Category Archives: Artists and their art

Marla’s website is continually being updated with new work. It now includes a video of her painting an entire piece from start to finish. There is a short excerpt of this video, Making of Ocean, on the site and it … Continue reading →

Jeannete Caruth embodies a refreshing and inspirational approach to creating breathtaking paintings. She paints what people ask for! In seven years, this self-taught artist has gone from painting postcards for friends to a major exhibition at the Virginia General Assembly … Continue reading →

I spent a delighted half hour exploring Marla Olmstead’s brand new website. It is an incredibly well-done presentation of Marla as a personality and as a painting phenomenon.

Visible Motion has combined Flash animation, videos, sound, and pictures of Marla, her paintings, and her family into the most engaging and esthetic personal public relations website I have ever seen. From the music of Brudda Iz (Israel Kamakawiwo’ole) at the opening to the multiple treasures in the Photo Gallery and elsewhere, every moment spent on this site was entertaining.

Fans of Marla Olmstead will get a much closer view of this charming child artist and will see the reactions of people at her gallery showings. There are a few momentary snatches of Marla painting, which will not satisfy the naysayers, but I am willing to enjoy what I see and will wait expectantly for more footage.

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