{"id":12968,"date":"2021-02-25T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/?p=12968"},"modified":"2024-08-20T11:51:49","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T16:51:49","slug":"5-questions-with-olena-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/5-questions-with-olena-art\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Questions With OLena Art"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>iCanvas artist Lena Owens paints and photographs vivid landscapes and American wildlife. Born in Moscow, the now Colorado-based impressionist and photographer has gained international recognition as OLena Art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspired by her father, a still life and nature painter, Lena has a passion for recreating her dreams in paintings and capturing her travels through a camera lens. She enjoys mixing mediums, and developed a palette knife technique to add the unique texture seen in her work. Beyond technique, Lena views the process of creation as a path to well-being. \u201cIt is an enormously positive and sensible approach towards one&#8217;s own sanity and inner peace.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re proud to offer Lena\u2019s work on iCanvas, and wanted to take a minute to introduce you to the human behind the art.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1380\" height=\"933\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/705616_524133604312029_781792336_o-1380x933.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12969\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/705616_524133604312029_781792336_o-1380x933.jpg 1380w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/705616_524133604312029_781792336_o-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/705616_524133604312029_781792336_o-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/705616_524133604312029_781792336_o-1536x1039.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/705616_524133604312029_781792336_o.jpg 1550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1380px) 100vw, 1380px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to get a taste of what inspires her work, the style of music she creates to, and other artists she appreciates. You might be surprised to learn what you have in common!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/border-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13030\" width=\"171\" height=\"28\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/border-4.png 512w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/border-4-300x49.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who are 5 of your current favorite artists, living or dead?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Claude Monet, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vangoghmuseum.nl\/en\/art-and-stories\/art\/vincent-van-gogh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vincent van Gogh<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/afremov.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Leonid Afremov<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jackson-pollock.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jackson Pollock<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fridakahlo.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Frida Kahlo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-5 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"429\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/claude-monet-the-water-lily-pond-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12980\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/claude-monet-the-water-lily-pond-1.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=12980\" class=\"wp-image-12980\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/claude-monet-the-water-lily-pond-1.jpg 429w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/claude-monet-the-water-lily-pond-1-215x300.jpg 215w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>&#8220;The Water Lily Pond&#8221; by Claude Monet<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/vincent-van-gogh-irises.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12979\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/vincent-van-gogh-irises.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=12979\" class=\"wp-image-12979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/vincent-van-gogh-irises.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/vincent-van-gogh-irises-237x300.jpg 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>&#8220;Irises&#8221; by Vincent Van Gogh<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"671\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/leonid-afremov-bicycle-in-amsterdam.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12978\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/leonid-afremov-bicycle-in-amsterdam.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=12978\" class=\"wp-image-12978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/leonid-afremov-bicycle-in-amsterdam.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/leonid-afremov-bicycle-in-amsterdam-255x300.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>&#8220;Bicycle In Amsterdam&#8221; by Leonid Afremov<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/jackson-pollock-going-west.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12977\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/jackson-pollock-going-west.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=12977\" class=\"wp-image-12977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/jackson-pollock-going-west.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/jackson-pollock-going-west-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/jackson-pollock-going-west-768x551.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>&#8220;Going West&#8221; by Jackson Pollock<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1188\" src=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/frida-kahloself-portrait-with-a-monkey.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"12976\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/frida-kahloself-portrait-with-a-monkey.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=12976\" class=\"wp-image-12976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/frida-kahloself-portrait-with-a-monkey.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/frida-kahloself-portrait-with-a-monkey-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/frida-kahloself-portrait-with-a-monkey-768x1014.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\"><em>&#8220;Self Portrait With A Monkey&#8221;<\/em> <em>by Frida Kahlo<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What band or musician would you listen to while creating your art?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeatles.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Beatles<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/biography\/Wolfgang-Amadeus-Mozart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>If you could master any other form of creative expression, what would it be?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is one person, one place, and one object that inspires you?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/jkrishnamurti.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jiddu Krishnamurti<\/a>, Colorado, Computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What is something about you that others may be surprised to learn?<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>My desire for self-improvement<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out some of OLena Art\u2019s creations below, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.icanvas.com\/canvas-art-prints\/artist\/olena-art\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here<\/a> to view their full iCanvas collection.<\/p>\n\n\n<div  id=\"jtg-12955\" class=\"modula modula-gallery modula-custom-grid\" 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