Brit J Oie

Fertile Soil, Original Painting

2023

Artist Comments
This natural landscape echoes the spirit of the fall season through its lush tones of green, gold, and burnt umber. The painting serves as a celebration of nature's gifts and the deep connection among those who cultivate and depend on Mother Earth. It features a textured surface and subtle low-relief effects made with embossed papers and layered acrylic paint. The result is a tactile and visually rich composition that creates depth in the artwork.

About the Artist
Artist Brit J Oie grew up in a small rural town on the west coast of Norway where nature was her playground and creativity was a way of life. The men in her family were woodworkers and the women did knitting, sewing and weaving. Brit started her art career as a weaver in Norway. After marrying an American and moving to the United States, she went back to school for a degree in Fine Art. During her senior exhibition, Brit developed her mixed media technique using embossed papers and acrylic paint, which is a culmination of all the styles she has previously mastered. Today, she works in a light-filled studio in the River Arts District of Asheville, NC. Her work is held in numerous private collections in the U.S. and Norway as well as the University of North Carolina, Asheville. Outside of the studio, Brit enjoys hiking, gardening and soaking in outdoor hot springs, relaxing and taking in the river view.

Words that describe this painting: earth, collage, mountains, mountain, field, fields, harvest, hills, texture, landscape, modern , mixed media artwork, green

Fertile Soil
Brit J Oie
Acrylic paint and paper on stretched canvas
Painting wraps around edges
Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind

2023
18 in. h x 24 in. w x 1.5 in. d
2 lbs. 0 oz.