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The Annual Regional Fine Arts Exhibition the
Center for the Creative Arts-CCArts- Yorklyn,
Delaware awarded my collage THE PIANO© with a
ribbon (3rd place)
I'm so Honored!
October 6,
2006
This is my first abstract Collage/Paiting.
According to the dictionary, collage art
is an artistic composition, made of
various materials glued on a surface.
The word comes from the French word
"coller," meaning to glue or to paste.
Collage art is unique because you take
already existing materials to design
your own piece of art.
All you need is an open mind and the
willingness to explore.
I love using traditional methods and
materials in a total unexpected way.
I used different kind of paper, acrylic
paint, ink, pencil, Rhine stones and
golden ribbon.
I wanted to give "the PIANO" an old look
by painting the music sheets and backround with
raw sienna which give the collage this antique
feel.
Purposely I was leaving some light
areas to provide the eye to travel
throughout the piece.
For "the PIANO" I was influenced by my
musical background and by a strong
sense of color (earth tones)
After I almost finished my collage I
glued the canvas board on a larger
canvas, to incorporate the piece and to
give it the desired depth.
Dimensions:
Size middle canvas
board:
20" X24 ".
Size stretched canvas
24"x30" (61.03x76.2 cm) with gallery
wrapped edges over wooden frame.
Painted staple free sides.
Painting doesn't need a frame.
Copyright Olga van Dijk
2006
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126 Comments
Ana Johnson 05 Jul 2010
This is spectacular Olga! XXXXX Anaangela 03 Mar 2009
i think you are probably the most original and eclectic artist that I have seen thus far and so honored to be in your presence... you have the most beautiful work....Anneke cilon 06 Nov 2008
Love this work very much....it's Fantastic!MJ Mitchell 14 Oct 2008
I love the earth tones, my eye does travel - an awesome work of art, especially for your first collage - and you won at the show - congratulations! (a little late : )dawn lochridge 06 Aug 2008
Very creativemargaret mckeehan 25 Jul 2008
Good workMyke Pollard 25 Jul 2008
Thanx Olga, Great work - (i'm biased toward the piano) and the addition of the definition of Collage, and its interpretation is very helpful to me. I've made collages, but given a clear interpretation of the artform is helpful in creating a piece with expression and meaning. Thanx again.ANTARES 14 Jun 2008
Splendid work with a wonderful harmony of colorsSandra McClure 05 May 2008
Fantastic collage. Love the composition.Hiromi Green 29 Mar 2008
Hi, Olga. Happy to see you twice a day! This is very beautiful creative collage abstract work!alessandro alex 28 Feb 2008
beautiful composition and technique!Terry Bullard 15 Jan 2008
Awesome composition of work - I like it very much!Robin Brown 07 Jan 2008
Fantastic art Olga. A flat pack piano from IKEA only 1000 times better. XXCaballero Salguero 15 Dec 2007
Great armoniy, colours and composition.Greetings. joseClaire Wilson 16 Nov 2007
This is beautiful, your work is incredible. Piano is my second love besides art, and I can definately relate to this, such incredible detail :)Ellen Vroegh 15 Nov 2007
Hi Olga, I love this one! Strong composition! Nice Colors!edgard loepert 22 Oct 2007
Fantastic!rb chakravartty 02 Oct 2007
wonderfulalma groskinsky 20 Sep 2007
This is a beautiful collage I have always thought the piano was a work of art and you made it true ....bravoHaris Mustafa 18 Aug 2007
Like this one... nice work!Barry Huyett 09 Aug 2007
I love this collage and the piano keys are so real.John Fish 22 Jul 2007
Beautiful colors and compositions. The painting blends perfectly with the collage elements.Michael Easter 05 Jun 2007
