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September 2023

Showcasing the beauty of the Yampa Valley, the art that is created during this extraordinary week spotlights historic landmarks, ranches, the landscape, the community of Steamboat Springs and our growing arts and cultural offerings.

I joined 50 artists painting on location. The Steamboart Art Museum staff did a wonderful job arranging places for us to paint, and events during the week to show our work to collectors.  I was excited to sell all of my paintings at these events, and all to people who live in the area.  And very honored to have my painting “Aspen Shadows” was selected for First Prize in the Open Division!

Farmer’s Market

16x16

Quick Draw

SOLD at the Farmer's Market Quick Draw

Aspen Ahead

16x20

SOLD

Golden Grove

18x24

SOLD

Morning Glow

12x16

SOLD at the Patron’s Preview

Yellow and Gold

16x20

SOLD

Aspen Shadows

12x16

SOLD

Aspen Shadows won First Place in the Open Division!

"Holly uses a lot of thick paint. But she also doesn't totally mix it before she applies it to the canvas. And what that does is takes a painting that looks interesting across the room, then when you get closer to it and you see all that marbleized paint, it just makes it that much more compelling.

So that's something I've heard called eye candy.  You want a painting to look good from across the room but you also want it to keep people's interest when they walk up closer to it, and her work does that beautifully."

~ Judge Kathleen B Hudson