Annual Miniature Show

White Ibis
Oil on paper
3.5" x 5"

This year's annual Miniatures show opens on Saturday, November 29th at Kaewyn Gallery in Bothell. About 100 local artists exhibit up to 4 pieces in this group show where all work is 8x10" or smaller. I'll have the last 4 birds up from my "Scenes from the Second Story" show. They are the N. American Cardinal, White Ibis, Eastern Bluebird and Allen's Hummingbird.
Saturday, November 29 - End of January 2009
Kaewyn Gallery
10101 Main Street
Bothell, WA 98011
www.kaewyngallery.com

Artist Profile in the Bellingham Herald

Thanks Zoe Fraley from the Bellingham Herald for the write up!  To read the Q&A go to: www.bellinghamherald.com/lifestyle/story/535300.html

Chuckanut Brewery and Kitchen Show

"Eke"
16x16"
Oil on canvas
Sold

I will have about 30 selected pieces from my "Scenes From the Second Story" show hanging at the new Chuckanut Brewery and Kitchen in Bellingham, WA.
When: Saturday, September 6, 2008 - November, 2008
Where: Chuckanut Brewery and Kitchen
601 W. Holly St.
Bellingham, WA 98225

I Heart Baby Robots!

Portland was a blast! Thanks Damien and Bryon from Igloo for hosting the show. Gimme Baby Robots in Portland last night was amazing. A great turn-out, fricking sweet-a art, and an aura of anticipation and eagerness mixed in with beer and friendly bidding competition led to one of the most successful Baby Robots shows to date! Thanks to Chris Knight for letting us crash at his place and for putting up with my lane changing antics.

Old and new friends made appearances. Gems from the past Ruby Nichols and Angie Fujioka, and mystical magicians Ben Fee and Alex Mertz got in the mix. Honeybear drove down from Mt. Hood and bought himself original Baby Robots from Todd Lown, David Olsen and Gary Olsen! Way to support the cause!

Mostly, big thanks to my big bro, David Teng Olsen for pulling rabbits out of hats and building an art community that is inclusive, accessible, affordable and down right fun. Your are the Manzilla. Kassie is the woman, she killed it, in style of course!

Gimme Baby Robots 2008 in Portland

"He Chose Waffles"
5 1/2 x 5 1/2"
Watercolor and pen on paper
SOLD

Gimme Baby Robots is tomorrow night! Thursday, July 31st from 8-11pm at Igloo in Portland, OR. Be there or be square. Beer and art, who can ask for anything else?! This is the show where starting bids start at $1, all of the art is original, made by man, not by robots. Bidding starts at 8pm. I'm going to get me someBaby Robots!

Igloo:
325 NW 6th Ave. #102
Portland, OR 97209

Gimme Baby Robots 2008 in LA

Christina Olsen Burtner
"Life Rafts"
Watercolor and ink on paper
5 1/2 x 5 1/2"
SOLD

Gallery opening on June 28th, 2008 at Echo Curio in Los Angeles, CA

The Gimme Baby Robots show in LA was a big success! A bustling turnout and lots of happy patrons of art buying original, affordable little gems, aka "Baby Robots". The next show will be in Portland, OR on Thurday, July 31st from 8-11 pm at:
Igloo
325 NW 6th #102
Portland, Oregon 97209

Thanks for coming out!

Thank you everyone so much for coming out to my art opening and making it a big success! Thank you so much for the support, I really couldn't have done it without all of you. I'm so lucky. The wine was drank, the cheese was all but nearly gone, and the cream puffs lasted longer than I thought, but with 90 degree weather, I guess the strawberries looked more quenching. My grandma and aunts came down from Bellingham, and my dad was there with his artsy party hat on! Big thanks go out to Larry Sommers for helping haul my big paintings to Bothell. Who said mini vans don't get chicks? After the Bothell show, it may be another couple of years before my next show, but I already have some ideas, and will get painting for it soon! Click here to see more photos of the opening reception!