Lynne Zickerman Olson

Lynne Zickerman Olson
Painting and Drawing - Mixed and Multiple Media

Orange Carnations and Indonesian Fabric. Mixed Media. $200. These Carnations are from my Flower series celebrating Spring this year. I placed my Watercolor on real Indonesian Dutch Wax Fabric just for fun.

3 Day Roses. Watercolor on archival paper, 12x9. unframed, $100..SOLD

Grad Night. Acrylic on linen. 34x28. $3000.

Grad Night on the Escalator. Acrylic on linen. 27 1/2 X 36. $3,000. These Young Women are celebrating High School graduation! Presented on loose, flexible linen Including pencil guidelines illustrating their travel mode, teens in motion! Anything is possible.

Juan and Debbie. Acrylic on linen. $3000.

Gwen at the Party. Acrylic on canvas. 24x36. $ ???

Artist's Statement
Making art has always been second nature to me. I played with materials from an early age, two or three? I credit my mother with providing free access to art materials when I was a child. I am glad she did! Making mud pies and sand castles at the beach, coloring and drawing, cutting things out -- like a horse drawn cart in Central Park – all were immediate possibilities for me, without thinking about it, just doing it.
I could always be “in the view,” and observing my surroundings today is as transporting and magical as it was then. I can sit and look at the ocean, pelicans, any natural event and be right there in the moment. I can listen to people's stories and be there while I visualize their descriptions in my mind. My own experiences loom before me in visual memories.
My art reflects a love for drawing from both natural reality and imagination. My subjects vary, come from different sources, and deliver surprises of their own. Dreaming, which acts as a bridge between nature and imagination, often provides an entry into the artmaking process. Over the decades as a fine artist and K-College art educator, my career continues to evolve. My art has always been a parallel reality for me and pieces become markers in time, reminding me of Resonant Moments at significant times in my life.
LZO