Artist Sabina Oliver sits painting in her bright studio, smiling at a canvas sitting just off screen/right. On the window sill sit house plants, her black cat, Michi, and other trinkets. Colorful art supplies and her dog, Murph, surround her.

or “Beans,” an abstract mixed media artist based in the outskirts of Cologne, Germany.

My art explores color, movement, and perception, and is inspired by my experiences with disability, queerness, immigration, and autism.

Born and raised in Alabama, USA, I moved to Germany with my spouse and two pets in autumn of 2024. Before returning to graduate school to continue my studies in linguistics, I worked as a grant writer for non-profit organizations across the United States. Now I study and research on language patterns and commonalities in autistic individuals at Uni Köln.

Combining my passions for color, nature, and expression, I create dynamic artwork that adds depth to any space.

Hi, I’m Sabina

STUDIO SUPERVISORS

Sabina's dog, Murph lies on her outstretched paw and gazes into the camera as she rests in the studio while Sabina paints.

Murph

7-year-old Golden Retriever.
She is all heart and no thoughts, which makes her the happiest dog I’ve ever known. She loves making friends with anything that breathes.

Sabina's black cat stares into the camera with piercing green eyes, as he sits on a wooden chair beneath sun rays.

Michi

3-year-old Domestic Shorthair.
He is full of mischief and affection. Michi loves playing fetch (he even taught Murph!), monologuing, and sunbathing.

Who is Pat the Pot?

"Pat the Pot," artist Sabina Oliver's logo, is colorful illustration of a smiling potted plant sprouting two green leaves over blue and purple watercolor and a bright brushstroke of yellow.

Pat is the little guy you see on my logo. He’s a character I have illustrated many times over the years, starting from a sticky-note art challenge where I had to draw something in just 10 seconds!

Below you can see the very first version of Pat on an orange sticky note as well as a later iteration. You’ll notice his leaves were straighter - that was before Pat fully accepted his gay identity.

Now, Pat lives his most authentic life, adding light and cuteness to my little art world.

Pen sketch of a smiling potted plant on an orange sticky note. The plant sits in a roughly sketched rendering of a window sill in the sunlight.
A bright and cheery watercolor illustration of a smiling potted plant sprouting two green leaves, sitting beneath a window. This is an early rendition of "Pat the Pot," a character by artist Sabina Oliver that evolved into her logo.
SHOP PAT MERCH
View of artist Sabina Oliver's art studio, with a window overlooking greenery. Trinkets and houseplants sit on the windowsill, while colorful art supplies sit on a blue dropcloth in the natural light.
Artist Sabina Oliver sits in front of a wall of her colorful, abstract fine artwork. Sabina wears a purple sweater and smiles at the camera in her studio, where light filters in through a window, illuminating her dynamic paintings.
A close-up of artist Sabina Oliver's art supplies. Each of the palette, palette knife, paint brush, and paint tubes pictured show shades of blue, while the corner of a canvas painted with purple, blue, yellow, and green sits in the photo's top right.