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Monday, December 7, 2009 at 12:42AM 
Artist and Vietnam veteran, Richard Olsen pouring over the images and words of war photographer Robert Capa. Capa once said, "If your pictures aren't good enough, you aren't close enough." There is so much truth to this statement, and it doesn't just apply to the placement of your feet.
richard olsen in People Monday, October 12, 2009 at 11:45PM 
Ole and I talked about the fact that a painting is done when it's done, and not before. You can't predict when it will be finished. In fact, I've wasted my fair share of paint because of this simple fact. You just know when it's done. It's like that for photography too, yet photography seems to demand more of my patience. An image will emerge when it's ready to be seen, and not before. I have less control. But I know it when I see it. I'm learning to be more patient – to find peace in the wait.
creativity, richard olsen in People Monday, September 28, 2009 at 12:00AM 
Before I left for Rwanda, Ole loaned his Robert Capa book to me. "You've gotta look at this," he said. "But don't try to be Capa. This will show you what's already been done. Don't try to do what he did, go do what only you can do." He told this to me, looking me right in the eyes and meaning it, because he knows how difficult it is to find your core... to trust it and to let the art just come out.
When I visited Ole's studio the other day, he pulled this canvas down from the wall to expose this painting on the back. "See this?" he asked. "When I got back from Vietnam, this is what came out. I didn't have to think about what to paint. After all that I had seen and experienced, this is just what came out." And that, my friends, is the secret to making art. True art comes from within. It's not about what sells. It's not about doing what you think people will like. It's not about following trends or imitating what you love about someone else's work. It's about releasing what can only be found within you.
artist, painter, richard olsen in People, Spaces Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 12:00AM 
At some point during one of our conversations, Ole and I talked about witnessing that tiny sliver of time between life and death and its lasting influence in our artistic pursuits. I'm realizing that the strong presence and absence of light creates great depth. Without these extremes, everything would be flat.
artist, richard olsen in People Friday, July 3, 2009 at 05:43PM 
Ole's been working on the "The Wall" numbered series of paintings for many years. It was initially inspired by a Polaroid image of a canvas stretcher shot in his studio (without much thought) by a peer UGA art professor and friend Art Rosenbaum. Ole taped the image to the wall for inspiration – something to paint – and a powerful body of work began to emerge.
As I'm slowly processing all that Ole and I discussed during our time together this past week – deep and wide topics ranging from visions of Vietnam to the intensity of Cadmium Red – what I remember most is the quiet. He said nothing as he painted on the wall. And I said nothing as I moved through his studio, attempting to preserve the energy contained within the space we shared... the magic made visible on the wall.
artist, richard olsen in People, Spaces