Marion Olsen
Art specialisms: Illustration ,Painting

Biography:
Art was put on the back burner until a severe bout of glandular fever interrupted my singing career for nearly two years from 1996. Unable to do anything else I started drawing and painting. Flowers, other plants and fungi were always an inspiration. I arranged a solo exhibition at the end of 1996 and sold almost all the 69 paintings. Encouraged, I bought more paints, bigger brushes and sheets of paper, and went on to arrange an exhibition with 3 other artists a year later. I have paintings in Spain, New Zealand, Penang, France, and the UK. In 2002 I completed a one year Diploma Course in Botanical Design at the English Gardening School at the Chelsea Physic Garden, graduating with Distinction. In 2016 I began a Diploma in Botanical Art and Illustration at The Chelsea School of Botanical Art, at The Chelsea Physic Garden, graduating with Merit in 2019. Much of my work is Botanical or inspired by botanical subjects, although I flirt with abstract work and Linocut Printing.
Contact details:
mariondesigns@yahoo.co.uk