As "Artist in Residence 2025", Ellena Olsen worked on the islands of Usedom, Greifswalder Oie and on both sides of the Peene River in May and June.
As "Artist in Residence 2025", Ellena Olsen worked on the islands of Usedom and Greifswalder Oie, on the Achterwasser and on both sides of the Peene River in May and June. She created a series of motifs at selected locations in the immediate vicinity. In addition to a series of mixed watercolor techniques, she also created many oil paintings in front of nature.
A particular highlight was a stay of several days on the island of Greifswalder Oie, which was only possible with a special permit. There, where otherwise only ornithologists and naturalists go about their work, Ellena Olsen was able to observe and paint grey seals and rare wild birds in the wild.
Ellena Olsen likes to work in places along the coast and in the hinterland where original features have been preserved. These include the small fishing villages on the Achterwasser and Peenestrom rivers. She is always fascinated by jetties in reed-lined natural harbors or the colorful signals of the fishermen's boats and tools. If you're lucky, you might even meet the old fishermen at these places, who still look after the boats every day.
Ellena Olsen also found plenty of inspiration at an old shipyard in the fishing village of Freest. Different angles, perspectives and details, unusual combinations of ships' hulls, overlaps and undersides magically attracted her.
New works, which were created during a stay at the Baltic Sea in August 2025 and are now being shown for the first time, round off the exhibition.
