O.M. Norling

AUCTION LOT:

TITLE: Study Of Togetherness In Red Wicker
MEDIUM: Oil on birchwood panel and pressed linen
SIZE: 18” x 24”
VALUE: $2,000

LOT #156

LOT DESCRIPTION

The world is finally waking up to the fact that the Llama is really the thinking man’s animale de travail. Despite the best efforts and a million dollar ad buy in the 1980’s, Juan Valdez’s campaign to glamorize and elevate the pack-mule via the 100%-Colombian coffee TV campaign ultimately fooled no-one. This exciting new painting by O.M. Norling celebrates the stature, integrity and accommodating nature of this graceful beast of burden… the llama.

New O.M. Norling painting available via the 2021 High Museum Atlanta Wine Auction!

I’ve donated a brand-new, very fun piece to the High Museum Online Wine Auction. Bidding opens, Saturday, March 20, from 7:00 p.m.— 9:30 p.m. I’m Lot #156.

Visit the 2021 High Museum Online Wine Auction

What’s my connection?

As O.M. Norling, I’ve donated a painting for the past 10+ years to the High’s biggest fundraiser.

Last Year’s Donation

Teamed up with legendary winemaker, Jim Clendenen, founder of Au Bon Climat. He donated 25 cases of his 2018 California Pinot Noir. Worked with Jim and his team to design a custom label featuring my Gray Crowned Crane painting.

Well into the work on a new series called Lost in Translation. This collection of paintings will be shown in Atlanta, September 2022. Stay Tuned!

View the Works In Progress

Praise

It’s hard to imagine building a home around a piece of art, but I did exactly that. I instantly fell in love with the piece and knew it had to be the focal point of my home. The piece has such drama and whimsy that seeing it everyday fills me with the same joy it did the first time I laid eyes on it.

—Kevin Gillespie
Atlanta Chef & Restaurateur

A commissioned painting… this fulfilled my quest for the ideal gift for my husband — the final creation has exceeded my wildest expectations. It is profoundly meaningful to us in a deeply personal way and beyond the private significance, is a composition that commands the interest of all who see it and its presence anchors our home.

–Kimberly H.

At his most recent show, I was beyond thrilled to come home with my favorite “Ornamentation, Secrets and Sanctuary”. A delightful doe balancing life’s challenges on the prettiest emerald green settee… It not only speaks to me visually, Wow! by the way… it puts a smile on my face every time I walk past and admire it. I notice a little something different… and am reminded that every moment is a gift!

—Dina Woodruff
Business Owner & Entrepreneur

I have two of O.M. Norling’s paintings at my winery (Au Bon Climat) so I can admire them daily…the imagery, richness of paint, and attention to detail is captivating. It is classic. I find myself constantly needing a closer look.

—Jim Clendenen
California winemaker and owner of Au Bon Climat

This is what happens when you leave the door open in the Highlands…

–Cleve Willcoxen
Creative Genius & Intellectual Colossus