Description

Spring Fantasy 1 by S. Kristen Olsen. This limited edition etching was created by S. Kristen Olsen in an edition of 300 s/n prints.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
Kristen Olsen, PSA
International Award Winning Artist
“…light dances across the landscape, …mood and color, …the evolution of a spiritual journey”

Kristen Olsen’s artwork is the embodiment of the eclectic spirit of the West. It exudes the warmth drama, joy and diversity of the land and the artist herself. A connection to the landscape and it’s spiritual essence is evident.

All of Kristen’s work reflects quality of light, nature and soul drawn from life in the West Her varied use of subject and techniques empower her paintings with a depth and sophistication that are products of an urban studio, her home in the mountains and foreign travel. She is a full-time professional artist in pastel, oil, acrylic, mixed-media and printmaking techniques, this synergistic effect of differing cultures and mediums motivates her experimental nature. She easily incorporates concepts of impressionism and abstraction into the traditional subject. The past six years have brought Kristen pastel awards in New York the West Coast, and Internationally with articles in national periodicals and magazines.

Sandi Kristen is an award-winning artist whose work has shown nationally, in over 70 one-woman and group shows and is represented in galleries, museum, corporate and private collections. By invitation of the Chinese government, she lived six weeks near the Russian- Mongolian border of China, in Xin Jiang province, lecturing, studying, and painting with Chinese artists. A most inspiring encounter!