Labyrinth

This piece started as a small pencil sketch in my notebook. Scaling it up was a challenge because the small, gray pencil lines lacked the je-ne-sais-quoi that had inspired me in the small sketch. When larger, it needed more elements to make it happen. I added color, more white lines, and more black lines. My working title for this was "Colorful Sticks."

One can "walk" completely around the colorful bars by following the inner pathway. It would make a pretty neat walking labyrinth for meditation.  

Details

• Paper Size: 17 x 25 inches
• Image Size: 14.5 x 22.125 inches
• Margins: about 1.5 inches
• Paper: 100% cotton rag paper. Natural, off-white color with no optical brighteners. The paper's warmth, weight, and subtle texture add nuanced quality.
• Edition of 5 prints. Prints are numbered in lower left and signed "Olson" in lower right.
• 2022