Artist of
Wildlife
& Nature
20"x24". Watercolor Available
22"x 28". Pastel. Sold
Time to hunt by moonlight Acrylic on Canvas
20"x24". Watercolor Available
Vivian Olsen - Artist,
Author and Illustrator
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"As an Artist I've always felt a kinship towards nature and animals so it was natural for me to blend my love of animals with my profession as an artist. I've been creating wildlife paintings since I was young, and also taught for years as a high school art teacher.
I'm now proud to add to that vocational list that I'm an author and illustrator of a children's book. Writing whimsical stories and painting colorful watercolors of the entertaining animal characters for my book was a project of 3 long years. That work was been totally engaging and creative and I loved every part of it! I'm now excited to be writing and illustrating another children's book!"
Gentle or Strong . . .
"My animal subjects range from the smallest birds to the fiercest wolves. Whether gentle or strong,
prey or predator, they release an energy in me as I bring my art to life using watercolors or acrylics.
'The Lookout' - Timber Wolves
Living in the Wild . . .
With a background in art and biology, and years of living in wild country where I assisted a wildlife research biologist, I learned about endangered birds, spent a winter living with 3 moose in my backyard, and daily watched a Sandhill Crane playing with my three little girls.
'Quail Spin'
'Wolf Gal'
Abstracts ??
YES!
It was even a surprise to me.
After a few months of being
house bound because of
Covid19, I needed a change and 'pick-me-up'. The ease and fun of painting abstracts was just the thing, no plan
in mind, just paint and have fun--it was very freeing.
. I start with charcoal studies,
creating many drawings of my subject as I slowly work up to an exciting composition. I
then go on to painting using
the glowing colors of pastels,
watercolors, or other media.
My final concerns are to heighten the drama of lights and darks, and to add a
touch of accents to give
sparkle and life to my creation.
'Raven Calling'