Blue & Gold 2016 - Christine Olmstead

Blue & Gold

2017

This series was made inspired by my piece "North Gold." This series is limited to a blue and gold palette.

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🥳 “FUN” is an ongoing series that began whe

🥳 “FUN” is an ongoing series that began when my marriage counselor practically screamed at me and my husband, “OH MY GOSH YOU GUYS ARE SO SERIOUS, DO YOU GUYS EVER HAVE ANY FUN!?!”

We’ve been bad at fun. This admonition from our therapist really made us take a look at ourselves and ask questions about fun. What is fun? What does it mean? What does it look like?

We started being intentional about fun and trying more things, being unafraid of the absurd, or ridiculous – giving frivolity a chance. We played twister on canvas under the light of a disco ball and went where fun led us. The colorful splotches at the bottom of a few of these works are colorful toes – the remnants of twister.

These 5 pieces are collaborative works with my husband and a part of an ongoing study into fun. They are what you think they are.

We’ve been researching fun, taking time for fun, and practicing fun. We hope you do your own research into what fun means for you.

Pictured: “Missionary” #1, 60”x72” acrylic on canvas. View all 5 works on my website. Link in bio. 4 works still available #fun #doitfortheprocess #piecewithartist

💙A Little More Time was purchased via payment p

💙A Little More Time was purchased via payment plan last summer and is finally installed in its forever home 💙I’m so thankful for collectors who cherish the works as much as I do. I‘m so happy to offer custom payment plans - making the collection of originals more accessible for all budgets. #artforeveryone #originalart

✨ Over the past several months I’ve been worki

✨ Over the past several months I’ve been working on the concept of “fun” What does it mean and look like? What is the difference between fun and enjoyment? Why do adults seem to be good at enjoyment and pleasure – seemingly focused on nervous system relaxation and why are children so good at unbridled fun and play? What’s the difference? Why don’t we prioritize fun and play as we age? How can it look different for different people?

In my thoughts and experiments these past months I’ve hosted hide-and-go-seek parties, disco dance parties and played twister on canvas in paint. I’ve made giant fruit by the foot sculptural candy (will not be released), and started researching brass casting (TBD). The work has felt curious and I still feel as though I’m am just at the beginning of my research on “fun” and incorporating it into more works and series. I’m releasing 5 works in my studies on fun soon (email subscribers see them first). One painting from this series is already sold. My only hope is that the work in this ongoing series will encourage you to conduct your own research into fun. “FUN” coming soon.
#fun #doitfortheprocess #artwork

If I don’t tweeze before I seal and varnish it’s like what am I even doing here… 🫠 somebody help me. 🤡 #artistatwork

Rule #1 is actually “fat over lean” #artrule

Rule #1 is actually “fat over lean”

#artrules #artistatwork

🪩Last weekend I celebrated 92 years! 🪩 Bec

🪩Last weekend I celebrated 92 years! 🪩

Because time is a construct and why not celebrate birthdays out of order? If you are new here and don’t know much about me, hi I’m Christine. I’m an artist.

This new year I’ve been working on more sculptures than paintings. We will see if any of them make it to the public eye 🥴 My New Year’s resolution was to “have more fun” and it’s going really well.

My hobbies are running, reading, skincare, and collecting art.

And in my last year of my 20s I’ll share the best piece of advice I’ve ever received in my short life. Several years ago I was told, “never take advice from someone you wouldn’t want to trade lives with.” And I live by that 😜 #staysweet ✌️

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