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GALLERY
Hood River Valley
Created on the premiere episode of "Galen's Workshop" Season 6! This image was painted with acrylics on a 12x16 inch canvas, drawn with oil pastel and black marker, and finished with a sealant. Hood River Valley is located in the state of Oregon and is one of Galen's favorite destination spots nearby his homestead.
Metamorphosis
For this artwork, Galen used various materials and old figurines to represent a stage of the "metamorphosis" process. There are 5 different stories and scenes happening at the same time from multiple angles. View close up images on my Instagram account @galenolson
Great Magma River
In an epic double creation round, Galen created this artwork inspired by flowing magma rivers. The intention was to mix the elegance of the landscape against a destructive force of nature. Materials used for this artwork consisted of acrylic paints, fluorescent paints, sequins, and air dry clay.
Western Wildfires
In the 2nd part of the double creation round, Galen created a horror piece inspired by the 2020 Oregon wildfires, using black ink marker, fluorescent paint, charcoal, and spray paint.
Riding The Waves
This artwork was inspired by the overlapping wave patterns of the ocean, practicing a technique of mixing together acrylics and laying the paint on top of the surface.
Waking Nature
For Galen's 6th project, he took inspiration from nature releasing itself from the constraints of our world, painted in black, white, and silver. You can see multiple images, scenes, and characters in silhouette throughout the piece. You can see details in any direction you turn this painting.
Lights In The Sky
In the 2nd double creation round of the season, Galen began the episode creating this artwork inspired by UAP sightings, which are more known and talked about more since the government released footage showing citizens that they do exist. One sighting in Utah was the inspiration for this piece. A reminder to keep your eyes to the skies. This artwork was created with air dry clay to build a textured landscape, then used fluorescent and acrylic paints to bring it to life.
The Devil's Tower
For the 2nd project of the double creation round, Galen wanted to paint the landscape featuring "The Devil's Tower" a real location in Wyoming, best known for its appearance in 'Close Encounter's of the Third Kind.' This project was an experimentation in texture, using air dry clay to bring this tower to life.
Possession
For Galen's 7th episode, he was inspired by the idea of nature taking back possession of a cabin in the woods, as the cabin spouts out tentacle-like roots and starts to transform. This artwork was made with air dry clay and painted with acrylic. The cabin was made for christmas decoration, and was re-painted for this composition.
Galen's Gecko
This artwork was created with air dry clay and multiple layers of acrylic and oil paint. Galen wanted to create his own textured Gecko in the form of a portrait. At the end of the episode, Galen only had one regret with this piece, which was the textured background. You can find this artwork with a black-colored background on Galen's Instagram account and on the products in Galen's shop!
Mind Space
In the 100th episode of the 'Workshop' series, Galen wanted to showcase his mixed media vision through inspiration from a dream he had previously to filming this episode. The composition showcases inside the mind of a robotic character from an alien world.
Crater Lake
This composition was painted after Galen visited Crater Lake, Oregon during the spring of 2022, using acrylic paints and adding textures such as foliage and miniature trees.
Passiflora
Galen wanted to tackle a challenging subject based in nature, so he chose Passiflora as his inspiration (also known as Passion Flowers). Galen initially ran into trouble halfway through production, and had to make the decision to go with shoe laces as a texture, even though it was a much thicker material than he originally wanted. However, Galen wanted to showcase how weird and "alien-like" this flower is visually, and in the end, the artwork came together.
Spider Vision
Based on a memory of being in his early 20s, being drunk and watching two spiders duel each other on his wall, Galen re-creates that scene in over-the-top fashion.
Cakes on a Train
Cakes with a thirst for human flesh....you wouldn't want to be caught in this speeding train from hell! This was the idea behind this composition, drawn with ink marker and painted with acrylic.
Time Travel
Inspired by a dream, Galen attempts to interpret the passage through time and space, as the mind sorts out what is real and what is not. Painted with acrylic and fluorescent paint.
Firefly Temple
Painted with acrylic, drawn with marker and pen, and overlaid with miniature sequins. Galen was not as happy with this piece after it was completed, which is why it was not mentioned in the episode. However, Galen plans to revisit projects from previous seasons some day on his show, and this is one of the projects that Galen would like to return to...
Artificial Invasion
This was one of my favorite projects of the season, as I got to repurpose old electronic cords and broken pieces into these artificial robotic creatures that rise from the sea. The sunset also turned out better than I could have asked for.
The Deep Woods
I also really loved how this turned out. Instead of creating a horizontal landscape featuring the miniature pieces, I wanted to switch it up and try a fisheye perspective. This was a fun experiment and a perfect lead into the big finale project!
Curse of the Dead
The Great Mind Flood
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