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New Works by Lil Olive, 2020-21

The ancient Roman philosopher Seneca wrote, “nothing is ours except time.” I share my own slipstream of time on my Missouri farm in this work. I have forever been awestruck by the indelible life force and beauty of the natural world. Whether I am looking at a sparkling reflection on the water’s surface, the veins of a translucent leaf in the sunlight, or the limbs of trees responding to the wind like dancers on the horizon. It is the sublimation of those threshold moments that I bring back to my studio. The language I find in nature fuses with my own language to convey feeling and suggest thought. This focus highlights the mysticism, value and sanctity of the now threatened natural world. I link this awareness to becoming better stewards of the earth, and the realization that we are undeniably and inextricably connected. While there is a quiet and beautiful calm in the paintings, there also is a thread of the uncertain. The paintings mirror nature, as both are like a temple. A place to enter, to feel, to contemplate. Lil Olive is currently an MFA candidate in painting at Savannah College of Art and Design. She has participated in three solo shows at Obelisk Gallery in 2017, 2019 and 2021. Olive has also exhibited in two nationally juried shows. Ecoconsciousness, 2020, juror Eleanor Heartney, an online catalogue and billboard show, and Inspiration, a group show at Webster University in St. Louis, Mo. in 2018.

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  1. Rediscovering America/The Six Grandfathers by Lil Olive, Image 1.

    Lil Olive

    Rediscovering America/The Six Grandfathers, 2020-2021

    Acrylic and oil on canvas

    50 x 52 in (127.0 x 132.08 cm)

  2. Rediscovering America/The Oxbow by Lil Olive, Image 1.

    Lil Olive

    Rediscovering America/The Oxbow, 2020-2021

    Acrylic and oil on canvas

    48 x 60 in (121.92 x 152.4 cm)

  3. Sun by Lil Olive, Image 1.

    Lil Olive

    Sun, 2020-2021

    Oil on canvas

    40 x 30 in (101.6 x 76.2 cm)

  4. January Spring by Lil Olive, Image 1.

    Lil Olive

    January Spring, 2020-2021

    Acrylic and oil on canvas

    49 x 37 in (framed) (124.46 x 93.98 cm)

  5. Mountain Cloud by Lil Olive, Image 1.

    Lil Olive

    Mountain Cloud, 2020-2021

    Acrylic and oil on canvas

    37 x 37 in (framed) (93.98 x 93.98 cm)

  6. Guardians of the Garden by Lil Olive, Image 1.

    Lil Olive

    Guardians of the Garden, 2020-2021

    Charcoal on paper

    32.5 x 24.75 in (framed) (82.55 x 62.87 cm)

  7. Fall by Lil Olive, Image 1.

    Lil Olive

    Fall, 2020-2021

    Oil on canvas

    48 x 36 in (121.92 x 91.44 cm)

  8. Cherry Tree by Lil Olive, Image 1.

    Lil Olive

    Cherry Tree, 2020-2021

    Oil on canvas

    41 x 31 in (framed) (104.14 x 78.74 cm)

  9. Water by Lil Olive, Image 1.

    Lil Olive

    Water, 2020-2021

    Acrylic and oil on canvas

    68 x 72 in (172.72 x 182.88 cm)

  10. Sumac by Lil Olive, Image 1.

    Lil Olive

    Sumac, 2020-2021

    Acrylic and oil on canvas

    42 x 46 in (106.68 x 116.84 cm)

  11. Winter Garden Coneflower by Lil Olive, Image 1.

    Lil Olive

    Winter Garden Coneflower, 2020-2021

    Charcoal on paper

    30 x 22 in (76.2 x 55.88 cm)

  12. Nest by Lil Olive, Image 1.

    Lil Olive

    Nest, 2020-2021

    Charcoal on paper

    30 x 22 in (76.2 x 55.88 cm)

  13. Forest by Lil Olive, Image 1.

    Lil Olive

    Forest, 2020-2021

    Acrylic and oil on canvas

    54 x 48 in (137.16 x 121.92 cm)

  14. Magnolia Cloud by Lil Olive, Image 1.

    Lil Olive

    Magnolia Cloud, 2020-2021

    Acrylic and oil on canvas

    48 x 48 in (121.92 x 121.92 cm)

  15. Reflection by Lil Olive, Image 1.

    Lil Olive

    Reflection, 2020-2021

    Oil on canvas

    60 x 48 in (152.4 x 121.92 cm)

  16. Lilies by Lil Olive, Image 1.

    Lil Olive

    Lilies, 2020-2021

    Acrylic and oil on canvas

    30 x 40 in (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

  17. Red Winged Blackbird by Lil Olive, Image 1.

    Lil Olive

    Red Winged Blackbird, 2020-2021

    Acrylic and oil on canvas

    48 x 48 in (121.92 x 121.92 cm)

  18. Jupiter and Saturn by Lil Olive, Image 1.

    Lil Olive

    Jupiter and Saturn, 2020-2021

    Oil on canvas

    48 x 30 in (121.92 x 76.2 cm)