Saint With No Kingdom — Original Oil & Acrylic Portrait

May 28, 2026

16×20 original oil and acrylic portrait painting on panel by contemporary artist Jody Scott Olson. Part of an evolving figurative collection exploring identity, symbolism, and emotional presence, Saint With No Kingdom moves between portraiture and abstraction through layered pours, atmospheric texture, and heavily worked surface detail. Crimson, ash, cream, ochre, and black create a ceremonial atmosphere that shifts dramatically with changing light. The figure remains intentionally ambiguous—part saint, witness, heir, and apparition.

Presented in a gold floater frame selected to reinforce the painting’s warmth, tension, and contemporary gallery presence. One of one original artwork. Signed by the artist. Ready to hang.

KEYWORDS16x20 original oil and acrylic portrait painting on panel by contemporary artist Jody Scott Olson. Part of an evolving figurative collection exploring identity, symbolism, and emotional presence, Saint With No Kingdom moves between portraiture and abstraction through layered pours, atmospheric texture, and heavily worked surface detail. Crimson, ash, cream, ochre, and black create a ceremonial atmosphere that shifts dramatically with changing light. The figure remains intentionally ambiguous—part saint, witness, heir, and apparition.

Presented in a gold floater frame selected to reinforce the painting’s warmth, tension, and contemporary gallery presence. One of one original artwork. Signed by the artist. Ready to hang.

KEYWORDS: contemporary portrait painting, original figurative art, expressive portraiture, symbolic portrait, painterly portrait, atmospheric artwork, psychological portrait, contemporary oil painting, modern figurative art, abstract figurative painting, dark romantic artwork, gallery artwork, Jody Scott Olson art

Where I’ve Been

May 28, 2026

This website has largely been quiet for several years. After a serious automobile accident, painting became nearly impossible and much of my attention shifted toward recovery & rehab which took far longer than I ever imaged. While painting never disappeared entirely, it took a back seat for a time and my art studio required modifications.

I’m pleased to be working in the studio again and will be adding new paintings as they are completed.

— Jody Scott Olson

…also Sunday Before Breakfast

March 8, 2021

This is the second painting named Sunday Before Breakfast. I didn’t remember using the title earlier but Sunday is the only day where there is no mail so I love Sunday morning. Because I run a small business from my home every morning I ship packages, Sunday is the exception. Online business runs primarily on the Poshmark app and includes my available artwork. http://www.poshfashionmews.com, to shop my artwork click the category on the left of my main page titled “Home” .

The painting in this post is both oil and acrylic paint on gallery stretched canvas 24×48. Its beautiful from a distance but also exquisitely beautiful in its detail up close.

Good Dog Painting as Branding

February 10, 2019

I just ordered branded poly mailers for my Poshmark closet and incorporated artwork from my recently sold painting titled “Good Dog”. Can’t wait for them to arrive! I told in an earlier post of ordering branded shipping tape which also incorporated one of my paintings. I love the finished product and use the branded shipping tape whenever I can! I hope the mailers are just as fabulous!shipping artwork

2017

January 7, 2018

With the close of 2017, I have to admit that the year for me was a mixed bag. While I could dwell for hours on all that went awry, like my fragrance allergies and my skin cancer diagnosis,  I will instead focus on what an amazing year 2017 was for me as an artist!

By the close of 2017 I estimate that I sold over 25 paintings during the year, one of which was sold to a private collector in Australia.  My debut in the land down under. We will see what 2018 brings, whatever that is, I’ll just keep swimming.IMG_7301

More Spills SOLD

November 5, 2017

 

I’ve been working on a coupled of very, very large oil paintings over the last several months. While these works have been in process I’ve created a series of abstract paintings in acrylic. The resulting work always lends itself to beautiful prints and textiles.

Originals may be purchased directly or through Vango.
Textiles and prints are available though our “Spills” collection on Fine Art America.

Playing with Images

June 24, 2017

 

Since I returned home from Duluth I’ve spent a considerable amount of time editing the photos I brought back with me. I took pictures of somewhat odd object that I felt drawn to and I’m glad I did. I love them as tonal framed artwork but they also look amazing  when converted to fabric on throw pillows. The physical objects are almost indistinguishable among the more pronounced shapes and lines. The very antique settings in the photographs are transformed to images that appear very modern.

