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I created this exotic colorful COLLAGE?PAINTING filled with watermelons, musical notes, wood, palm trees, green Swarovsky crystals and lots of different gold tones, as a "WINTER ESCAPE with Tempting Colors of the Tropics"
There are repetitions of
colors and shapes
. I like how everything is arranged
in triangles to continue the shape of
the slices of melon.
Circles portrait the musical
notes, which you will find back in most
of my art work. Keys represent the
circles in the musical notes/-keys as
well as all postmarks do.
The pinkish red color (left) is coming back in the
watermelons.
"The watermelon as symbol
The watermelon slice is striking and
unmistakable in appearance. Art
related to the Mexican holiday "Dia de
los Muortos" ("Day of the Dead", October 31 -
November 2) commonly
depicts watermelons being eaten by
the dead or shown in close
conjunction with the dead. This theme
appears regularly on ceramics and in
other art from the holiday.
Watermelons are a frequent subject in
Mexican still life art." Reference, Wikipedia.
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The
CCArts called for entries for their
judged exhibit in any media to support the theme:
"Winter Escape -Tempting colors of the
Tropics."
I've sent in this collage.
(Show dates February 2-23, 2007)
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Mixed media:
COLLAGE?PAINTING.
Canvas board 28"x22" (71X56 cm)
glued on archival quality stretched
canvas to give it the 3 dimensional
look.
7/8" staple-free edges.
Hangs with or without a frame.
Dimensions:
30'x40"
(78x101.5 cm)
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van Dijk 2006©
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106 Comments
Renata Cavanaugh 19 Feb 2009
Excellent work OlgaANTARES 21 Jun 2008
splendid workusha shantharam 24 Apr 2008
This is a very intersting painting. Beautiful art work.Robin Brown 03 Feb 2008
As always Olga, very high quality work with huge marketing potential. XXtaylor schenck 24 Jan 2008
I love anything with palm trees. Beautiful!John Fish 15 Oct 2007
wonderful combinations of shapes and colors.Anonymous Guest 05 Sep 2007
Wow, Olga! I've never seen this one, I love it! Lucie :=)Matt Arpen 20 Feb 2007
this collage looks great... the colors, palm trees and watermelons remind me of miami.Anonymous Guest 13 Feb 2007
Good luck with your new adventure. Joycegregg dutcher 05 Feb 2007
Neato!!! --super--Jean M. Laffitau 03 Feb 2007
Excellent and interesting abstract work Olga! I like it!Denny Gholson 02 Feb 2007
I like this, the colors and details have a warming effect, plus I like Watermelon ! Super OlgaAnonymous Guest 01 Feb 2007
~Best of luck with the opening. JOYCEAnonymous Guest 01 Feb 2007
Hoi Olga, Echt hartstikke leuk wat je schildert! Lijkt mij echt een hele voldoening geven en dan mag je het ook nog aan anderen gaan overbrengen. Jammer, dat je er volgende week niet bij kunt zijn, maar dat komt dan misschien een ander keertje. Veel succes en plezier vrijdag! Groetjes, AnjaAnonymous Guest 01 Feb 2007
I wish we could be at the Grand Opening--Some day we will see your pictures in person, not on the internet....Hope everyone is well. It is cold and bitter in Birmingham--I guess winter has finally arrived....Peace. JanetAnonymous Guest 01 Feb 2007
Congratulations on your wonderful artwork. Good luck with the exhibit!! Mary V.Anonymous Guest 01 Feb 2007
Olga jij bent echt een geweldige kunstenares. Ik heb ze bekeken de schilderwerken. En zou haast zeggen&..subliem!!!!!!! Liefs en groetjes, Jacques.Anonymous Guest 01 Feb 2007
Mooi dat je al weer 2 schilderstukken op de komende exhibition kunt presenteren en het ziet er ook weer prachtig uit. Veel succes gewenst, vooral ook met de verkoop ! Veel liefs, Moeders en DadAnonymous Guest 31 Jan 2007
Olga, with all this cold weather, I wish I was someplace warm eating watermelon under a palm tree. Great job! Hope to see you at the Opening Reception at CCArts on Friday. Kathy.Anonymous Guest 31 Jan 2007
SUCCES!!!! FollyAnonymous Guest 31 Jan 2007
Olga, proficiat met je 2 kunstwerken in de jury !!! Hopelijk val je weer in de prijzen zoals vorige keer. En proficiat met je aanstelling als kunstdocent. Zal je niet veel jonger zijn dan je studenten ?KristinJosé Fortunato 31 Jan 2007
This a very beautiful composition 1Anonymous Guest 31 Jan 2007
Wonderful and makes you feel warm. John PGAndree Lerat 30 Jan 2007
