我的艺术，就像我的生活一样，是关于在自由与秩序，混乱与平静之间寻求平衡。我住在俄勒冈州的波特兰，享受充满活力的城市所提供的所有能量，但我也住在蕨类植物森林的周围，需要在大自然中安静地散步。我的作品在充满动感的痕迹和笔触以及舒缓平静的区域之间摇摆不定。有时一个占主导地位，有时另一个占主导地
受到日常生活中发生转变的那些时刻的启发，当突然意识或觉醒发生时，我会在整个一天中寻求这些经历作为我工作的起点。可能是在一片又一片树丛中看到一片平静的天空，或是雨后人行道上留下的错综复杂的斑点，当喜欢的歌曲播放时喜悦的升起，甚至是购物者衬衫上的某种蓝色阴影因为他们站在我面前，在好市多。正是这些生命的时刻，我试图在我的工作中捕捉到，当我们摆脱技术的诱惑，注意到自然世界的宁静奇迹。
我开始在大学学习艺术，但决定追求更稳定的职业生涯，并获得英语博士学位，并在加州大学戴维斯分校任教多年。不过，我不断回归艺术，并在全国各地举办了许多课程和研讨会，与许多知名艺术家合作。我现在将自己对教学的热爱与艺术相结合，并教授从儿童到成人的所有年龄段的艺术。我的作品出现在juried节目，书籍和杂志上。
——ROBIN OLSEN
My art, like my life, is about finding an equilibrium between freedom and order, chaos and calm. I live in Portland, Oregon and enjoy all the energy a vibrant city provides, yet I also live surrounded by fern forests and need the quiet of solitary walks in nature. My work oscillates between being full of dynamic marks and brushstrokes and areas of soothing calm. Sometimes one dominates, sometimes the other.
Inspired by those moments in daily life when a shift takes place, when a sudden awareness or awakening occurs, I seek those experiences throughout my day as a starting point for my work. It might be seeing a calm expanse of sky in a tangle of trees, or an intricate pattern of spots remaining on the pavement after a rain, the lift of joy when a favorite song plays, or even that certain shade of blue on a shopper’s shirt as they stand in front of me in line at Costco. It’s these moments of aliveness that I seek to capture in my work, moments when we are pulled away from the seduction of technology to take notice of the quiet wonders of the natural world.
I began studying art in college but decided to follow a more stable career and earned a PhD in English and taught at University of Calif, Davis for years. I was continually drawn back to art, though, and took numerous classes and workshops across the country, working with many acclaimed artists. I now combine my love of teaching with art and have taught art to all ages from children to adults. My work appears in juried shows, books, and magazines.
——ROBIN OLSEN
Painting is my practice in being present and fully alive.
It’s about the process not the product.
Stay awake and pay attention to what thoughts and feelings arise.
Accept what arises with curiousity.
My paintings need to flow and change to be alive.
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