RECENT PAINTINGS Solo Exhibition: Monument Sotheby's International Realty Ruxton Gallery and Office November 10, 2022 - January 6, 2023

This solo exhibition is a collection of oil paintings featuring water, sky, and land. All works were created in my studio on Hoopers Island. I work from my imagination only without refence material or initial sketches, as I prefer to allow the intuitive process and memories of places that stay with me to inspire works.

Paintings by MJ Oelke

Paintings by MJ Oelke
MEDIUMS: watercolor, oil, acrylic

My first forays into the art world was, like many others, using crayons and watercolor paint. When I discovered puppetry, the skills of painting and especially landscape painting, aided in enhancing my marionette shows with scene painting skills. Painting stuck with me as a lifetime endeavor. I especially like painting watercolor landscapes, and landscapes in general.

Climate Test

Climate Test is a site-specific public art installation created for Art Kiosk in Redwood City, CA to create a dialogue about climate change in the city. The concept for this piece was inspired by Redwood City’s ambigu­ous motto of “Climate Best by Government Test,” its history as a port for lumber, and the fact that the city is part of Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley is typically associat­ed with technology and innovation, but for me it represents the continuous consumption and mining of raw materials from the earth to drive it.
 

Climate Test

Climate Test is a site-specific public art installation created for Art Kiosk in Redwood City, CA to create a dialogue about climate change in the city. The concept for this piece was inspired by Redwood City’s ambigu­ous motto of “Climate Best by Government Test,” its history as a port for lumber, and the fact that the city is part of Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley is typically associat­ed with technology and innovation, but for me it represents the continuous consumption and mining of raw materials from the earth to drive it.
 

Climate Test

Climate Test is a site-specific public art installation created for Art Kiosk in Redwood City, CA to create a dialogue about climate change in the city. The concept for this piece was inspired by Redwood City’s ambigu­ous motto of “Climate Best by Government Test,” its history as a port for lumber, and the fact that the city is part of Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley is typically associat­ed with technology and innovation, but for me it represents the continuous consumption and mining of raw materials from the earth to drive it.
 
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