Charlene Olson was born in Atlanta, Georgia, and has been painting most of her life. She studied art at Georgia State University and has been fortunate to be able to spend most of her life working in art. Her paintings have the quality of making people feel good, of bringing the creative the creative process into an intimate moment of life.

She works in oil, acrylic, watercolor, collage, and printmaking. She enjoys exploring new techniques whatever it takes to achieve the desired result.

She lives and works in Athens, Georgia, with her husband, Norm Olson.