Opening Reception

Friday, September 20, 7-9 pm

Artist Talk

Saturday, September 21, 2 pm

Dolly Holmes specializes in encaustic painting. Her work is a mesmerizing exploration of abstract imagery, where she translates her innermost thoughts and emotions onto the canvas. Through her intuitive approach to art making, Holmes creates an intriguing interplay between the tangible and the intangible, inviting viewers to embark on a journey of self-discovery through color and form. By employing a slow and deliberate process of layering and scraping molten beeswax and pigments, her works are imbued with a rich depth and complexity, evoking a sense of profound contemplation and association. In a world that constantly urges us to speed up, Holmes' creations serve as a reminder to slow down and embrace the beauty within.

Dolly Holmes is a painter living in Petersburg, Virginia. Educated at The Cooper Union and Hunter College in New York, Dolly sees her mentors as the early American modernists, such as Marsden Hartley, John Marin and Arthur Dove. She and her husband moved from Brooklyn to Petersburg in 1997 to renovate an 1828 house, to live more simply and focus more time on their artwork. In 2002 they bought an old pawnshop, which they use for studio space. Dolly has shown at New York’s Painting Center and Soho Center for Visual Artists, Perspective Gallery at Virginia Tech, artSTRAND in Provincetown, Massachusetts, the Offsite Gallery in Norfolk, Sol Cooper Gallery and Walton Gallery in Petersburg. She is represented by the Eric Schindler Gallery in Richmond, Virginia.

Exhibition runs through October 19, 2024.