Very nice and complex composition. You have a wonderful portfolio. :)Anonymous Guest 30 Jan 2007
you new piece is very nice I like it. you inspiration is always very powerful. ciao to you and your family. dominiqueAnonymous Guest 30 Jan 2007
mooi schilderij! fleurAnonymous Guest 30 Jan 2007
Seeds and splinters? It is a beauty my dear! Mens hoe kan je dat! Het is echt impressive, gefeliciteerd! Jeetje, van je hobby je werk gemaakt....beter kan niet! -AnneliesAnonymous Guest 29 Jan 2007
Wonderful, Beautiful, and so imaginative. You continue to amaze me !! Carol S.kim bleeze 29 Jan 2007
Thanks for the welcome!!! A beautifully balanced composition full of lively colours, its great.Julene Baker, PSA 28 Jan 2007
Wonderful shapes and color...Olga Zverlina 28 Jan 2007
Mighty! Very nice colors and interesting composition!David Holcombe 25 Jan 2007
This is a vibrant composition, full of movement and life. You have a neat combination of rounded forms and rectangular forms. There is a warm overtones of yellow, red and orange with just a hint of green. The title is intriguing.Lucia Stewart 25 Jan 2007
Fantastic and awesome piece Olga!Jacqueline Bishop 23 Jan 2007
awesome combination of figures & colors, well done!epsylon lyrae 23 Jan 2007
A very busy work...love the warm colors and the very nice geometry of it! :DEmilio B. Campo-Diaz 23 Jan 2007
Excellent creative work, as usual.Anonymous Guest 23 Jan 2007
That is really pretty cool. I like it.. :) AunitaTom and Susan Repasky 23 Jan 2007
Oh my, this is certainly a pleasure to view Olga!! Excellent job putting together this exquisite piece of art!! I love it!! ~SMichael Forbus 23 Jan 2007
Olga, this is a great work, thank you for letting me know. Wonderful narrative and great work. MiguelRon DeMore 23 Jan 2007
What a wounderful collage Olga! You seem to have a knack for such works.Lynn De Serres 23 Jan 2007
Olga, this is absolutely splendid artwork. Congratulations on creating such a unique and distinctive artwork.Janet Gioffre Harrington 23 Jan 2007
Unity with variety! Very nice multi-dimensional piece, Olga. Great limited choice of hues. I REALLY LIKE THIS ONE!!Cree Hovsepian 23 Jan 2007
Looks yummy! A great escape on a dreary winter day! I can feel the palm trees swaying. Great job!Nikolay Semyonov 23 Jan 2007
a very nice collageFiona Hooper 23 Jan 2007
Excellent work, Olga - I love your colours and the repeated patterns!Brenda Loveless 22 Jan 2007
WOW...FANTASTIC, OLGA...GLAD YOU MADE TOP 10 EVEN THOUGH I'M SLOW TO VIEW THIS WONDERFUL CREATION :)BySilent 22 Jan 2007
Beautiful collageNira Dabush 22 Jan 2007
great creativity OLGA...Beautiful unique combination of photos ,notes...frames and those palms trees...Carrie Ann Watson 22 Jan 2007
This is such a beautiful collage Olga! Wonderful mixure of warm happy times! :)debbie braswell 22 Jan 2007
beautiful olgaRob Keller 22 Jan 2007
GREAT painting Olga!!!!!! Groet RobSeth Weaver 22 Jan 2007
What a MUSICAL artistic composition. You can hear the music of the Islands in this picture.Rusty Woodward-Gladdish 22 Jan 2007
Mmm! Love this yummy collage full of good things. Love the symbols of travel. Visiting exotic places and eating delicious fruit. Love it!Joanna Jungjohann 22 Jan 2007
yeah, I see that, smart art, olga, really!Mayme Crouse 22 Jan 2007
what a great collage.............truly tropical...........Brigitte Hintner 22 Jan 2007
Liebe Olga, bewundere wieder einmal deine Kreativität und dein künstlerisches Können !!! Schöne Arbeit .....und was mir bei dir so gefällt , du bist eine unter wenigen, die sich die Mühe machen das Bild zu beschreiben und Geschichten dazu erzählen !!! Du bist eine wirkliche Künstlerin !!! :)Jennifer Hewitt 22 Jan 2007
This is fantastic!!!!!!! great colours used and great title!Lee Fogle 22 Jan 2007
Oooh, this makes me wish for summer. Great work!Doris B. Lambling 22 Jan 2007
brilliant, delicious and exquisite designed - eine wahrhaft prachtvolle, symbolträchtige Augenweide, liebe OlgaBarry Huyett 22 Jan 2007
Beautiful design. Very creative.Blue Doll 22 Jan 2007
amazingly beautyfullhelen tyralik 21 Jan 2007
lovely collageAnonymous Guest 21 Jan 2007
Ik vind het wel een "gezellig" doek. De palmen en watermeloen geven zeker tropische sferen. De winter (escape) haal ik er niet zo uit (maar misschien verborgen?) Is dit deels foto en deels schilderen? En hoe breng je die poststempels erin ?? Groetjes, JosCarliss Mora 21 Jan 2007
