Drawings and Sketches
My works sit somewhere between observation and instinct. Faces, bodies, gestures—studied, then unraveled. I’m drawn to the way emotion slips through anatomy, how color can say what words can’t. Nothing is fixed; everything is in the middle of becoming.
I use a mix of mediums—pencil, charcoal, soft pastels, and acrylic paint—because I’m drawn to the different qualities each brings. It keeps me engaged, lets me experiment, and pushes the work into new directions.
Olina Olseth, "Scream", 2018. Charcoal.
Olina Olseth, 2021. Acrylic paint.
Olina Olseth, 2018. Pencil drawing.
Olina Olseth, "Frida Kahlo portrait made on the train", 2021. Pencil drawing.
Olina Olseth, "Bestefar", 2020. Soft pastel.
Olina Olseth, 2016. Charcoal.
Olina Olseth, 2019. Soft pastel.
Olina Olseth, 2019. Water color.
Olina Olseth, "Tankefull", 2018. Pencil drawing.
Olina Olseth, Self-Portrait, 2021. Ink on paper.
Olina Olseth, 2021. Charcoal.
Olina Olseth, 2020. Charcoal.
Olina Olseth, 2019. Pencil drawing.