ArtbyHollyRoss

Maine has always been an integral part of Holly's life and art. Maine's vibrant colors, rugged seacoast, weather beaten cottages, lobster boats, buoys and seagulls meld with cherished childhood memories to act as inspiration for Holly's playful designs. Her work is bold, colorful, a little folky, and a little nostalgic. Holly starts with a pencil sketch, frequently using elements from snapshots of quintessential seaside scenes taken by her husband. She creates her paintings with acrylic on wood panels. She also often works on old doors or pieces of wood that have washed up on the beach. Acrylic paint provides the vibrancy for Holly's colorful world, and her signature thick black outline adds to the simplicity and boldness of each design.. Holly includes words and prose in some of her work; some her own and some borrowed. She produces smaller works, with a full line of cards, giclees, calendars and tiles. Her signature style, with it's bright and cheerful joie de vivre, appeals to the young and the young at heart. Her designs easily find a place in coastal cottages, children's rooms, or houses whose inhabitants are dreaming of seaside summer days.
Holly is a 1990 graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. She is co-owner with LISART of Seaside Gallery and Gifts in Kennebunk, Maine. Check out our Instagram pages as well as our website www.seasidegalleryandgifts.com