Olga Van Dijk - 'COLLAGE Paintings'

'I always think of my collages as paintings, creating new dreams, a new world.'
Olga van Dijk-Polman Tuin

dated 2006 until 2010, react to the artist (click on an image to enlarge an artwork)


Meteor Shower 2010		Left top I added a piece of cloth (gold) to break the flatness of this powerful collage. (24x34 inches)

Let Me Wipe My Tears So I Can Help with Yours 2009		Tears of grief and pain Slowly dripping down my cheek: Welcome salty rain! HAIKU by Olga van Dijk2009© Painted while grieving the death of my mother in law. The squares at the right side represent our tears.

The Heart Break 2009		This piece will be used by DuPont as an example how one creatively can use their car paint. (12x24 inches) Again I used oil paint, gold-and silver leaf AND red (Volvo) car paint from DuPont.

Broken Heart 2009		Featured July 5th 2009 at EXTO.org. --SOLD-- 'Keeps me searching for a heart of gold' (Neil Young) All hearts have been broken...its how we learn to feel. 12x12 inches, gold-& silver leaf, car paint (staple free sides)

Sonata for Piano and Violin 2009		24x30 inches Canvas Board on Canvas

Conception 2009		Small oil/collage inspired by a friend undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) (5X7 inches)

Bulb Formation 2008		I love the organic effect and the graceful flow of fiery colors! ---Original Oil 16x20 inches

INSIEME (Samen) 2008		'A colorful feast for the eyes with the motion of a sensual 'fire-dance' of souls.' (Rebecca Phillips) 'Organic and sensuous, with the secondary patterns/textures like accent notes in a dramatic symphony!' (Lynda Lehmann) 8'x10' on a Canvas sheet

NINE ELEVEN 2008		This is probably one of my smallest and most intricate collages I ever made to honor the victims of 9/11. We will always remember. The colors and use of material (international newspapers) evoke the turmoil of that day.

White Dove 2008		WHITE DOVE FLY WITH THE WIND TAKE OUR HOPE UNDER YOUR WINGS FOR THE WORLD TO KNOW THAT HOPE WILL NOT DIE WHERE THE CHILDREN CRY. Scorpions This probably is the smallest collage I ever made (5'x7')

ELEGY 2008		A small Collage/painting Inspired by Sergei Rachmaninoff's 'Elégie' (1873-1943) --Dimensions: 9'x11'

Good Morning Sunshine 2008		I found I could say things with color and shapes that I couldn't say any other way - things I had no words for. -Small Oil/collage 8'x10

Love and Communication 2008		In the series of 'Immigrant's Grief' (A creative outburst of emotions) Small mixed media COLLAGE on Arches 140lb Cold press paper. Dimensions: 9'x11'

de molen/ the windmill 2008		Inspired by my last visit to my motherland, my native land: --the NETHERLANDS small Oil/collage 8'x10'

Broken Dreams 2007		'The difference between the artist and the non-artist is that the artist never quit playing.' -- Mozart

In Sync 2007		Making use of: sheet music, scrapbook- and newspaper over an oil painting.(18- 24 inch)

Rope 2007		Dimensions: 11'x14'

Storm in the City (NY) 2007		The waving hair (Left) represents the storm. The roots represent the Dutch who settled down in NY in 1624.

Farewell 2006		--SOLD-- with newspaper on foam board and triplex

Beautiful Minds 2006		Printed on the cover of the Spring folder 2007 of the CCArts (DE, USA) We all have a unique take on the world and this is what the realm of art explores. What we contain in our heads can become something of beauty, a painting, a collage. (24X36 inches)

Seeds and Splinters 2007		'This collage looks great... the colors, palm trees and watermelons remind me of Miami.' (Matt Arpen) Dimensions: 30'x40'

d' Oro 2006		Small Collage with GOLD LEAF (d'Oro means 'GOLD'). Dimensions: 12'x24'

the Piano 2006		This collage/painting was awarded with a 3rd place in a juried show October 2006 of the Creative Center of the Arts (Yorklin, DE, USA)-- It was sold first day during this show. Dimensions 24'x30'