 

 

Lighthouse Beacon Photos

June 24, 2017

While visiting Split Rock Lighthouse I took several photos of the lighthouse beacon which was rotating in the upper most area of the tower. The beacon was casting a transparent shade of phthalo green and I thought it was beautiful. I finished editing 2 of the photos and paired them together as artwork in a bedroom. I’m totally smitten..ohmyprints-24062017-165435

Re-Homed Artwork

April 16, 2017

I received a call mid-march from Heidi Schneider owner of La Petite Boutique, a downtown St. Cloud shop located in the Regency Plaza building.   She invited me to display during the March 24th St. Cloud Art Crawl and I gladly accepted!

The Regency Plaza building is located directly across the street from the Paramount Theater and La Petite’s storefront faces an art gallery across the corridor. The location was fantastic and allowed me to set up a larger display. The store owner was a thoughtful, fantastic host who even purchased one of my paintings! It was the first time I was able to actually display a grouping of paintings rather than a few here and there. During the event I sold 6 paintings and in the days that followed 2 more paintings sold to customers who picked up my business card.

It was fun to answer questions and discuss my work with art lovers but with any successful event it also meant that I parted with some paintings that I treasured. The benefit of making the sales in person rather than online was knowing that the new owners of my artwork, treasured my  paintings as much as I did.

Below are photos from the March 24th Art Crawl and also a photo of the painting Chalk Cat displayed with its new owner.

Man in the Moon

April 10, 2017

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I started this painting ages ago but was never happy with it. I picked it back up a couple days ago and finally finished it. My grandchildren would be thrilled with the amount of finger painting that went into the final edits. Its title is Man in the Moon because in creating the moon I accidentally ended up with a face…which I decided to keep.

 

This work was made possible by a grant from the Five Wings Art Council with funds from the McKnight Foundation.

*SOLD* Petite Pear Paintings

April 6, 2017

petite-pear-i-jody-scott-olsonLast year I tried painting on these small 4×4 canvas, most didn’t turn out and I ended up scraping the paint off. While at home on my “staycation” yesterday during a closet cleaning stint I found a box with the scraped canvas’. When I finished reassembling the closet I sat down to try it again a full year later. Loved every minute.

SOLD Insomnia Poppies

March 6, 2017

 

$95.00

Medium: Mixed Media

Subject Tags: nature-inspired, textured, mixed media art, abstract flowers, abstract expressionism

Media: acrylic, collage on canvas

Size: 10″W x 20″H x 0.5″D

Ready to Hang

When I can’t sleep things get weird. Titled Insomnia Poppies. Mixed media. Acrylic and paper on canvas. Finished edges, ready to hang. Varnished with high gloss. Signed, comes with certificate of authenticity.

Matching throw pillows also available

Joyful Noise *SOLD*

March 6, 2017

Medium: Painting

Subject Tags: vibrant colors, colorful painting, colorful abstract, abstract expressionism, abstract painting, abstract art

Media: acrylic on canvas

Size: 36″W x 12″H x 1″D

Ready to Hang

Fun, vibrant and joyful acrylic painting. 12×36 ready to hang. Protected with high gloss varnish. Comes with certificate of authenticity.

The original of the painting is sold, canvas reprints, framed reprints and pillows are available. Contact seller for details.

SOLD- Royalton Grain Elevator

January 16, 2017

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I love old abandoned buildings. This one is in Royalton, Minnesota, a city I lived in for 7 years. After I started painting I photographed it knowing one day I would use it as the subject but I was stumped as to its execution. I didn’t want to do a traditional landscape. I decided to play with the scale of the building contrasted by the scale of the canvas to make it feel modern.

This painting is 36x12x 1, gallery canvas. The work has been protected with high gloss varnish. Edges are finished and hardware is installed for easy use. All paintings come with a certificate of authenticity.

SOLD Woman in Green

January 8, 2017

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Original oil painting 12 x16 on canvas $300.00.  Vibrant portrait of a woman emerging from behind a bright curtain wearing green. Like many of my paintings there is a vintage quality to this work. Edges are finished, the painting has been protected with high gloss varnish. It is signed, has hardware installed for immediate use and comes with a certificate of authenticity.