Stand tall and mighty
reach the sky and kiss the sun
I believe in you
HAIKU by Gloria
Buono
HOW I DID
IT:
This is a colorful triptych, made
of B & W trees on small canvas
boards.
A year ago I bought an old book
(1947) "Vincent van Gogh
Paintings and Drawings" (Phaiden
Press)
for $1.- only
It has lots of B & W monochrome
plates
on
awesome thick
paper.
I knew immediately I would use it
some day in a collage.
This week I cut out all the trees I could
find
and re-arranged them on 3 really
small
canvas boards.
That sounds easier than it was: it
took me quite a while!
Then I also designed some trees of my
own of
shredded 'leftover' paper.
I painted first the background in my
favorite
colors.
After gluing my 'trees' with Matte
Medium (Liquitex) on the boards I
painted over
some to get rid of visible cuts and to
add some shades.
And here is my recycled van
Gogh.
I think he would be proud of
me!
My husband LOVES them: They're
proudly hanging in our bedroom each
in
a
simple
black
wooden frame!
Used colors:
GOLDEN: Pyrrole Orange,
Pyrrole
Red, Pyrrole
Red Light, Quinacridone Magenta
LIQUITEX:Cadmium red
light.,Vivid
Red
Orange, Alizarin Crimson Hue
Permanent,
Cadmium Red deep Hue, Mars Black,
Titanium
White.
Copyright Olga van Dijk
2009©
This is another
OLGartsProduction©2009
49 Comments
Chepulskaya Nataliya 02 Aug 2010
love it!!!Caballero Salguero 27 Jul 2010
Fantastic Trees (Triptych) my friend Olga,the red is very complementary with trees, well constructed and painted, magnificent pieces, JoséIlsa Brittain 23 Jun 2010
I love these - just wonderful! And thank you for all your comments Olga!Stefani Wehner 06 Dec 2009
one word: WONDERFUL...............Ken Perry 24 Nov 2009
Hi Olga. I looked through your whole gallery and I absolutely love your work! I'm a big fan of color and you use them in a wonderfully unique way. Great job!Mary Janosik 23 Nov 2009
Gorgeous effect with the three together!! Wonderful work, Olga!!!Barry Huyett 23 Nov 2009
stunning!!Teresa Dominici 22 Nov 2009
They all three look gorgeous. Beautiful colors.Renata Cavanaugh 22 Nov 2009
Beautifully done OlgaKamaljeet Chugh 21 Nov 2009
Wonderful indeed. I like the bright colors and the sequence. Kamaljeet chughMildred Ann Utroska 21 Nov 2009
Superb.Steve Farr 21 Nov 2009
I'M A BIG TREE FAN, SO THIS IS RIGHT UP MY ALLEY!! OF COURSE I LUV IT, OLGA!! BEAUTIFUL!!~SNira Dabush 21 Nov 2009
Well... I AM PROUD OF YOU, Olga, that's for sure :-)... The result is STUNNING... The idea is EXCELLENT. I LOVE IT. Personally I love trees, and 2 evenings ago I was in a meeting of parents volunteering for the new educational project at Yarin's school.. and its about TREES... What a coincidence!! :-)).. Aahava & ShalomLucia Stewart 21 Nov 2009
These are fabulous works Olga!Brenda Loveless 20 Nov 2009
wow, gorgeous work!!Sigridur Bachmann 20 Nov 2009
Excellent image ! The color contrast make SPECTACULAR !!Petra Wohlwerth 20 Nov 2009
Interesting, great colours. A work that will not be soon forgotten.I like it.sten struikenkamp 20 Nov 2009
Schitterende drieluik!Claire Wilson 20 Nov 2009
Fabulous painting Olga!Julia Scorupsky 20 Nov 2009
GREAT!!!!!!!!! Very beautiful!KC CHANG 20 Nov 2009
FANTASTIC!!Tabitha Borges 20 Nov 2009
love the red sunset in the foreground and the details of the treesThom Roslan 20 Nov 2009
OUTSTANDING.....Beautifully thought out design & creativity ! LOVE IT !Anonymous Guest 20 Nov 2009
Thanks so much, Olga. Lovely Triptych, Trees. Very actual.Gorgeous Painting. Very arrogant. Well done. JoséAnonymous Guest 20 Nov 2009
Wonderful ! J'aime les arbres !Sharon Gonzalez 19 Nov 2009
WOW THIS IS PERFECTLY GORGEOUS, OLGA. MAGNIFICENT TRIPTYCH.Bev Chudey 19 Nov 2009
Gorgeous Work Olga! You are so creative!Frank Maguire 19 Nov 2009
Everybody loves you Olga and they are really beautiful in a stark sort of way.Phil Cashdollar 19 Nov 2009
Really great work Olga...Vincent would be proud I'm sure..Cole McLester 19 Nov 2009
Love the triptych. Great feel to it. I am in process of my first two panel painting, I hope it turns out half as well as your triptych.jamie winter 19 Nov 2009
very very awesome~!steve kearney 19 Nov 2009
It might also look great over the fireplace!Ann Fawssett-Atkin 19 Nov 2009
Superb work Olga - so creative. Looks 'perfect' above the sofa.Robin Foss 19 Nov 2009
Very well done.Heli Aarniranta 19 Nov 2009
excellent presentationwonderful work.Love the colours used for background.:=)Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 19 Nov 2009
fantastic work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Anneke Hut 19 Nov 2009
Dear Olga, this is so wonderful, especially with the quote added to it! It's magical!Laurel Talabere 19 Nov 2009
Stunning colors, and they are really striking hanging above the sofa and pillows. Wonderful artwork!!!!George Banks 19 Nov 2009
Superb artistry...Ai Shan 19 Nov 2009
Marvelous work!Peter Rivron 19 Nov 2009
Beautiful artwork Olga, and thanks for sharing the technique with us:))Annette Labedzki 19 Nov 2009
great and wonderful coloursKovács János 19 Nov 2009
great!:)Patty Day 19 Nov 2009
Marvelous work of art, Thanks for sharing!!Vivian Gutierrez 19 Nov 2009
beautiful work!!Loredana 19 Nov 2009
This is fascinating work I love itMarika Antal 19 Nov 2009
excellent work of art!!ruth sears 19 Nov 2009
very nice description on this artwork and how you accomplished it,I love the outcome.joost 19 Nov 2009
Your work is as alaways outstanding and wonderful..dear Olga....Wonderful yes and very well done...