Greg Olsen

Greg Olsen Biography:
As a child, Greg Olsen often relied on his imagination for entertainment - as an adult, his imagination entertains us with art, prints and posters that depict the best and brightest memories of childhood. Born in 1958, Olsen was raised in a farming community in rural Idaho. His parents, artists themselves, recognized and encouraged his early love of drawing. Later, the devoted tutelage of a high school teacher cemented his affinity and enhanced his technical ability. After studying illustration at Utah State University, he was hired as an in-house illustrator in Salt Lake City, working on anything from murals and dioramas to simple paste-up. Two years later, he followed a friend's advice and began painting full time. Sales from his first show only just covered the cost of refreshments and invitations, but yielded the first of many commissions that were to come.  >>click here for more