Kathy Ostman-Magnusen

About me:

Goddess art, fantasy art warrior women, Beautiful nude women, I paint them,I am an artist. I paint in several different styles that meet my mood. I also consider what the latest trends are. Lately I am working on an erotica, primal art.


About my "Primal Series", of a woman, not in her teens or even her 20's, is something that addresses issues important to a lot of women. Am I sexy? Am I pretty? Am I confident in who I am? Am I free to explore ideas, once hidden? So many questions answered for my own self and hopefully for other women my age, or any age for that matter.

I am not going to disappear just because I am not in my 20's or 30's or 40's.. wow. That is the way it has felt at times. Strange.

Mental notes of understanding who we are under the veil of who we hoped we would be as women or who we think we lost, are embraced by me within the cloak of all women.

Exploring that sexual side; embracing my own desires and trying to not just understand them but find out what they are! So many feeling for various reasons are pushed down and made incidental because society has claimed they should feel uncomfortable.

Finding any sense of rawness seems crazy past 40. But why? That is what I think I am finally concluding. As a lot of women get older they tend to feel themselves disappear. I am one. I see though through this whole series that I am working on, digging inside myself to find that essence of sexiness that is woman; hearing tiny cries from those emotions hid from my own self and letting them see the light of day is luscious! Its not about being defined by others as being sexy, letting others decide my fate in how I feel about myself.. its about ME accepting who I really am and having the confidence to bring it all out on canvas. To not only see it but embrace and shine in it.

I want reach deeper and find all the things about my own sexuality that have always been mine to know. I want to understand the passion I long to paint and comprehend what those emotions are.

Passion has a sense of violence about it, it is strong and it survives aggression. I don't want to paint passive art.. I want feel the obsession of lust inside its raw and primal pursuit. Within passion one finds a boldness full of enticing ambitions to grasp on to, that piece of your heart that presses you to go past the mark of a bystander, that spot you may have been told to stay put on.

It is not possible to feel apathetic when standing next to passion. I don't paint landscapes to hang above someone's couch, paintings meant to be a resting place for the mind? I want to paint feelings that one cannot dismiss. I hope to stir up feelings that overwhelm within the viewer as well as myself. It is not my goal to feel nothing but a sunny day or peacefulness, shiny trinkets that rest on walls that can be walked away from. I want to paint women who feel something. I paint myself as I define it and revel in the fact that I am made whole by my own journey of introspection.

I want to paint strength, sexuality, pain, power, a force of intensity, emotional qualities that generate a reaction. I don't want to paint the sky, I want to paint the dominance of the wind that caused it to be felt on ones skin, in the form of a woman. I pick up my brush or clay between my fingers and consider a certain belligerence, an attitude of confidence that meets the power I need to form an energy outside myself and I welcome it in. I paint or sculpt until I hear them breathing and their breath becomes my own.



"Fantasy Art Women"

Fantasy art women
in your backyard
right where I left them.
Surprised?
Not to worry
I am sure they are still breathing
resting under covers of flower petals.

Fantasy women
who come out after dark
wanting to see if the tide has come in
if the ocean still roars.
They run to meet the bubbles
laughing through tears
hoping for magic
knowing it can be found
somewhere.

Fantasy art
I keep my canvas primed
ready for inspiration
holding out for passion
always.
Last time I looked
my goddess' were singing
so I began to dance.

This fantasy art woman
me.
Fantasy woman
art on every wall
has learned to dance and sing
from stories told on canvas.
Neglected at times
only a goddess might think so.
Jealous soul
I will hear my goddess say,

"Did you forget my voice?
My paintings are my heart."

The only answer possible
"No, not ever."

Innocent angels still wait
I draw them
keep them in my pocket
lest I forget their wings are fragile.
Lest i forget wings of my own.
I will forever hear their whispers
after every sunset
and before each sunrise
what else it there to do?

Fantasy woman
yes
exotic pleasures
I hold out for that magic.
I paint and sculpt on rainy days
days that seem closed
yet days that mention flight
despite the weather.

Fantasy art women
drawings I hold dear
special efforts at times
for free fantasy art
mine for the giving
giving blessings.

Goddess art
I tried to call
left messages about my plans
watercolors meeting paper
oils meeting cotton and linen
clay meeting my fingers.

There were whimsical angels
inside every poem you wrote to me
I put them in a jar
and hid them till I felt ready
to hear their singing.
My fantasy
angel art.
My fantasy art women
passionate women
left out after dark
in your back yard.

20 January 2008
by Kathy Ostman-Magnusen

< ----------- ~~*~~ Kathy Ostman-Magnusen, a self taught figurative artist and illustrator creates from the heart and her imagination. Feminist surrealism surreal, goddess art, exotic women,beautiful women,enchanted fairies, she is a intelligent core visionary.

Kathy Ostman-Magnusen is very prolific in oils and paints everyday rain or shine, inspirations or none. Talent is developed by practice. Passion is aroused by that intention, which ultimately takes on a life of its own.

Kathy Ostman-Magnusen also does glass etching, watercolors, silk painting and sculpture to name a few of her mediums. Kathy also enjoys writing; poetry; stories and articles . She posts a lot of her writing on ezines* and her blogs.

Kathy illustrated for Hay House Inc.,"Women Who Do Too Much" CARDS taken from Anne Wilson Schaef's book "Meditations for Women Who Do Too Much". She also illustrated for Neil Davidson, who was considered for the Pulitzer Prize in feature writing, and several other publications.

Prior to being a full time artist Kathy owned and operated her own souvenir pottery business in Northern California. She had eight contracted workers and one full time shipper. Products were created, hand sculpt, wheel thrown and personalized to meet each clients specific needs. Her company shipped to most National Parks, Disney World, J C Penny and over 1000 specialty shops all over the US. After 20 years in the souvenir business she decided to focus on her painting and sculpting. In 1996 Kathy moved to Kauai where she lived for 8 years. In 2004 Kathy moved to the Big island of Hawaii where she and her husband and high school sweetheart Dennis now reside.

Her work is collected worldwide.


Kathy Ostman-Magnusen is represented by:

Monkdogz Urban Art, Inc.
New York, NY 10001

Tel: 212-216-0030

Kathy Ostman-Magnusen's "Primal Series" can be viewed at:

http://www.barebrush.com/Artists/ALB43e.html

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