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Fort Canning Park PM

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74 × 55 cm (framed)
Ink on paper

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Susan Olij is a Singapore-based painter whose practice is informed by a multicultural background and a lifelong engagement with travel. Working between en plein air observation and studio-based experimentation, she creates paintings that translate lived experiences into evocative compositions rich in colour, texture and gesture. Drawing inspiration from interiors, streetscapes and landscapes, Olij balances structure and spontaneity, allowing material exploration and intuitive mark-making to shape each work. Her paintings are less concerned with documenting a scene than with conveying its mood, energy and emotional resonance. Olij holds a Master of Arts in Fine Arts from LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore, and studied Fashion Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. She currently teaches Travel Sketchbook Practice at LASALLE College of the Arts. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including in Singapore, Indonesia, France, Spain, Taiwan, Japan and Australia.

ORIGINAL ARTWORK- only one original piece. (dated by the artist)

  1. Painted with professional artist grade watercolors on high quality watercolor paper

  2. Artwork comes unmounted and unframed.

  3. Each artwork is signed and dated by the artist (Susan Olij)

  4. Price does not include shipping


IMPORTANT:

  1. While the quality of the materials should ensure longevity, watercolour artwork is best hung out of direct sunlight.

  2. Colours may vary slightly based on your monitor, though each high resolution scan is as accurate as possible.

  3. Copyright remains with the artist.

74 × 55 cm (framed)
Ink on paper

ENQUIRE

Susan Olij is a Singapore-based painter whose practice is informed by a multicultural background and a lifelong engagement with travel. Working between en plein air observation and studio-based experimentation, she creates paintings that translate lived experiences into evocative compositions rich in colour, texture and gesture. Drawing inspiration from interiors, streetscapes and landscapes, Olij balances structure and spontaneity, allowing material exploration and intuitive mark-making to shape each work. Her paintings are less concerned with documenting a scene than with conveying its mood, energy and emotional resonance. Olij holds a Master of Arts in Fine Arts from LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore, and studied Fashion Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. She currently teaches Travel Sketchbook Practice at LASALLE College of the Arts. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including in Singapore, Indonesia, France, Spain, Taiwan, Japan and Australia.

ORIGINAL ARTWORK- only one original piece. (dated by the artist)

  1. Painted with professional artist grade watercolors on high quality watercolor paper

  2. Artwork comes unmounted and unframed.

  3. Each artwork is signed and dated by the artist (Susan Olij)

  4. Price does not include shipping


IMPORTANT:

  1. While the quality of the materials should ensure longevity, watercolour artwork is best hung out of direct sunlight.

  2. Colours may vary slightly based on your monitor, though each high resolution scan is as accurate as possible.

  3. Copyright remains with the artist.

Susan Olij

Born in Indonesia of Chinese, Indonesian, and Dutch heritage, Singaporean painter Susan Olij is a multilingual, third-culture artist and traveler since childhood. She works both en plein air and in the studio, relying on life painting and on-location sketching to pursue material experimentation that captures movement and spontaneity. She holds an MA in Fine Arts from LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore, and studied Fashion Design at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology. She teaches travel sketchbook practice at LASALLE and has exhibited in Singapore, Indonesia, France, Spain, Taiwan, Japan, and Australia.

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Susan’s Artworks

A Fifth Element
A Fifth Element
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76 × 55cm
Watercolour on paper

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Painted live at Broadcast Asia in 2023. This semi abstract floral series presents paradoxes of colours, done in a cinematic palette of The Fifth Element, a 1997 Sci-fi movie. A Red digital Cinema camera is recording in the background, always watching.

ORIGINAL ARTWORK- only one original piece. (dated by the artist)

  1. Painted with professional artist grade watercolors on high quality watercolor paper

  2. Artwork comes unmounted and unframed.

  3. Each artwork is signed and dated by the artist (Susan Olij)

  4. Price does not include shipping


IMPORTANT:

  1. While the quality of the materials should ensure longevity, watercolour artwork is best hung out of direct sunlight.

  2. Colours may vary slightly based on your monitor, though each high resolution scan is as accurate as possible.

  3. Copyright remains with the artist.

Cinematic Amelie
In Private Collection
Cinematic Amelie
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76 × 55cm
Watercolour on stretched paper


Painted live at Broadcast Asia in 2023. This semi abstract floral series presents paradoxes of colours, done in a cinematic palette of Jean-Pierre Jeunet's film Amelie, 2001. Green and red are intense in the movie and this is represented by how I use those colours in the main abstract motifs.

ORIGINAL ARTWORK- only one original piece.

  1. Painted with professional artist grade watercolors on high quality watercolor paper

  2. Artwork comes unmounted and unframed.

  3. Each artwork is signed and dated by the artist (Susan Olij)

  4. Price does not include shipping


IMPORTANT:

  1. While the quality of the materials should ensure longevity, watercolour artwork is best hung out of direct sunlight.

  2. Colours may vary slightly based on your monitor, though each high resolution scan is as accurate as possible.

  3. Copyright remains with the artist.

120 x 150 cm
Mixed media on canvas

90 x 60 cm
Acrylic on wooden board

Deep Forest Deep Forest
Deep Forest
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100 × 150cm
Watercolour on stretched paper

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This painting doesn’t ask to be looked at — it asks to be walked into. Lush and layered, it pulls the eye toward what waits on the other side, where light thins and the forest deepens. A direct expression of Shinrin Yoku, the Japanese practice of forest bathing, rendered as part of an ongoing series of works on paper.

ORIGINAL ARTWORK- only one original piece.

  1. Painted with professional artist grade watercolors on 100% Cotton Fabriano Artistico watercolor paper

  2. Artwork comes unmounted and unframed.

  3. Each artwork is signed and dated by the artist (Susan Olij)

  4. Price does not include shipping


IMPORTANT:

  1. While the quality of the materials should ensure longevity, watercolour artwork is best hung out of direct sunlight.

  2. Colours may vary slightly based on your monitor, though each high resolution scan is as accurate as possible.

  3. Copyright remains with the artist.

Wong Kar Way Wong Kar Way
In Private Collection
Wong Kar Way
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76 × 55cm
Watercolour on paper


Painted live at Broadcast Asia in 2023. This semi abstract floral series presents paradoxes of colours, done in a moody cinematic palette of Wong Kar Wai’s movies.

ORIGINAL ARTWORK- only one original piece.

  1. Painted with professional artist grade watercolors on 100% Cotton Fabriano Artistico watercolor paper

  2. Artwork comes unmounted and unframed.

  3. Each artwork is signed and dated by the artist (Susan Olij)

  4. Price does not include shipping


IMPORTANT:

  1. While the quality of the materials should ensure longevity, watercolour artwork is best hung out of direct sunlight.

  2. Colours may vary slightly based on your monitor, though each high resolution scan is as accurate as possible.

  3. Copyright remains with the artist.

76 x 61 cm
Mixed media on canvas

122 × 152 cm
Mixed media on canvas