International Images (Croatia, France, Turkey, Morocco, Spain, Italy, Scotland and Tanzania)
As I paint primarily from my own travels, this is a time to immerse myself in past trips. Wax and dye fly to music I've collected and used in my home travel videos as I remember all the amazing experiences we've been so lucky to have ... and of course, plan where we should travel next!! That's the case with my latest work of the below leopard!
* click on smaller images in pairs to enlarge
* size of artwork does not include frame
* click on smaller images in pairs to enlarge
* size of artwork does not include frame
"Let Sleeping Cats Lie - Tanzania"
photograph by my Dad, Bob Olafson
18" x 28.5"
SOLD
photograph by my Dad, Bob Olafson
18" x 28.5"
SOLD
Venetian Collection
Back to the Queen of the Adriatic, Venice! This enchanting city has drawn us like no other and so we return, again and again, staying in different sestiere, losing ourselves amongst the calle and canals. "Yet Another Lovely Canal" speaks to our wonderment of this place, no other name seemed more appropriate! To the right is the beautiful 18th century palazzo, Ca'Rezzonico, while down the canal to the left is Campo San Barnaba, where Indiana Jones rose out of a grate into the piazza!
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"Calletta Light - Venezia"
25" x 10.5" $1395 (framed) Available through Artist |
"Opulenza Antica - Venezia"
14" x 24" SOLD "Travels Through Batik" 2019 ARTSEA Gallery |
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"Yet Another Lovely Canal!"
17.5" x 29.5" SOLD Abbotsford Art Gallery |
"In the Quiet of the Morning"
18.5" x 26.5" SOLD "Travels Through Batik" 2019 ARTSEA Gallery |
"Dressed in Blue"
42" x 18"
$3064 (framed)
Available through Artist
42" x 18"
$3064 (framed)
Available through Artist
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"Little Blue Boat - Venezia"
24" x 14" SOLD "Travels Through Batik" 2019 ARTSEA Gallery |
"Evening Sighs"
24" x 24" SOLD "Travels Through Batik" 2019 ARTSEA Gallery |
Croatian Collection
Croatia, such an interesting country, held and lost by so many civilizations and cultures! From the crystal clear, turquoise depths of the Adriatic rise hundreds of islands, like Hvar, Korčula and, now attached to the mainland by bridge, stunning Trogir! Everything is ancient! The Pearl of the Adriatic, Dubrovnik (right), is an astonishing, ancient city like no other (well, except Venice)! Although the massive, fortified walls weren't my focus here, the terracotta rooftops were! During the 1990's war, two out of three buildings were hit, and projectiles pierced more than 70% of the tiled roofs. "Dubrovnik's Terracotta Crown," focuses on those rooftops, both the weather worn and new!
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"Korcula - Croatia"
19" x 30" SOLD "Travels Through Batik" 2019 ARTSEA Gallery |
"Dubrovnik's Terracotta Crown"
17" x 28" $2133 (framed) Available through the Abbotsford Art Gallery |
Labyrinth of Stone - Ancient Trogir
30" x 17"
SOLD
30" x 17"
SOLD
France . Italy . Spain . Turkey . Morocco . Scotland
Travel is such an important part of our lives that I can't help but paint the gorgeous images we are so lucky to have as memories. Originally it was all about the moment, experiencing the culture, the food, the history and, of course hoping for nice weather so my photo's looked great! Now, amidst all that, I'm searching for reflections, deep shadows and bright sunlight ... potential batiks always on my mind! Spring is our preferred travel time, Spain is still green with Oleander bushes flowering, similar to Turkish and Moroccan hillsides! The French and Italian hill towns aren't quite as busy, yet still have their flower pots! Scotland, well, we're just really lucky! Having traveled here more times than I can count, in various seasons no less, we have always been blessed with sunshine (touch wood)!!
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"Petite Ville en Dordogne"
24" x 24" SOLD Sidney Fine Art Show 2017 |
"Chambre d'Hotes - Saint-Antonin-Noble-Val, France"
27" x 11.75" $1647 (framed) Available through Artist |
"Village Grandeur - Saint-Émilion"
24.5" x 14" SOLD Abbotsford Art Gallery |
"Pueblo Blanco - Andalucia, Spain"
21" x 44"
SOLD
"Travels Through An Artist's Eye" 2016
Tulista Park Gallery
21" x 44"
SOLD
"Travels Through An Artist's Eye" 2016
Tulista Park Gallery
"The Rug Merchant - Goreme, Turkey"
20" x 35"
SOLD
"Travels Through An Artist's Eye" 2016
Tulista Park Gallery
20" x 35"
SOLD
"Travels Through An Artist's Eye" 2016
Tulista Park Gallery
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"Celsus Library - Ephesus, Turkey"
29.5" x 22" SOLD |
"Springtime in the Hilltowns - Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy"
27" x 19" SOLD "Travels Through An Artist's Eye" 2016 Tulista Park Gallery |
"Enduring Time - Civita di Bagnoregio, Italy"
19" x 33"
$1619 (framed)
Available through Artist
19" x 33"
$1619 (framed)
Available through Artist
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"Grazelema - Spain "
27.5" x 19" SOLD "Travels Through An Artist's Eye" 2016 Tulista Park Gallery |
"Callejon a la Fragua - Cordoba"
27.5" x 19" $1480 (framed) Available through the Abbotsford Art Gallery |
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"Market Day - Chefchaouen"
19.5" x 25" Artist's collection |
"Chefchaouen Local"
15" x 24.5" $1105 (framed) Available through Artist |
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"Via Santa Maria delle Grazie - Sorrento, Amalfi Coast"
photograph by Dan Bergen 27.5" x 18.5" SOLD "Travels Through An Artist's Eye" 2016 Tulista Park Gallery - Sidney, BC |
"Siesta Türk Tarzı - Bodrum, Turkey"
17" x 10.5" SOLD "Travels Through An Artist's Eye" 2016 Tulista Park Gallery - Sidney, BC |
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"Chefchaouen Arches"
27.5" x 19" Artist's collection |
"Berber Woman - Chefchaouen"
27.5" x 19" Artist's collection |
"Flamenco"
21.5" x 32.4"
Artist's collection
21.5" x 32.4"
Artist's collection
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"Flowers in the Window - Grazelema"
30" x 20" $1045 (unframed) |
"Plaza de Toros Ronda"
30" x 20" Artist's collection |
"Glen Cannich - Scotland"
21" x 48"
SOLD
21" x 48"
SOLD
