Olga Paints

Hi there!

I am Olga and I am an artist living in Paris, France. My paintings come from the fantastical worlds living inside my head: whether it is a parallel universe where the sapient life descended from dinosaurs rather than apes, or a land inhabited by mischievous lemurs, each artwork's characters come with their own story to tell.

“The fascination with storytelling has fueled everything I’ve done”

When I was a little kid, my family lived at a remote military base surrounded by woods on one side and the ocean on the other. My best childhood friends were books, which our home was always filled with. The characters who lived between the pages were as real to me as anyone I knew! Every time when the lights were off for the night, I would either fill in the gaps in what I read during the day, or imagine the ensuing adventures. It was around the same time that I got into art: I would draw the characters from my stories, cut them out with scissors, and move them around the landscapes and maps that I would create as well. This fascination with storytelling has fueled everything I’ve done since.

“Most stories have multiple layers to them”

My art style can be broadly described as magical realism. Visually, I am often inspired by the illustrations in children’s books that got me into painting in the first place: this tends to translate into the use of bright, cheerful colors, and a certain art naïf aspect to my work.

At first glance, many of my paintings are aimed at kids, whether it is your “inner child”, or an actual one. But be warned: most stories have multiple layers to them, and some will only reveal themselves to an adult ;-)

Learn the stories behind Olga’s paintings:

 
 
 
 

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