As a young girl, Holly took semi-private art lessons for a few years, beginning in drawing & progressing into pastels. It was enough to expose her to the desire to create something that touches another's emotions & draws them in. She later began her career in a different artistic field as a makeup artist & hair designer after moving to Nashville in the late 1980's.
After years of working her way to a successful career, Holly gradually realized her love of art again & began painting a few years ago. She became amazed with the way different mediums-hair design, makeup artistry,& painting-can inform each other & expand growth as an artist in each. In the short time of painting she has studied with Max Ginsburg, Casey Baugh, Stapleton Kearns, & C W Mundy to name a few.
When Holly began painting, it was out of needing a creative outlet that was her “artistic voice”. She quickly became serious about growing as a painter. She loves the process & challenges of plein aire & the benefits it brings to the learning process. The most honest, emotional painting comes from life. She strives for emotion in her work, not just rendering, whether it be still life, landscapes, street scenes, or figurative. She believes there is a spirituality in creating anything, revealing the connection to our Creator.
Holly paints regularly in her studio in Franklin, in regular open studios with live models, plein aire locally & traveling to new locations with new inspirations. She serves on the marketing committee of The Chestnut Group, a nonprofit organization of landscape artists that partners with like-minded organizations dedicated to the preservation of landscapes & historic sites in Middle Tennessee.
Recent Exhibits
Figures From Warehouse 521, Nashville Art Crawl, Tennessee Art League, Nashville, TN, December 2014
Tomato Art Fest, Nashville, TN, August 2014
Reflections 150 Years Later, Benefitting the Battle of Franklin Trust, Chestnut Group Partner, Franklin, TN, March 2014
Landscapes at the Library, Nashville, TN, September 2013
Nashville Open Air, Benefitting The Frist Art Museum, Chestnut Group Partner, Nashville, TN, May 2013
Friends of Warner Park Art Sale & Fundraiser, Chestnut Group Partner, Nashville, TN, March 2013
Randy Higbee Gallery Juried 6x6 Miniature Show, Costa Mesa, CA December 2012
St. Matthews Art For Inspiration Show & Sale, Nashville, TN, November 2012
Radnor Lake Fundraiser,Chestnut Group Partner, Nashville, TN, Ocotober 2012
St. Matthews Art For Inspiration Show & Sale, Nashville, TN, November 2011
The Landtrust Fundraiser, Blue Moon Event, Chestnut Group Partner, Nashville, TN October 2011
Carnton Plantation Fundraiser, Chestnut Group Partner, Franklin, TN, July 2011
Affiliations
Women Painters of the Southeast (WPSE)
American Impressionist Society (AIS)
The Chestnut Group
After years of working her way to a successful career, Holly gradually realized her love of art again & began painting a few years ago. She became amazed with the way different mediums-hair design, makeup artistry,& painting-can inform each other & expand growth as an artist in each. In the short time of painting she has studied with Max Ginsburg, Casey Baugh, Stapleton Kearns, & C W Mundy to name a few.
When Holly began painting, it was out of needing a creative outlet that was her “artistic voice”. She quickly became serious about growing as a painter. She loves the process & challenges of plein aire & the benefits it brings to the learning process. The most honest, emotional painting comes from life. She strives for emotion in her work, not just rendering, whether it be still life, landscapes, street scenes, or figurative. She believes there is a spirituality in creating anything, revealing the connection to our Creator.
Holly paints regularly in her studio in Franklin, in regular open studios with live models, plein aire locally & traveling to new locations with new inspirations. She serves on the marketing committee of The Chestnut Group, a nonprofit organization of landscape artists that partners with like-minded organizations dedicated to the preservation of landscapes & historic sites in Middle Tennessee.
Recent Exhibits
Figures From Warehouse 521, Nashville Art Crawl, Tennessee Art League, Nashville, TN, December 2014
Tomato Art Fest, Nashville, TN, August 2014
Reflections 150 Years Later, Benefitting the Battle of Franklin Trust, Chestnut Group Partner, Franklin, TN, March 2014
Landscapes at the Library, Nashville, TN, September 2013
Nashville Open Air, Benefitting The Frist Art Museum, Chestnut Group Partner, Nashville, TN, May 2013
Friends of Warner Park Art Sale & Fundraiser, Chestnut Group Partner, Nashville, TN, March 2013
Randy Higbee Gallery Juried 6x6 Miniature Show, Costa Mesa, CA December 2012
St. Matthews Art For Inspiration Show & Sale, Nashville, TN, November 2012
Radnor Lake Fundraiser,Chestnut Group Partner, Nashville, TN, Ocotober 2012
St. Matthews Art For Inspiration Show & Sale, Nashville, TN, November 2011
The Landtrust Fundraiser, Blue Moon Event, Chestnut Group Partner, Nashville, TN October 2011
Carnton Plantation Fundraiser, Chestnut Group Partner, Franklin, TN, July 2011
Affiliations
Women Painters of the Southeast (WPSE)
American Impressionist Society (AIS)
The Chestnut Group