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Sailing the high seas, original painting
Sailing the high seas, original painting
Original oil and acrylic painting on canvas, 50 x 70 cm (20 x 28 inches), ships ready to hang.
Artist’s signature on the back of the canvas, in addition to the signed certificate of authenticity.
Hi, I am Olga and I am an artist based in Paris, France. I create paintings based on stories and worlds that I come up with. Want to know what inspired this particular piece? Keep on reading!
The story behind this 2022 painting:
This painting is part of my Lemur series, which follows the adventures of a group of well-meaning, but mischievous lemurs. The lemurs are not delinquent per se, but they do not hesitate to take matters into their own little paws when faced with injustice.
"Sailing the high seas" was born out of a period in my life when several people close to me were facing various levels of harassment in the workplace. At the time, I had an idea for a painting depicting a lemur operating an airship (a sort of dirigible Nautilus shell, to be precise). I had the image in my head for awhile, but was not sure what the said lemur was up to. Then one night I was reminded of a kooky incident that happened a few years ago: on a former colleague's last day at work, someone set fire to the company's underground parking lot. No one, except for the empty company car, got injured, and the feat was jokingly attributed to the colleague whom we all knew left in a... shall we say, irregular manner.
The Lemur's story is that of fighting back: after months of harassment by the management and intimidation by the HR department, the Lemur has had enough. One evening, after everyone had gone home, the Lemur set the office building ablaze. She then commandeered the fire department's airship, putting her signature graffiti tag over the firefighters' sign, watched the loathed walls go up in flames, before letting go and setting sail for her new adventure.
Original oil and acrylic painting on canvas, 50 x 70 cm (20 x 28 inches), ships ready to hang.
Artist’s signature on the back of the canvas, in addition to the signed certificate of authenticity.
Hi, I am Olga and I am an artist based in Paris, France. I create paintings based on stories and worlds that I come up with. Want to know what inspired this particular piece? Keep on reading!
The story behind this 2022 painting:
This painting is part of my Lemur series, which follows the adventures of a group of well-meaning, but mischievous lemurs. The lemurs are not delinquent per se, but they do not hesitate to take matters into their own little paws when faced with injustice.
"Sailing the high seas" was born out of a period in my life when several people close to me were facing various levels of harassment in the workplace. At the time, I had an idea for a painting depicting a lemur operating an airship (a sort of dirigible Nautilus shell, to be precise). I had the image in my head for awhile, but was not sure what the said lemur was up to. Then one night I was reminded of a kooky incident that happened a few years ago: on a former colleague's last day at work, someone set fire to the company's underground parking lot. No one, except for the empty company car, got injured, and the feat was jokingly attributed to the colleague whom we all knew left in a... shall we say, irregular manner.
The Lemur's story is that of fighting back: after months of harassment by the management and intimidation by the HR department, the Lemur has had enough. One evening, after everyone had gone home, the Lemur set the office building ablaze. She then commandeered the fire department's airship, putting her signature graffiti tag over the firefighters' sign, watched the loathed walls go up in flames, before letting go and setting sail for her new adventure.
Shipping & Returns:
Shipping:
Ships from Paris, France within 3-5 business days.
Free worldwide shipping by DHL or UPS, depending on the destination country (use code OVER100 at checkout time). Any additional customs duties and/or import taxes that may be applied outside the EU are the responsibility of the buyer.
Returns:
If you are not completely in love with this piece upon delivery, we encourage you to contact us to arrange a return within 14 days of receipt. For orders placed outside the European Union, the original shipping and packaging costs, as well as any customs duties and/or import taxes incurred by us, will be subtracted from your return amount. Only shipments by the same carrier (DHL or UPS) will be accepted.
About the Artist
Olga is a painter who draws inspiration from the fantastical worlds living inside her head: whether it is a parallel universe where the sapient life descended from dinosaurs rather than apes, or a land inhabited by mischievous lemurs, each artwork's characters come with their own story to tell.
Olga lives and works in her home in Paris, France that she shares with two furry assistants, of feline and canine variety.
