For the last several months, I have been a participant in the Flagstaff Art Council’s ArtBox Institute. It’s been a deeply transformative time as I have been dedicating myself to thriving as an artist.
I will say this – being an artist does not have to mean making an oath to loneliness or poverty.
I have my first show in Flagstaff, AZ coming up in May. This is my current artist statement – you’re seeing it here first!
My work is a physical response to my relationship with Nature and how I move through it. I’m not satisfied with skittering along the surface, with looking at the world from a distance—I have to dive in, get dirty. Whether I’m mountain biking, meditating or painting, I explore the edges, the places of shift and change, where the thin quiver of constant movement along boundaries is almost unseen. Pushing the edge requires being in the moment; it can be prickly, sharp, and jagged—it can also be fun, expansive, and sublime. My paintings often begin as a meditation in agitation. Pressing the surface of discomfort, moving with the medium, creates a shift. The result is playful and raw. I know a piece is done when I step back from the canvas and find myself dancing.
Thanks for reading!
Holly
Holly,
Love the way you articulated why you paint, and the painting also! Congratulations on the show!
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thanks, Charles!
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Terrific painting and write up Holly!! Congrats on your show! May I PLEEEEZ put both in my newsletter!? ❤
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Hi Geordie – Thank you! and YES YES YES! 🙂 Guess what? The painting shown in this post – SOLD – Shipping to Australia in the next couple of days.
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Thnx Holly!! 😃❤️🙏 That’s fantastic that you sold it!! It’s very tripppy – numinous. You’ll always be one of my favorite artists! And the fliers are perfect for my Equinox newsletter!
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…..the flowers… 🙂
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that’s what art’s about! communicating, connecting, sharing! I’m so happy you are diggin’ it! xo
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Does that paining have a name?
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I guess I should put that in the post. 😉 it’s called one and one makes three.
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Thnx Holly! ❤
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I like it Holly. I love following you. Don’t see much but did see some of the trail riding you did. I’m glad Laura shared this.
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Thanks!
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I love writing posts, this last year has been pretty hectic and I stepped back a little bit after we lost Heather – but yes, getting back. I’m glad you enjoy my posts.
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I love it!
James.
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Thanks, James!
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