Title: YOU FORGOT TO REMEMBERSize: 66in x 72inWork-in-progress
Size: 46in x 72inTitle: CUP FULLS OF LIGHT FOR THE CAUTIOUS OPTIMIST
Size: 86in x 48inTitle: CATALYST

New series in the works, available February, 2027

Work-in-progress: Title: UNTITLED   Size: 40in x 48in

Work-in-progress: Title: SACRED LIVES IN THE MUNDANE   Size: 66in x 30.5in

Notes:

Name of the series:
ARTIFACTS OF A FATE THAT NEVER WAS

Expected release date:
February, 2027

Sizes:
I’m working on several small, medium and large paintings. The larges range from the 4ft to the 7ft dimension. The smalls range from around 10in to 20in, and the mediums fall somewhere in-between.

Working description:
Our two selves… The life we live… and the life we dream about.

The moment before sleep overtakes us, our conscious self delivers a chronicle of the waking hours to our dreaming self to process overnight. When we’re lucky, the return correspondence we receive from the dreaming self is helpful, interesting and instructive in big or small ways. Other times, the mysterious return letter from our other self, is unparsable, random, unsettling and full of turbulence.

So what if the native state of one consciousness was directly observable from the vantage point of the other… in real-time?

To visualize this… What if the backdrop of our conscious self were water while our sub-conscious self was suspended in the air and sky above the surface?

Through the partially obscured veil, looking through water to sky, would we more clearly see the effect and influence of joy, struggle, toil and small victories, experienced in one of these lives look like in the other.

What’s Available?

A surreal statue of a horse with a bird on its back against a vibrant orange-green background.

Book Release

The Book:

Description:
Re-Found profiles 12 unique and inspiring stories of how artists (I’m one of them) found their way to creativity. Each had his/her own challenges along the way, overcame them, and now, create for the love of it.

Release date:
February, 2026

Author:
Tina Colby

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A tiger leaps over a cluttered room with floating books and birds.

View my 2023 series titled: Lost In Translation

Upcoming…

O.M. Norling Museum Exhibit

September 17, 2026 though January 2, 2027

Albany Museum of Art
Albany Georgia

I’m working with the wonderful team at AMA on an exhibit of my work. More details to come.

New series in the works

Coming February 2027

Location: TBD

I’ve been working on a new series of paintings. The title of the series is Artifacts of a Fate That Never Was. The show will be somewhere in Atlanta. Updates to come!

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