Wonderful, Olga! Every one can't do collages well, but you do them expertly. Well done!!!Charlene Richards 21 Jan 2007
Fantastic collage!!Anonymous Guest 21 Jan 2007
Brilliant work Olga, as always my friend!Irena Dukule 21 Jan 2007
This is a wonderful composition, Olga!Mrs.David Jobes(Dee) Jobes 21 Jan 2007
Gorgeous combination of colors and designs!!!Stunning art!!!Brillliant Fine Art!!!Tabitha Borges 21 Jan 2007
love all the watermellons...great piece...Reba McDonald 21 Jan 2007
A great collage Olga.Stanley Layman 21 Jan 2007
After reading your note I understand the connection. Nice work!terry waites 21 Jan 2007
Beautiful piece of art, just beautiful, just love the colour and whole compositionRita de Falussy 21 Jan 2007
This is absolutely gorgeous Olga! What a fantastic design, colors and shapes! Magnificent depiction!Francis Rivera 21 Jan 2007
Nicely done! ^_^Mary Janosik 21 Jan 2007
So colorful and unique, Olga!! The more you look, the more you see. Very well done!!!Gabriele Swanson 21 Jan 2007
Creative and awesome work OlgaJames Anderson 21 Jan 2007
Great collage, looks like vacation time to me!Ruth Kauffman 21 Jan 2007
This is very unique and wonderful, Olga!! I love all the explanation you give with your pictures. Since I'm not an abstract painter, it helps me to understand them better...Chris Williams 21 Jan 2007
great design amazing workLoredana 21 Jan 2007
OLGA THIS IS SUCH A WONDERFUL COLLAGE SO MUCH TO SEE AND THEY ALL GO BEAUTIFULLY TOGETHER TO MAKE A MOST INTERESTING PIECE OF ART I LOVE ITHassan Pasha 21 Jan 2007
Caramba ... gives me the feeling of roaming around Copa Cabana ... highly exotic .. i can feel the gust of the warm wind from a sandy beach ... excellent description ... GORGEOUS PIECE OF ART from every aspectKarim Bouchnak 21 Jan 2007
very nice and colourful collage- inspiring and beautifulJerie kunitsky 21 Jan 2007
Just glorious...wonderful...This is really exciting. You are so creative and I just love your explanations...Steve Farr 21 Jan 2007
Wow, this would look great in my kitchen(LOL!) Very nice collage Olga!!!Carolin Schweizer 21 Jan 2007
very nice idea. Love the wooden elements in combination with stamps and fruits. Gives me a Bacardi feeling! ;)Emily Reed 21 Jan 2007
very cool, Olga!Anonymous Guest 21 Jan 2007
Amazing collage ....Olga Gewoon Marvellous ....Bev Chudey 21 Jan 2007
Wow Olga I really like this one! Love the name too.Patty Day 21 Jan 2007
Awesome collage, Olga!! Love the all watermelons, beautifully done!!!!Amy Jordan 21 Jan 2007
This is just fantastic, and it sends me straight to the beach in my mind. Colorful and full of surprises at every glance!William Boyer 21 Jan 2007
great jobLawrence Hickman 21 Jan 2007
outstanding and awsome work well composed, and well renderedfrancis kwok peng kin 21 Jan 2007
great details and excellent presentation work.bianca 21 Jan 2007
You are fabulous artist....Your work in every way is beautiful....I cant wait this summer to unpack all my oil work in colorado...and photograph them and hung them here on a wall and have you look at them and tell me your opinion....Your work is fantastic...Ginger Lovellette 21 Jan 2007
What a marvelous collage, Olga!Frank Maguire 21 Jan 2007
I think i got a bit sunburned traveling through all those alternate spaces and did I get home safely??? Only time will tell but my wife looks better, am I in someone else's trousers? These intellectual Paintings are hard on my old brain but the beauty does me good.Monica NG 21 Jan 2007
So beautiful, I like the contrast of colors, so calid ^^ and the textures are great too ^^ nice work!thea walstra 21 Jan 2007
Creative and artistic work. Love the framing effects. They all enter a different world.Anne Vis 21 Jan 2007
Beautiful work, Olga!cynthia berridge 21 Jan 2007
wow wonderful art work love the colours the textureAnonymous Guest 21 Jan 2007
Ik vind het wel vrolijk hoor, het zal inderdaad wel lekker knallen met die kleuren. Spreek je later, liefs Carlabert cortes 21 Jan 2007
Beautiful work, Olga.Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 21 Jan 2007
marvellous and powerful and great collage!! super!!Joke Schotting 21 Jan 2007
WONDERFUL WORK AGAIN MY FRIEND OLGA!!!!!Anonymous Guest 21 Jan 2007
You must have finished your painting/collage after I left. It was looking wonderful. Ruth T.Anonymous Guest 21 Jan 2007
wow mom! looks incredible. Its a winner. Fleur