Farewell, Butterfly
[Leb wohl,
Schmetterling]
On butterfly's wings
you're freed from pain and sorrow.
Fly butterfly: FLY!
HAIKU by
Olga van
Dijk 2010
In memory of Steve Langford.
Part of my upcoming solo
show
"GEMS"
February 8-14, 2010
at the Academy of Lifelong
Learning
(University of DE)
It would do great as a poster as
well!
(2nd picture)
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Patterns & Shapes
When I plan a collage I try to think how
to
express its mood.
Establishing a pattern in a collage can be
done
by including pieces that repeat
shapes.
Repeated shapes, tones and colors all set
up
visual rhythms that create a sense of
movement and encourage the eye to
"travel"
over the piece.
The diagonal shape gives a strong
tonal contrast.
The blue is adding a desired cold feel to
this musical piece.
To get some harmony and soul in this
cold
color
I added
area's of "warm" copper, which balances
this
collage out. (Color wheel theory!)
Materials used:
Vintage sheet music, book paper, oil
paint,
Matte Medium (my archival glue),
heavy
gloss gel, modeling paste.
Copyright Olga van Dijk
2©1©
This is another
OLGartsProduction©2010
40 Comments
Jose Velasquez 03 Jun 2010
Fantastic!!! and thanks for your kind comments.Michael Gerry 12 Apr 2010
Olga: I love your work. Strong lyrical images with colors that resonate with me.ERIKA SONEGO 17 Feb 2010
Great!!!!Caballero Salguero 06 Feb 2010
Excellent Painting. Magnifique ,Olga. Lovely Gallery. Precious woman young. Great Photograph. Wonderful. JoséTeresa Dominici 31 Jan 2010
Great image and wonderful work.Laurel Talabere 19 Jan 2010
Lovely image and wonderful haiku!!Aqua1955 18 Jan 2010
Marvelous seeing the artwork WORK OUT. love the thouht behind it.Seth Weaver 18 Jan 2010
Lovely creation Olga! Good Luck on the show!Mary Janosik 18 Jan 2010
A gorgeous butterfly song, Olga!! Soft and gentle and full of joy!! Love this!!Michael Loveless 18 Jan 2010
Wonderful colors and imagery.Renata Cavanaugh 18 Jan 2010
Beautiful work Olga and congratulations! I am sure your show will be a great successCalvin McFarlane 18 Jan 2010
outstanding presentation olga. butterfly wings can be thunderous.Thom Roslan 18 Jan 2010
Once again you capture reality in such a way.....that it's "breath-taking".....really ! Excellent color palette and placement of the subjects. It's so balanced......Love IT !Johnny M 17 Jan 2010
*Hi there...sweet work and the contrast is exceptional...love the picture below where it's hanging on the wall...gives it a perspective of where it can decorate and give spice to the atmosphere where it is. Keep it up!Lucia Stewart 17 Jan 2010
Hi Olga, this is fabulous, great technique! I would like to try some collage this year too.Bev Chudey 17 Jan 2010
very nice Olga!Phil Cashdollar 17 Jan 2010
great work OlgaFrank Maguire 17 Jan 2010
Your work is enchanting Olga, you could be a witch.Anonymous Guest 17 Jan 2010
wonderful mixed media.Irena Dukule 17 Jan 2010
Wonderful colours!Jerie kunitsky 17 Jan 2010
I just love this new one. It is awesome!!Anonymous Guest 17 Jan 2010
These new ones you are doing are absolutely wonderful. All I can say is "WOW"! JKAnonymous Guest 17 Jan 2010
These new ones you are doing are absolutely wonderful. All I can say is "WOW"!lillianhibiscus 17 Jan 2010
Simply beautiful Olga.Sharon Gonzalez 17 Jan 2010
PERFECTLY GORGEOUS, OLGA.Ann Fawssett-Atkin 17 Jan 2010
What a superb entrance to the show. All very best wishes for it.leny hendrickx 17 Jan 2010
wonderful,movement and graceRobin Foss 17 Jan 2010
Very well done.Steve Farr 17 Jan 2010
Great tribute Olga! Nicely done!~SJoanna Jungjohann 17 Jan 2010
wow, now this is so awesome!~ congrats on this beautiful display of ur talents Olga.Alberto D'Assumpcao 17 Jan 2010
Fantastic work, Olga!!!jamie winter 17 Jan 2010
omg what a wonderful display of you work, Olga!!!!!!Sigridur Bachmann 17 Jan 2010
Outstanding and beautiful work ! Very well done ! Great composition ! Congratulation Olga !Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 17 Jan 2010
FANTASTIC!!! LOVE IT!!Anneke Hut 17 Jan 2010
What an entrance to the show! It's marvellous!Stefani Wehner 17 Jan 2010
Superb work, fantastic colors and looks very inviting for the show. Simply great, Olga!joost 17 Jan 2010
Wonderful work..Olga.Nira Dabush 17 Jan 2010
SPLENDID WORK, OLGA.. IN ROYAL COLOURS.. LOVE IT. I also started to work on very small scale the last week.. LOVE & LIGHTAi Shan 17 Jan 2010
A marvelous piece!ruth sears 17 Jan 2010
sounds like a wonderful show,this is quality work!