I found an old unfinished painting on a
canvas board and finished it with car
paint chips.
A bizarre, thought provoking and a hunting
subject for sure.
Part of the exhibit "Grief Awareness"
at the Academy of Lifelong Learning
(University of Delaware,
Wilmington Campus)
Copyright Olga van Dijk
2009©
This is another
OLGartsProduction©2009
38 Comments
Miles Baker 14 Aug 2011
Brilliant-my pod! Peace and purrfection Miles XXXtim linville 17 Jan 2011
Excellent Medium Challenge!I like the Idea,and the Outcome is nothing short of Your Style!Well Done :)Caballero Salguero 08 Jan 2011
Laborious and entertaining work, best wishes, PepeMonika Arya 25 Jun 2010
Amazing Work:)Justin Shrum 02 Jun 2010
amazing work. just a beautiful piece of workLoren Carson 02 Nov 2009
I agree with De-Faria. Your work at times can be very scary but I love it.Seth Weaver 02 Nov 2009
Marvelous colors, composition, and emotion in this work,Olga. Powerful expression!KC CHANG 01 Nov 2009
THIS IS A PRETTY SCARY THOUGH!!Steve Haynes 01 Nov 2009
spooky but love it OlgaHeli Aarniranta 01 Nov 2009
creative way to present a delicate subject-what a great teacher and artist you are bless_=))excellent workBev Chudey 01 Nov 2009
Very immotional but nicely done Olga!Jan van Baarle 01 Nov 2009
Mooi werk maar wel een beetje luguber. Great workAi Shan 01 Nov 2009
Great painting, Olga!Ropati Leaso-Cobb 01 Nov 2009
Very strong and thought provoking but also beautifully presented Olga!!Thom Roslan 01 Nov 2009
Beautifully portrayed Olga ! love the "mixed media" aspect.....for sure !Kovács János 01 Nov 2009
fantastic work! :)Loredana 01 Nov 2009
Dangerous Thought!!! Brilliant conceptual work my friend !!Marika Antal 01 Nov 2009
excellent work Olga,congrats!!Anneke Hut 01 Nov 2009
What a great thought to use the chips like this! It has become a fascinating beautiful painting, Olga!ruth sears 31 Oct 2009
a very intense and emotive work,well thought out.David Holcombe 31 Oct 2009
This is very interesting from a visual standpoint, as well as from a conceptual standpoint. Nooses are very powerful negative symbols in the USA, especially among black Americans. Nice work.Frank Maguire 31 Oct 2009
That could be a hanging chad. Nice work Olga.Robin Foss 31 Oct 2009
Very well done.José Fortunato 31 Oct 2009
I love it !lillianhibiscus 31 Oct 2009
Marvelous work Olga.Petra Wohlwerth 31 Oct 2009
Interessting idea. You did a good job. This work has a good statementAnnette Labedzki 31 Oct 2009
Happy Halloween!Calvin McFarlane 31 Oct 2009
this is very haunting indeed and perhaps its a thought better left undoneJerie kunitsky 31 Oct 2009
It works...It is marvelous...That anonymous below this entry is me also...forgot to sign in..leny hendrickx 31 Oct 2009
Great image ,significant Olga!!Anonymous Guest 31 Oct 2009
Wow...What a powerful piece...Aqua1955 31 Oct 2009
A great composition achieved with great thoughts.Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 31 Oct 2009
agree with jamie, adore your mixed media works!!!!!!Stefani Wehner 31 Oct 2009
Great idea, Olga and fantasticly done!jamie winter 31 Oct 2009
most incredible , Olga, i love your mixed media concept.!!!!!!Delia Pacheco 31 Oct 2009
Olga this is amazing!Sharon Gonzalez 31 Oct 2009
SPECTACULAR PAINTING, OLGA!!!!! IS THIS A COLLAGE? OR ALL PAINTED? VERY OUTSTANDING IMAGE; SIMPLY PHENOMENAL! MY PIC OF THE DAY!Maria Anna Machado 31 Oct 2009
FANTASTIC...