Artist: Greg Olsen
Title: Harbor Lighthouse (the Fairport Harbor Lighthouse built 1825 is credited with "lighting the way" for Joseph Smith, who established the Mormon Church in Kirtland.)
Edition Size: Open - Artist Signed
Medium: Giclee on Canvas
Image Dimensions:16" x 20"
About the Artist: Greg Olsen was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho and grew up in the nearby farming community of Iona. He is the oldest of five children. Greg was blessed with very supportive parents who always encouraged him and provided opportunities for him to pursue his passion of art. Greg remembers a time as a teenager when he had been hired to paint a large sign for a local grocery store. It was wintertime and too cold to paint in the garage so his parents let him set up a workshop in his bedroom. He promptly spilled two quarts of black and orange enamel paint all over his bedroom carpet. Amazingly, his parents still encouraged him in his artistic endeavors.
After high school Greg attended Utah State University where he studied art. While attending school he met his wife, Sydnie Cazier. They have six children and are enjoying their new role as grandparents. Greg likes being close to his family. He paints in his studio, 37 steps from the back door of their home.