- Relaxing in the Pause
31 x 50″ mixed media painting by Holly Van Hart
$4500
Story behind the painting
The hardest part of creating a painting is coming up with an amazing idea, and then turning that idea into an inspired design.
Producing the painting (that is, putting the paint on the canvas) isn’t a piece of cake either, but that seems to flow once the first part is nailed down.
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Yes, I use photo references for most paintings. Typically I'll use 3-5 photo references as…
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Do you do custom paintings (commissions)? Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lpbHa2SwSM Yes! I do custom paintings. In fact, I just delivered a custom painting to…
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[Top 50 Questions] Are you worried about oil paints being toxic?
I'm not worried about oil paints being toxic. Oil paints are toxic if you eat…
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