This is really an excellent composition, it has life, color that compliments, meaning, texture, you name it and it is there. Great job.Laura Esthela Gonzalez 21 May 2007
Thanks!! I love the texture on this !!oxana zaika 20 May 2007
Good work!!Elf Evans 07 May 2007
Strong work, with good texture, movement and placement...Bruce Black 20 Mar 2007
Olga, Excellent abstract and real items in this work!artist designer 06 Mar 2007
excllent wrk .i like texture in ur collageThom Roslan 31 Jan 2007
Fantastic Collage.....Excellent composition and I would have given it a 1st Place....Blue Ribbon!David Benjamin 23 Jan 2007
Your first attempt at collage? Incredible, Olga. That is such a tough discipline to master and this piece is wonderful!Margriet Seinen 22 Jan 2007
Hi Olga, I've been looking at your pieces finally. This one is really marvellous. Its defintely a musical composition !Andrea Wasson 12 Dec 2006
What a great layout! Multi-dimensional and it has a great flow... I don;t like many collages, but I like this one a lotsonya delaney 26 Nov 2006
You are SO DA BOMB!!!!!! (to borrow a quote from my 17 year old) : )Tracey Loftis 25 Nov 2006
This is a stunning piece of work Olga. I love collage so much, but have an extremely difficult time letting them go. So much love goes into them as I see here. A wonderful piece of art!Charlotte Woodward 07 Nov 2006
Wow, they're beautiful, great job OlgaChadwick Yates 13 Oct 2006
Oh joy- the music in art. . . the art of music, and olga to interpret them in the chaotic quiet!Lynn De Serres 13 Oct 2006
Hello Olga - Many congratulations on your award. This artwork is absolutely magnificant. May you feel much pride and joy for your splendid talent.John Graham Inkson 12 Oct 2006
First class piece of work. Super color harmony.Kathy Albright 10 Oct 2006
No wonder this won an award. It's certainly deserving. Great work.Jane Duke 10 Oct 2006
This is a fascinating piece - and so pleasing to look at! Lovely and well deserving of your award. Congratulations Olga!Anonymous Guest 07 Oct 2006
looks amazing. u have to make more collages. obviously this is a huge talent of yours. great job! fleur van dijk.Olga Zverlina 06 Oct 2006
A music and harmony...Irena Dukule 05 Oct 2006
I missed this piece?! Very interesting composition (piano)Something from J.Brak.Elis Cooke 03 Oct 2006
great textures!!!Marlene Barrett 03 Oct 2006
This is absolutely outstanding work Olga!!!! Perfection comes to mind ;-)Helene deroubaix 03 Oct 2006
This is so beautiful,amazing!!!I love it!Nancy Mattei 02 Oct 2006
Oh, Olga, this is an absolutely wonderful work of art! Your style and creativity is astounding!!!jane diamond 24 Sep 2006
Oooh, this is outstanding Olga! I love the subject, colors and textures to this piece. Very pretty and I enjoy the antique look to it. Amazing too for your first collage art. Sorry I missed this piece of yours before, but excellent work Olga! Gorgeous collage! I can see you put a lot of heart and time into this :)eileen martin 23 Sep 2006
extremely creative work:) congrats on top ten:)Anonymous Guest 22 Sep 2006
Wow, very special painting!! Weer zeer verschillend t.o.v. andere werken. Ik vind het geweldig knap. Liefs, JoséAnonymous Guest 22 Sep 2006
Mooie painting, The Piano! Liefs, fijn weekend, FollyZoe Faragher 22 Sep 2006
fantastic work OlgaAnonymous Guest 21 Sep 2006
Olga, I really love this piece. thank you for sharing. sincerely, debbie anne nerodianna tilley 21 Sep 2006
wonderful work on your collage. I love it!Emilio B. Campo-Diaz 21 Sep 2006
Excellent composition, I really like it.Patty Day 21 Sep 2006
Totally cool art work, Olga!!!! Love it!!Analua 21 Sep 2006
Magnific composition!!!! Really a great dream work Olga!!!Bev Chudey 20 Sep 2006
