He read a striking, surreal description of a muscular angel in the Book of Revelation — robed with the sun, standing on land and sea, haloed with a rainbow, shouting a divine message. He got a vivid mental picture of the being and had to paint it.
Since then, the Fort Lauderdale artist has produced more than a thousand paintings, inks and collages about the joys, hopes and horrors of the book of Revelation. He recently finished pictures of all 404 verses in the book illustrating Earth's last days — just in time for those who think the Maya calendar predicts the world's end this year (though he says he didn't plan it that way).
"I went 'Wow,' and I started reading the Bible and doing research," says Olsen, who turns 72 in March. "When people look at my work, I want them to have a visual insight into the Bible."
Visions of Apocalypse: Artist paints the entire book of Revelation - South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com
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