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For this collage painting I "recycled" 3 of van Gogh's trees, pictures from a very old art book (1946).
The trees were half “amputated” so I had to finish them.
The nice thing of a collage painting is, that the artist can totally change the image.
And so I did.
The cutting and gluing is a most
precise work.
(Use Matte Medium (Liquitex) only; it's an
excellent glue medium for Collages!)
I painted a Dutch snow
landscape between the trees, changed the
trees and gave it the typical Dutch
Willow Tree character.
I JUST LOVE IT. __________
Van Gogh in a letter to his brother
Theo: and... ___________
Some of Van Gogh's pollard
willow paintings: ___________
Some info about Dutch willow
trees:
Copyright Olga van Dijk
2009©
I think van Gogh would!
smile
(c.15 October
1881)
”If one draws a pollard willow as if it were
a living being, which after all is what it really
is, then the surroundings follow almost by
themselves, provided only that one has
focused all one's attention on that particular
tree and not rested until there was some life in
it.”
”… in all nature, for instance in trees, I see
expression and soul… ”
5 November 1882
HERE you
have an example of van Gogh's willow
trees.
This is
van Gogh's
pollard willow with setting
sun.
This is a chalk
drawing of van Gogh's
pollard willows.
Website of the van Gogh Museum
Amsterdam with tons of
info.
Letter
sketch
Lots of Dutch painters (such as van Gogh) used
the Pollard Willow Tree to show a typical Dutch
landscape
Common name is KNOTWILG (in
Dutch) Pollard-Willow.
The Botanical name is Salix
Alba
It has soft wood, with an average age of 50
years.
In Holland it's a common tree;
there are many willows.
When the pollard willow achieves a height of
200-250 cm, (appr. 78 inches) the upper
branches are cut off, so the max. height will
stay all at the same size.
That gives this particular look of these trees in
Holland's landscape.
The young twigs are used for many purposes:
willow matting, hoops, baskets, wooden
shoes, artwork
This is another
OLGartsProduction©2009
49 Comments
John Cappello 09 Sep 2012
Provides Uncontaminated, Pure View that captures the flavor, mood from an Extraordinary Point of view.Sebastiaan Koenen 29 Jul 2012
Interisting work Olga!Olga Gorbacheva 23 Oct 2011
Very beautiful art, Olga.Ingrid Stiehler 28 Sep 2011
Wonderful decorative artwork - well done! Thanks for your kind comment about my work - I really appreciate it! IngridAnonymous Guest 31 Aug 2011
Simply marvelous piece, Olga. I love everything about it.Sylva Zalmanson 16 Jun 2011
This work was greatly impressed me. Almost surreal landscape with trees three great the atmosphere of the harsh northern edge.Doris Blessington 16 Aug 2010
Olga, all of your work is so fascinating and beautiful, I never know which one to comment on. I just love to peruse it.Aqua1955 27 Jul 2010
I am glad to see you make some Dutch work. You touch with this one the polder as it is...the weepig willows and far in the distance the village.Brandy Gentile 13 Apr 2010
this is a beautiful representation of some very interesting trees! you're so talented!Mary Sedici 11 Apr 2010
Great work, one of the most interesting trees I have seen lately. Great inerpetation. Love the color choice as well.Anonymous Guest 04 Jan 2010
Excellent landescape.Masterly, Olga. Lovely. joséPeter Rivron 07 Dec 2009
Truly this is very beautiful artwork Olga.Sigridur Bachmann 07 Dec 2009
Exquisite artwork and very interesting ! Extremely beautiful !Cathy Jones 06 Dec 2009
Gorgeous work Olga! This is truly amazing :) I just love your technique. Bravo my friend - CathyNira Dabush 06 Dec 2009
OUTSTANDING, OLGA... This is SO VERY UNIQUE... Love the all idea of recycling in collage art.. You are master in it.lillianhibiscus 05 Dec 2009
What a gorgeous creation Olga.Henrique Serra 05 Dec 2009
great tribute to the master . . !Bev Chudey 04 Dec 2009
Beautiful Olga!Els Lam 04 Dec 2009
Een oer Hollands winterlandschapje prachtig weerggeven..Mijn compliment Olga!!!Anonymous Guest 03 Dec 2009
this is really beautiful.Seth Weaver 03 Dec 2009
Gorgeous work, absolutely marvelous Olga!Mimoza Oronova 03 Dec 2009
WONDERFUL OLGA !Joanna Jungjohann 03 Dec 2009
beautiful piece and excellent presentation!~Loredana 03 Dec 2009
Absolutely Fantastic xxAnonymous Guest 03 Dec 2009
That was me Frank(van Maguire).Anonymous Guest 03 Dec 2009
Yes Olga, I have been known to smile but I am too caught up with love and the state of the world. so mostly I burn my hand or I might cut off my ear but it doesn't lessen the pain in my head but adds to the pain of my useless body. However, I smile for you who are such a great painter. Love.Lynn De Serres 03 Dec 2009
wonderful artwork, Olga.Phil Cashdollar 03 Dec 2009
great work Olga...i really like this..bravosten struikenkamp 03 Dec 2009
Wat mooi en educatief!Julia Scorupsky 02 Dec 2009
Love this, Olga!Marika Antal 02 Dec 2009
oh yes its fantastic work again!!Heli Aarniranta 02 Dec 2009
Excellent artwork and presentation.Laurel Talabere 02 Dec 2009
Very interesting composition and images.Ann Fawssett-Atkin 02 Dec 2009
very very well done OlgaCalvin McFarlane 02 Dec 2009
excellencePetra Wohlwerth 02 Dec 2009
Great idea. I love it, too.Annette Labedzki 02 Dec 2009
me too impressed!Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 02 Dec 2009
wow, impressed!!!!!!!!! marvellous!!!!Anneke Hut 02 Dec 2009
Dear Olga, I love it too and can imagine that you are happy with it! So great, the greys and bright blue together!Ai Shan 02 Dec 2009
Beautiful artwork, Olga!José Fortunato 02 Dec 2009
No words ! BEEEEEAAAAUUTIFUL !!!!!!!!!!! My pic of the day.jamie winter 02 Dec 2009
amazing work Olga!!!!!!Sharon Gonzalez 02 Dec 2009
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, OLGA.KC CHANG 02 Dec 2009
GREAT WORK!Jerry Lee Cline 02 Dec 2009
Beautiful work absoutely amazing...Maria Anna Machado 02 Dec 2009
BEAUTIFUL WORK...Shakeh Sarookhanian 02 Dec 2009
Great and very creative collage work Olga!Ulughbek Mukhamedov 02 Dec 2009
Very pleasant winter landscape and trees magicjoost 02 Dec 2009
Wonderful and very nicely done...Olga.... Love it...Its typical Dutch....