Gallery & Artists
About Holly Irwin
I was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and studied fine art at Carnegie-Mellon University and the Art Institute of Pittsburgh. My formal training emphasized drawing as the foundation of all art. Drawing the figure from live models is part of my ongoing dicipline. I constantly experiment with different ways of conveying the human form.
My work is about simplicticly and beauty in contemporary life. A passion for figure drawing is the basis for my often quiet, reflective paintings. My goal is to balance line and form, representation and abstraction. I use a rich, warm color pallette, building up layers and depth. Each painting has a history of searching and sketching before intuition takes over and the final story begins.