marker/sheet, cheese cloth.
Copyright Olga
van Dijk 2009©
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52 Comments
Joan Wulff 22 Jun 2011
Great painting, love tha brush strokes!Terry Bullard 09 Aug 2010
lovely, mystically enchantingSara Alfaro 29 Apr 2010
This is amazing!Gabrielle Stahlie 27 Apr 2010
So that is the best of both.. 3.. worlds! All the best.. GSue Reboucas 24 Feb 2010
I love your work Olga, they are absolutely beautifulAnonymous Guest 14 Jan 2010
Magnifique and luminous. Terrifically good. Olga. Pepe.Anonymous Guest 14 Jan 2010
Magnifique and luminous. Terrifically good. Olga. Pepe.Olga Naletova 05 Jan 2010
It is absolutely fantastic work! Superb!!!Joke Schotting 10 Jul 2009
SUPERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRMaurizio Miele 21 Jun 2009
EXCELLENT WORK OLGA -WELL DONE !!!!!!!!!!!nikos kanellos 21 Jun 2009
Fuerte olga!best regardsCynthia Witsenburg 15 Jun 2009
One word: Beautiful!Cathy Jones 11 Jun 2009
Fantastic work my friend! :) Just beautiful, I love the way you made it your own, and your colors are wonderful. I like your interpretation the best!Kovács János 10 Jun 2009
superb'Maureen Bloesch 09 Jun 2009
i like what you did!Susana Araujo 09 Jun 2009
WOW Fantastic artwork! Thanks for sharing it!Celeste Smith 08 Jun 2009
Beautiful Work Olga !Francis Rivera 08 Jun 2009
Great oil painting! ^_^Sigridur Bachmann 08 Jun 2009
Super work of art ! Very mysterious and beautiful ! Stunning and very well done !cynthia berridge 08 Jun 2009
awesome art work OlgaPetra Wohlwerth 07 Jun 2009
Great.Nira Dabush 07 Jun 2009
Splendid painting, Olga... Love your classic colour use and technique.. Beautiful klimt style ornaments... JUST SO BEAUTIFUL & ARTISTIC.. Bravo my friend.Tara Baden 07 Jun 2009
very, very beautiful Olga! well done!Marika Antal 07 Jun 2009
super work,bravo!!Jan van Baarle 07 Jun 2009
Very well done.lillianhibiscus 06 Jun 2009
Gorgeous work Olga.David Holcombe 06 Jun 2009
All of the elements of this collage fit together nicely. The underlying composition is complimented by the other pieces. Shining objects always all that special glow.Loren Carson 06 Jun 2009
Very erotic. WONDERFUL WORK.debbie braswell 06 Jun 2009
BEAUTIFUL WORK OLGAFrank Maguire 06 Jun 2009
Dear Olga, I worry about you because you are in grave danger of becoming an old master. What excellence you have just portrayed in that rewound Klimpt. I am left to goggle. Luv and Laffs, Frank.Bev Chudey 06 Jun 2009
Very nice Olga!Anonymous Guest 06 Jun 2009
Olga Savvidis was the Anonymous GuestAnonymous Guest 06 Jun 2009
Wow! Absolutely brilliant!Robin Foss 06 Jun 2009
Very well done.Stanley Layman 06 Jun 2009
The patterns are something that Whistler and Klimt never thought of. The figure resonates outward with a luminecant quality!jamie winter 06 Jun 2009
wonderful work Olga. vey beautiful!Anonymous Guest 06 Jun 2009
Fantastic work Olga, a beautiful and divine tribute -- TahnjaHeli Aarniranta 06 Jun 2009
So great work and uniquily yours now.Touch of elegance. I like the history and the fact's and love how you present the tools used.I like that a lot.Educational perspective.Great to learn new things.Bless for sharing. Enjoyed this much.John Sweeney 06 Jun 2009
Very unique, you made it your own!Seth Weaver 06 Jun 2009
Beautiful and informative, Olga.Ann Fawssett-Atkin 06 Jun 2009
Very nice Olga. ..and interesting text tooRegina Coeli deWinter 06 Jun 2009
Beautiful transformation, Olga.Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 06 Jun 2009
marvellous work!! love the text too!!Eva Rogers 06 Jun 2009
very nice olgamel rigot 06 Jun 2009
very niceJerie kunitsky 06 Jun 2009
This is truly amazing...I love it. That is me below also..I forgot to log in first time.Anonymous Guest 06 Jun 2009
This is just brilliant...Wonderful...Anneke Hut 06 Jun 2009
Just gorgeous! My POD!! What a wonderful use of materials!ruth sears 06 Jun 2009
beautiful,love the gold leaf design.Annette Labedzki 06 Jun 2009
great idea , love it!Miguel Moraes 06 Jun 2009
Beautiful work,Olga!Ai Shan 06 Jun 2009
Prachtige compositie, Olga!