©2008 Copyrights for artwork are held by individual artists or used bypermission. All rights reserved. When contacting the artist, please mention the CBIG website.	Carmen Olson Studio Phone (651) 762-8666 Email: carmen@KidsByCarmen.com Web: www.KidsByCarmen.com Media She uses watercolor, pastel, colored pencil, and pen and ink to display the curious energy and genuine expressions of children and imaginary animals. Biography Although she has worked in corporate finance and library science, Carmen Olson's artistic "right brain" has always focused on children's illustrations, greeting cards and portraits. Carmen is a member of the Children's Book Illustrators Guild and the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, and is contracted for pieces through art fairs, exhibits, personal contacts and her web site guests. She hopes that her illustrations will stir viewers to imagine, remember, relate and smile. Carmen lives in Mahtomedi, MN with her husband Steve, their sons Garrett and Forrest, Nuisance the polydactyl Cat and her many fish friends.