‘My work always celebrates the vitality and colour of what’s in front of me, whether it’s a person reading or a plate of lemons.
I am charmed by how paint behaves when left to its own devices—how it flows, pools, and drips across the canvas. I invite a sense of living growth into each piece by leaving the painting somewhere between figurative and abstract. I have a large studio which allows me to move around and paint with unbridled energy so that the viewer can feel that the painting is spilling off the canvas (and they’re not wrong!).’
As well as painting, Olivia grew up with a love for nature, which led to her spending her early adult years in Texas on a cattle and horse ranch. She then went on to start tattooing, which she has done for the last 13 years, having won awards in London and Brighton for her bold and dynamic tattoo artistry. (@olivetats - Instagram)