Visit
An Exhibition
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Sculpture Hall:
View a
selection of plaster cast and clay sculpture by the artist.
Fun Stuff!
Have a smile. Take a look at a cartoon or an
illustrated children's counting book that uses state-of -the art 3D
composition and character sculpting.
Print Gallery:
Experience the brilliant colours and
fine detail of prints that combine a multitude of natural
media and skillful digital painting!
Paintings:
Water colour and acrylic paintings
by Andrew Neil Olscher
Photography:
Visit PhotoArt
By Andrew Neil Olscher - a wonderful site to view Andrew's
photographs, purchase prints or gallery quality photo greeting cards.
Drawing on a rich, multi-cultural heritage and multi-disciplined artistic experiences, Andrew began painting as an experiment in expression of "simple notions of beauty". "I had no intention of making any social, or political statement, " he explains. Ironically that changed when he was invited to exhibit his work some years ago in Barbados at the "Village of Hope", in association with a United Nations Global Conference that dealt with environmental issues.
"Showing my work as a symbol of ‘environmental hope’ really changed the way I look at what I do.
I used to think of my paintings as being basically abstract. The landscapes and more impressionistic floral images that I used in many of them, provided a "handle" for the viewer who preferred a starting point from which to begin exploring the colours and textures. That hasn’t totally changed. But now being on the verge of abstraction seems appropriate as the beauty of our environment unfortunately becomes less of a reality. I am now a little more careful with my work in attempting to create a universality and familiarity for the viewer. I find it interesting when three different people find the same piece of work a reminder of the marsh they used to live near, western American plains they grew up on, or perhaps an exploratory jungle walk they took while on holiday on a Caribbean island. I hope my work will be a reflection of how things used to be in so many more places around the
world -- and a reminder of
what they should be."
Andrew has been involved with the arts all his life. In the past he has
worked as a professional musician and actor. He holds a Bachelor of Music
degree from Queen’s University and was a scholarship winner to the Banff
School of Fine Arts, where he studied with the Canadian Brass.
In 1996, 1997,1998 and 1999 he performed as guest conductor with one of
central Ontario’s foremost chamber ensembles, the Apollo Chamber
Orchestra.
As a writer his commentaries and articles have been published by a number
of local and major, daily newspapers, including The Toronto Star and
The Globe and Mail. One of his articles is included in an anthology, along
with works by well known writers such as Robertson Davies and
Michael Ondaatje. The
anthology, entitled Insights: Choices, was published by Harcourt
Brace Canada. He currently has a novel and children’s book, that he
wrote and illustrated, being considered by publishing houses for
publication.
To round out his artistic skill set, Andrew recently earned his first
degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.
"There is no doubt in my mind that working in one artistic medium
reflects heavily on the others. As a self-taught visual artist I am very
aware of the effect that my classical training has had on my work. There
is a very obvious connection between how I perform as a visual and martial
artist, writer, musician and actor. I could not be one without being the
other," Andrew
concludes.
All artwork copyright, ©2003, Andrew Neil Olscher,
world-wide rights reserved.
Please contact Andrew for more details:
Email - artpro@sympatico.ca
Telephone – 705 652 0087
Write – RR2 Lakefield, Ontario, Canada K0L 2H0
On-Line Art Gallery:
On-Line Photography Gallery: http:// www.anipix.com/photoart.htm