Einstein

I Love drawing people with distinct features. "Different" is always more interesting to study and sketch. This is Albert Einstein with a Black Ballpoint pen.

Betty Page

This is a pen and ink drawing of Betty Page. Ball point pen and heavy weight paper. She is one of my favorite people to paint and draw.


Untitled from Jonathan Olson on Vimeo.

Spraypaint

One of the main reasons I made this blog is because I constantly have people asking about my art and where they can buy it, etc. These paintings are kind of how I have made my name. These are done purely with spraypaint on a 2 foot by three foot canvas. They are original pieces that I often sell . Most of these are portraits I have wanted to do, but a couple are also commisioned work. I have about twenty five different portraits so this is only a few.

Marilyn Monroe copyright 2008

Elvis Presley copyright 2008

Madonna copyright 2008

Betty Page copyright 2008

Marv- Sin City

Edward Scissorhands copyright 2008

Airbrush

I decided to take an airbrush class a few semesters ago and I absolutely love it. Anyone who is trying to learn how to draw should pick up an airbrush. There are so many things that I have improved upon in my drawing technique because of my recent use of the airbrush. I plan on spending alot more time on it in the future. Here are my first portraits I have played with.

Clown

Salvador Dali

Abraham Lincoln

I did this painting for my grandpa Calvin. He loved John Wayne. I was never able to give this painting to him.

The Shining

Zombie

Eye Study

Art Show

Thank you to everyone that supported me at my art show last year. I got a very good turn out out. I got to talk to over three hundred people about my art I had been working on for the last few months. Im planning on doing another one this summer. Here are some pictures from the show.

My beautiful wife

A few pieces from the show. Marilyn Monroe, " The Shining", Elvis, Madonna (back to back), Big Black, Audrey Hepburn, John Wayne.

This is a simple piece I did with India ink and watercolors. I wanted to portray the primary colors in an interesting way.