you're looking at artist brian olson from denver. art in action.you remember before the commercial break, we had a little jimi hendrix music, a blank black canvas, about 11 cans of paint and his messy fingers. can you see -- wow, look at that. i just saw the hair come up. laura, it was about a minute in, a minute 30, we had the aha moment where you're like, it is jimi hendrix. i just had the aha moment when i saw his hair. he's a performance artist, clearly does it to the music. brian, that was awesome. i would shake your hand. >> i would love to see some of his childhood artwork. >> reporter: i'm curious, how do you -- when you start a performance like this, how do you know where to start and to get it to look the way it's going to end up in for me i need to be standing become and really concentrate. you're obviously doing this on the fly. >> for me it's like put a puzzle together because the canvas is so large. it's sort of like working section to section. like you start with any suspect the bridge, the eyes, the nose and everything builds from t

when tubinging about brian olson, doesn't need a lot of drop cloth. what he comes up with is quite remarkable. good morning, thanks for being here. >> good morning. how is it going? >> you're called art in action. the schtick is you get a blank canv canvas, paint, and you do what? >> i'm going to create a portrait. i'm not going to tell you who it will be but it will take about four minutes. all done to music. use two hands. today i'm going to ditch all brushes and use fingers. >> sometimes with brushes, sometimes fingers. >> sometimes six brushes, always painting with both hands, always music blasting in the background. so it's a little rock and roll art. >> i know we have video of you doing bob marley. you have about 70 portraits in your repertoire. how long does it take for the audience to have that moment. now i know who he's painting, i won't tell in advance. >> that moment happens at a different time for each audience member. sometimes people get it in the first minute. sometimes it takes four minutes into it and they are like that's it. now i g

brian olson can turn a canvas into a work of art in less than five minutes. >> so they can experienceuld normally see on a gas ri wall. >> let us begin. music is john lennon, imagine the image of lennon. he will use both of his hands to create the work. >> i've got three brushes in each hand. i'm able to blend color. i'm able to enhance skin tone and create layers very quickly. >> he begin his career more than a dozen years ago. a lot of his work is on his website. he believes his art can inspire people and be creative. >> it's a moment in time. it's a creative expression. that is what i'm trying to share with my audience. it's not what you do but wait you do it that makes you an artist. it's the experience of the energy applied to your own life and being an artist. >> look at this. he finished the work in less than four and a half minutes. >> my challenges are where can i take this from here? >> nice meeting you thanks very much. >>> it's very dramatic. >> very cool. >> lisa argen is here with a final check of the weather. >> warming up out there today, beautiful with a lot of sunshi

brian olson can turn a large blank canvas into a work of art in less than five minutes, pulling the audiencento his creativity. >> they can experience what they would normally just see on a gallery wall. what is the creative process that i go through. >> reporter: so let us begin. the music is john lennon. he will use both of his hands to create the work. >> when i'm using brushes i have three brushes in each hand and i'm able to blend color and create skin tone. >> reporter: he began his professional career more than a dozen years guy. a lot of his work is on his website. >> it is a moment in time. you know, it as creative expression and that is what i'm trying to share with my audience that it is not what you do, it is the way that you do it that makes me an artist. sort of take this experience and energy and apply it to your own life and be an artist. >> reporter: the song is ending but look at this he finished the work in less than four and a half minutes. >> my challenges are where can i take it from here, what is the next level. >> nice meeting you, thanks very much. >> reporter: in sa

brian olson can change a large, blank canvas into a work of art in minutes. >> they can experience what they would normally see on a gallery wall. what's that creative process that i go through? >> let us begin. the music is john lennon. imagine the image of lennon. he will use both of his hands to create the work. >> when i'm using brushes i have three brushes in each hand so i'm able to blend color, i'm able to enhance skin tone and create layers very quickly. >> brian began his professional career more than a dozen years ago. a lot of his work is on his website. he believes his art can inspire people to let go, take chances, be creative. >> it's a moment in time. it's a creative expression. that's what i'm trying to share with my audience. ice not what you do, it's the way that you do it that makes you an artist. sort of take this experience, this energy, apply it to your own life and be an artist. >> the song is ending. but look at this? he finished the work in less than 4 1/2 minutes. >> my challenges are where can i take this from here? what's the next level? >> nice meeting you,