What a great abstract collage Olga!!! I love it!Richard Delay Sirs 20 Sep 2006
Nice Olga.. Very nice......... Bravo~!jessica torrant 20 Sep 2006
I enjoyed reading about your process and I've REALLY enjoyed looking at this wonderful piece! Great work!Chas Sinklier 20 Sep 2006
Get outta town Picaso - Olga's creating great collage!!! So Nice -:0)Izabella Pavlushko 20 Sep 2006
Congratulations on you first collage, it's very beautiful. !!!!!Gina Rocca 19 Sep 2006
wow. im taken with this.david porfirio 19 Sep 2006
This is sick, well done Olga , my favorite of your piecesPeter Rivron 19 Sep 2006
Love this collage, you have created a fantastic piece of art.Elizabeth Teed 19 Sep 2006
wonderful collage!Terry Harris 19 Sep 2006
I love this collage! I hope to see more!Ginger Lovellette 19 Sep 2006
Awesome!Joke Schotting 19 Sep 2006
Marvellous work,Olga!!Valerie Davis 19 Sep 2006
wow your composition is a #1Elton Houck 18 Sep 2006
well done indeed!!!Gregory Edwards 18 Sep 2006
This is one Piano that want to relate! I love your work!!!P. Merewether 18 Sep 2006
I love this so much!! I started a music theme collage for my mother-in-law - she passed away before I finished it - you've inspired me to finish! love the subtle colors and the composition! Chose you as my "pic of the day" check it out!Anonymous Guest 18 Sep 2006
Expensive friend Artist, You have a marvelous work. I liked specially of its Tulip. These motives MUSICALS are too! ... Show. I thank his manifestation in the sense of leave clear the matters that provided to my exit. I will be always grateful and excited by the friendship and affection of everybody. Friends always are found... I will have them in my heart! - Celito MedeirosSara Deutsch 18 Sep 2006
Intriguing and innovative...David Holcombe 18 Sep 2006
Intesesting mix of elements: piano keys, musical scores, stamps. Music indeed transports us to faraway lands. We have seen many master musicians and their skill always amazes me. Too bad the musicians, like artists, must satisfiy themselves with the joy of their art and not with compensation commensurate with their skills.Anonymous Guest 18 Sep 2006
Olga, I love your work. aynurLaura Horning 18 Sep 2006
very pretty and well put together. i love the postmarks!Anonymous Guest 18 Sep 2006
Olga, I absolutely love it. Look forward to seeing more in VLD.Anonymous Guest 18 Sep 2006
Olga, I absolutely love it. Look forward to seeing more in VLD.Cathy Holford 18 Sep 2006
That is very cool hon!Anonymous Guest 18 Sep 2006
Wow this is really coming together! John.Anonymous Guest 18 Sep 2006
Great Pic. Olga. Love my rose! --JoycePamela Splettstoesser 18 Sep 2006
You really do phenomenal work Olga. A true talented Dutchie!Jess Murray 18 Sep 2006
Great abstract!Blue Doll 18 Sep 2006
awesome artwork Olga..... very beautyfull colors... so kind to look at this one!!!Maurizio Miele 18 Sep 2006
Great work ! Maurizio MieleVincent Whitehead 18 Sep 2006
Olga, this is a wonderful collage style piece. I have a friend that does quite a lot of work in this style. You have a very pleasing compossition.sara mueller 18 Sep 2006
very cool collage and congrats on the #1 placement!Anonymous Guest 18 Sep 2006
nou-nou, de produktie loopt aardig !Wim W.José Fortunato 18 Sep 2006
What a beautiful abstract !Nikolay Pavlushko 17 Sep 2006
it's very very beautiful collage, Olga. I'm admired !Mary Janosik 17 Sep 2006
A very musical piece, well done, Olga!!!! :)Hassan Pasha 17 Sep 2006
Woaaaaahhhhhhhh .... what a groovy collage ... WoW ... so so so musical ... cool work ... thumbs up form my sideDoris B. Lambling 17 Sep 2006
wonderful designed with a lot of fun and love :))Mrs.David Jobes(Dee) Jobes 17 Sep 2006
