Originals
Displayed below are original paintings that are currently available. More work and prints for sale can be viewed on the Prints page.
Beneath the Surface: Part 1
Beneath the Surface: Part 3
Foundational Shift
Acrylic on canvas
16 x 40 (18 x 42 framed)
Please contact Umpqua Valley Arts Association for purchase inquiries.
The Hierophant
Ontogenesis
Endless Genesis
Acrylic on canvas
16 x 20 (18 x 22 framed)
Please contact Umpqua Valley Arts Association for purchase inquiries.
Radiolarian
Strange Paradise
The Source
Single Cell
A Nice Day In a Dark Place
The Mind's Eye
Acrylic on canvas
24" x 30" (26 x 30 framed)
Please contact Ryan Joseph Gallery for purchase inquiries.
Human Nature
Creation of Evolution
Smells Like Rain
Medulla Oblongata and the Sympathetic Nerve
1:180,000,000
Healing
$750
16 x 20 charcoal drawing
23 x 27 including black frame and mat.
Created 2010
Contact me for purchase.
micah@micahofstedahl.com
831-325-9169
Sleeping
Show Me
$750
17 x 23 charcoal drawing
25 x 31 with black frame and gray over black mats.
Created 2007
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My focus is to explore the next level of human advancement through nature-inspired surreal paintings. It is human-nature to be curious, to learn, and to evolve. This evolution materializes into new ideas, discoveries, and technology. But where do the ideas come from, and what are they leading to? I believe they begin with an inspiration from nature. The inspiration facilitates our imagination which leads to new ideas, and new ideas lead to solving a problem. This is why my paintings are a blend of unique, inspiring elements of nature and imagination. I paint the relationships of the known with the unknown, conscious with subconscious, and real with surreal. In doing so, I hope to reveal to others the hidden wonders of nature and unleash their inspiring power. We may seem separate from nature at times, but we are just another part of it. We can, however, continue to grow and progress while keeping this in mind.
More specifically, I use elements of nature that typically go unseen and are lesser known. They are unusual, mysterious, and most importantly, inspiring. They are often microscopic such as single-cell radiolarians, the facets of a bee's eye, or our anatomy right down to the cellular level and beyond. They are the subjects of biology and science that are still on the edge of exploration, from the neurons in our brains to the fabric of the universe. They appear surreal, but are in fact real. Mixed with the imaginative, surreal elements of the painting it makes us question what is real and what is not?
-Micah Ofstedahl
