GIRL PORTRAIT with BRIGHT BACKGROUND

This is an older painting that I re-worked the background and the hair on...It's fun to take older work that is so-so and breathe new life into...

BEAUTY
8x10 Oil on Canvas Panel

LANDSCAPE ABSTRACT in ACRYLICS

This one started as a serene beach scene and morphed over time into what you see here.. This one is done in acrylics and as all my other acrylics, it has a nice texture to it.

SIGNS of EROSION
20 x 20 Acrylics in Gallery Style Canvas

Available www.olgawagner.com

Shown hanging on my dining room wall

DRESSAGE HORSE IN PALETTE KNIFE

I had another 16x20 canvas that was ready to..Actually, it was a failed painting from few months ago, that made for a perfect surface to work on using palette knives. The hardest part of this painting was deciding on the color combo for the background. Originally, I was going for something with more drama, but in the end I decided on this eye pleasing combo.

CONCENTRATION
16 x20 x 1.5 Oil on Gallery Wrap Canvas

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Sides are painted to match the painting.

PALETTE KNIFE BRIGHT WHITE HORSE PAINTING

After finishing the lily in powerful shades of red, I wanted to continue with more reds. This painting is based on the Venice Horses of St. Mark, the bronze statues of chariot race horses with the cutest roached manes. Love...Love the power of this color palette. I wander what this would look like on a much larger scale...

POWER
16 x20 x 1.5 Oil on Gallery Stretched Canvas

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Shown drying on my dining room wall

BRIGHT LILY - TEXTURED WITH PALETTE KNIFE

Here is a re-vamped lily - with much more in your face textured color palette...The older rendition, though nice, did not scream "me"...Way too safe and boring...

ALL ABOUT ME
12x 24 Oil on Canvas panel

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Close-up of texture

Original (2009 version)

GIRL WITH RED RIBBON PORTRAIT

This is a a rather large portrait (large for me) of my niece. It's 30inches by 40 inches and has been painted on a Gallery Style Canvas. Not only was I thrilled with the likeness that I was able to capture in this portrait , but also with the dimensionality of the hole that she is standing in. It really looks and feels like a hole.

GIRL with RED RIBBON

30 x 40 Oil on Gallery Canvas

Commission

Face Close-up

LAKE LANDSCAPE ABSTRACT in ACRYLICS - SOLD

This is my second to last acrylic abstract. One more is waiting to be posted. I am so happy...Starting tomorrow, I will be going back to oils. YEAHHHHH! I have been battling some minor respiratory issues and my doc thought it would be wise to stop using oils for a short time to rule them out as the cause...I have a few commissions that I need to start tackling and some new great ideas on equine and cow paintings...I will be one busy, busy girl....

This painting is highly textured...It started as a horse abstract in very vibrant Autumn colors and ended up as a landscape with a rather sinister mood.... That is one thing that I like about the acrylics. If you don't like something the next day, just start over...

ATMOSPHERE
20 x 20 x 1.5 Acrylics on Gallery Wrap Canvas

SOLD

CLOSE_UP

ACRYLIC EQUINE ABSTRACT- DRESSAGE HORSE

In couple of weeks, NCDCTA is holding their yearly Dressage Championships in Williamston, NC. I will be there as a worker and also a Sponsor. This painting, which I absolutely LOVE, will be given out to the highest scoring Adult Amateur on Saturday! This painting is framed in a gorgeous black floater frame and will look great on a wall of that one lucky rider...

POTENTIAL
12 x 12 Acrylic On Canvas

Award for the Highest Scoring Adult Amateur at the NCDCTA Harvest Moon Dressage Show

ACRYLIC ABSTRACT - Black Cat

Sorry for being away for over a week. I took a few days off to visit my family in upstate New York. Had a great time seeing my parents, brother, sister and my cutest little nephew!

I have been working on a few abstract paintings and have several that I need to photograph and post on the blog. My camera, however, has not been feeling up to producing decent images for me. Even with the photo cube and good lighting, I have been getting less than stellar photos. Maybe for Christmas I will look at splurging on a Digital SLR camera - something like Nikon D40...

Here is a non-representational little abstract that I had a bit of fun with. Notice the kitty in the upper right hand corner?

WINDOW
11 x 14 Acrylics on Canvas

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CAT

KITTY PAW

What a cutie! - He is 8 months old and ALWAYS smiling...

ARTIST'S FLAIR - THE LOOK

My hubby is one of my biggest supporters and also the biggest critic. At the art festifall, after the booth was nicely setup and all paintings hung, he proceeded to tell me that I don't LOOK LIKE AN ARTIST (whatever that means...) According to him, I lack FLAIR! I guess my plain dress of jeans and t-shirt did not match my contemporary and colorful ART. To remedy the situation , he put his black coat on me, gave me his black hat and found a fluffy scarf in my car. I must say that the outfit did give me a boost of confidence...Weird...I guess an outfit does matter...

My look after hubby was done with me...

I have been feeling a bit under the weather lately and decided to take a short break from the world of paints. While sitting on the couch the other night, I knitted this funky little scarf with a touch of BLING. I think this one would be a bit much for me...But who knows, with a nice and simple black top it might add just the right amount of FLAIR!

I must say...This creation was much harder to photograph than any of my paintings...

FIRST FRIDAY UPDATE - COW PAINTING SOLD

Last night I worked at the Local Color Gallery in Raleigh during their First Friday Showing. The weather was great and people came out in masses. Talked to many art-lovers and many very, very interesting people.

One of the highlights of the nights was my 12x24 cow painting...It was cool to watch people as their stopped dead on their tracks in front of the big snout! I had no idea that there were that many cow connoisseurs in the world. The painting ended up being sold in the first 45 min of the reception and I am happy to report that it went to a cow-loving home!

FIRST FRIDAY RECEPTION

What a Stunner - SOLD

ACRYLIC ABSTRACT

WOW...What a weekend...

Saturday I helped with the setup of the dressage arena for the Equestrian Special Olympics. I met so many wonderful volunteers and also competitors...It was a pleasure to help out at this phenomenal event...Will be there again next year...

Sunday was my first outing at an Art Festival. The weather was perfect...People were great...Definitely worth the time and energy that went into the prep, setup and take-down...Hope to be back next year...

This abstract was finished before the weekend, but I just had no time to post it here. This is a "brother" to the abstract in my last post. Slightly different color scheme, but same approach.

TARGETED
16x20 Acrylic on Canvas

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Close-up showing the paw

In front of my booth.