Wow,this is Great Outstanding creative Art!!! Beautiful creative Abstract,Olga!!!:)Gabriele Swanson 17 Sep 2006
Amazing work. Very creative work.jeff blascyk 17 Sep 2006
exquisite piece, what depth and composition. amazing work you have.Kelly Bartlett 17 Sep 2006
Fabulous work, Olga :) Great job, will you be doing more abstract collages in the future?Loredana 17 Sep 2006
FANTASTIC INSPIRATIONAL WORKTanya Ray 17 Sep 2006
This is a very cool, just love it!thea walstra 17 Sep 2006
Crreative, beautiful and awesome work OlgaPenny Myers 17 Sep 2006
Very cool abstract.Carliss Mora 17 Sep 2006
I admire anyone that can put a collage together, and have it turn out, a spectacular form of artwork. Kudos, to you Olga, because this excels so emphatically. Wonderful art, Olga!Mildred Ann Utroska 17 Sep 2006
Romantic and lovely.Jerie kunitsky 17 Sep 2006
Just incredible...You are a true artist..Roz Eve 17 Sep 2006
It really holds your interest and the black gives it the contrast it needs.Mice work Olga.terry waites 17 Sep 2006
This is a wonderful piece of work, Olga, love itAnne Vis 17 Sep 2006
Wonderful work, Olga!bianca 17 Sep 2006
WOW Olga this is FANTASTIC love the collage....Anonymous Guest 17 Sep 2006
Oh Olga, I love this one... what a beauty! I really like how you painted the sense of depth into the "frame", how your (paper) tiled floor is going over into a painted one, how you left the pencil lines... Really GREAT! -OPTTerry Bassett 17 Sep 2006
Interesting Collage Olga.. nice arrangement of objects and I love the postmarks..:-)Patricia Kambitsch 17 Sep 2006
Olga, Collage opens up so much for those of us who paint . People looking at your work will spend much more time looking into the piece than others, partly because they're figuring out what you've put in, but audiences also look deeply into collage, I believe, becaue they're piecing themselves into it as well. I encourage you to notice how others respond to the work in person.Jacqueline Bishop 17 Sep 2006
i really love this very well done! ZAZAnonymous Guest 17 Sep 2006
BEAUTIFUL! -FredRita de Falussy 17 Sep 2006
Olga, this is stunning! It is especially dear to me, because I love classical music, and play the piano. I love any artwork related to music. But this one is so intriguing and your design is wonderfulful. The colors with the black and white keys, with the yellowish music sheets give the collage an antique feel. There are many wonderful areas for the eye to wonder around. I also would like to know what music sheet did you use? I love the way the piano pieces emerge. You gave a wonderful dimension. You did a beautifull and great collage Olga.Emily Reed 17 Sep 2006
This is awesome work, Olga. You have such a great eye for design along with an unusually creative imagination that display in magical art!Rebecca Grantham 17 Sep 2006
gorgeous, i love this, the composition is wonderfulEva Rogers 17 Sep 2006
lovely work olgaTabitha Borges 17 Sep 2006
LIke this one...love the paino key the most and this such a moving piece of artNelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 17 Sep 2006
interesting and beautiful and powerful and playful work, Olga!! Bravo and congrats!!!!Susan Epps 17 Sep 2006
This is very beautiful, Olga, and nothing in the collage jars the eye at all. Like you, I love the piano and the earthy colours are so fine. Very well done !Anonymous Guest 17 Sep 2006
you are getting better and better -Ottonel from Christchurch New Zealand-cynthia berridge 17 Sep 2006
beautiful workAnonymous Guest 17 Sep 2006
I really like it. Wow, turned out great. It will look beautiful near the piano! -JanetAnonymous Guest 17 Sep 2006
Boeiend, daar is een hoop op te zien. Ben nog lang niet uitgekeken.Spreekt me op 't eerste gezicht erg aan. Uit zonnig Nederland, Petra.