MISCELLANEOUS - Christine Olmstead

MISCELLANEOUS

2016-17

Miscellaneous works made in 2016/2017

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☁️ - Studio things - did my makeup for my birt

☁️
- Studio things
- did my makeup for my birthday and had to document it
- got a reinforced welding table on wheels for my new studio table. It’s fab.
- giving bodies to dreams and visions

☁️“I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee” ☁️

#artistatwork #studioscenes #abstractart

This painting took a lot of twists and turns along

This painting took a lot of twists and turns along the way. But a “Bad Moon Rising” 40”x60” is complete and available. ✌️

#studioscenes #artistatwork #abstractartist

🌗”Bad Moon Rising” 40”x60” available.

🌗”Bad Moon Rising” 40”x60” available.

Mixed media on canvas. What I love most about this painting is even though it’s dark it is covered in iron oxide making the whole piece sparkle in every light.

I started this piece when my dad died. November was one of the hardest months of my life for a myriad of reasons. But here we are plugging away spinning around on this wild rock.

My dad loved Creedence Clearwater Revival and I’ve been listening to them a lot the last couple of months.

Stay sweet ✌️dm or email info@christineolmstead.com to inquire about Bad Moon Rising.

✨2024 was the year of Big Things. I don’t ch

✨2024 was the year of Big Things.

I don’t choose a word for each year - but in hindsight I’d say 2024 was a big year.

I started the year by becoming a mother in early January. I can’t believe my babe is almost 1.

My husband and I renovated our primary bathroom, replaced all of the windows in our house, all of the siding and the roof. We are still in the midst of interior renovations but I’m thankful the outside is done.

I gained about 70 pounds in my pregnancy and lost about 60 this year.

I worked on paintings, commissions, and passion projects. I met new collectors and art friends. I released a series on motherhood and painted with my baby on my back, chest and lap.

I ran, I read, I cooked. I took my baby to the beach. I took her to the White House. I exclusively breastfed for her first 6 months. I watched her learn to walk and smile and communicate. I watched her sleep.

I lost my dad. A week after losing him I found out I’m pregnant with my second child. I held grief and anticipation in both hands. I let the pain of the past and imagination of the future exist in me simultaneously. I let myself weep because I wasn’t ready for the death or the new life.

I’m going into 2025 growing. Growing inside and out. Making art at my pace. Mostly trying to spend time with people. Cheers to you. May 2025 bring you blessings and peace. ✌️

#2025 #2024recap #artistatlife

📚Today on the blog my 2023-2024 book list. (At

“The Storm” 60”x72, available. This abstract

“The Storm” 60”x72, available. This abstract art piece is mixed media on canvas in deep blue, lilac and 24k gold.

Life has felt like a storm this month and I can’t see my way out. The chaos feels never-ending and I don’t know what to do about it except paint it. There is so much change all at once and all of it feels crushing. So I’m going to lie on the floor in the eye of the storm till something breaks. #artinsitu #studiosundays #artistatwork