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About the Artist

Troy Elizabeth Ohlson


Sussex Fine Artist and Designer-Maker with 20+ years of exhibiting experience and collectors worldwide

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   Colour     Atmosphere   Expression

Troy lives in the lovely seaside city of Brighton on the south coast of the UK

Sunshine and bird song pour in from the garden as she works in her little glass roofed studio

     As both a Painter and a Printmaker, I blur the boundaries between the two, mixing media within each image.

     Enjoying the process of creation by experimenting - knowing and breaking the rules - keeps my work fresh and exciting.


     I add collage, watercolour, acrylic, and gilding to my Paintings, Etchings, Collagraphs and Fine Art Giclèe prints. The influence of each medium plays an important part in determining the character of the final piece.


     My landscapes and skies are inspired by walks with Boris our lovely woofy dog from the RSPCA.


     Splashes of richly pigmented paint, bold sgraffito, layers of textural collage, sculplural impasto, gossamer glazes and evocative touches of delicate detail combine to capture the atmosphere, essence and timeless beauty of each place.


     My wildlife and animal paintings and etchings are rich in character and expression, their personalities come alive, touching your heart as they make you smile.


     By contrasting bold expressive brush strokes with intricate detail I bring the animals to life and create the atmosphere of their worlds.


     All my life I've lived by the sea around the world: on the beautiful Caribbean island of Jamaica, on the Gold Coast of West Africa, beside the crystal clear waters of the Bahamas and on the New England Coast in the US, before raising my family near Brighton's famous pebble beach.


     I paint beautiful atmospheric seascapes, dramatic skies and gorgeous golden beaches. Touches of gold and sparkling mica flakes create movement and light. Echoes and flavours of time spent living on the Gold Coast of West Africa and in the Caribbean enrich my work.


     My work has been featured in Sussex Life, Brighton Journal, Arty Magazine, Brighton & Hove Life and many others.


     I contrast my traditional printmaking (using hand printing techniques used by artists for centuries) with cutting edge digital techniques. My Fine Art Giclèe Prints are created using the latest digital art technology.


     My expertise on Fine Art Giclèe printing is well recognized - I am the contributing author on the process of Giclèe Printing in the highly acclaimed printmaking encyclopedia 'Traditional and Contemporary Printmaking Techniques'.


     In 2009 I illustrated a book written by a collector of my work which has been published to worldwide acclaim.


     My recent collage and mixed media work focuses on expression and texture.


     My new Fine Art Giclèe Prints are of extremely high quality.


     I print each of my new A2 collection in my Brighton studio using a professional gallery quality printer with the finest pigment based lightfast inks on Somerset Velvet fine art paper by St Cuthbert's Mill.



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Past Shows include:
 
 
Affordable Art Fair
London


Towner

Eastbourne


Chalk Gallery

Lewes
Founder Member


Untitled Artists Fair

Kings Road    Chelsea   London


Brighton Festival Fringe
Steering Committee - Founder Member


Artwave

Lewes    Seaford    Falmer


Old Spitalfields

London


Brighton Fishing Quarter Gallery

Kings Road    The Seafront Arches


Hop Gallery

Lewes


Chiddingly Festival of the Arts

The Crypt Gallery
Seaford


Brighton Craft Fair

The Lanes   Brighton

The Grange Gallery
Rottingdean

The Maker's Fair

Artists & Illustrators Exhibition
London

Artists Open Houses Festival
Brighton   Lewes   Rottingdean   Kemptown


Brighton Art Fair

Brighton Dome Corn Exchange







Memorable Moments:


BA (Hons) 2:1

Brighton University

Faculty of Art & Design Grand Parade



Brighton Festival Fringe
Steering Committee

Founder Member

 


Wildscape

Wildlife Artist of the Year
Professional Category Prize Winner

 2004



Elected Representative

of all

Brighton Artists Open Houses

2002 - 2004

 


Sussex Life

magazine
Artist of the Month

Feb 2007
           


The Trojan House

" Wonderful "

Artists Open House and Studio

Resident Artist and Curator

established 2001



Founder Member

of  Chalk Gallery



Selected Exhibitor

at the
     
Birmingham Society of Artists Show

July 2005

 


Arts Council England

Funding for Professional Development
Sept 2004



Founder

of Dyke Road Arts
Artists Open Houses

Co-ordinator & Chair

2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

 


Prestonville Trail Co-ordinator & Chair

Artists Open Houses
2003, 2004, 2007, 2008 & 2009



Exhibited at

Artists & Illustrators Exhibition
London Institute of Design

2004



Selected to show at the
   
Affordable Art Fair

Battersea Park London

8 years in a row



Brighton Journal

Featured Artist

2021



Gemini Print

AOH Artist of the Year

Short List Finalist
May Artists Open Houses Festival

2022





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Troy is happy to accept Commissions and Special Projects

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All my designs, drawings, jewellery, copper sculpture, paintings, prints, photographs and artwork are copyrighted © Troy Ohlson All Rights Reserved

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