Most of my current images are either non-objective or figurative. My work has a personal connection to events in my life, such as travel or remembered places and times. Often the title of an image becomes integral to the piece and gives the viewers a glimpse of the motivating influence. I prefer painting directly onto a paper surface that has already been altered. After many years of using an etching press, I often begin a painting by first running an inked textured surface through the press. These background traces give dimension to a piece and allow me to escape staring at a white surface. When I initially begin a piece, I overload the content, and then begin the process of reduction to the simplest possible presentation that works. I want every piece to have a sense of composition, and to convey something that hopefully allows a viewer to connect from some reference point, personal or otherwise.
Bio
Don Holladay graduated from the University Of Oklahoma College of Law in 1969. His work has appeared in solo and group shows across the state, including MainSite Contemporary Art Gallery, Norman’s Firehouse Art Center, the Norman Performance Art Center, and the University of Oklahoma Lightwell Gallery. His pieces have been purchased by private individuals, organizations and businesses. He is a former Board Chairman of the Oklahoma Arts Institute. Besides painting, he enjoys college basketball, Yankee baseball, poetry, progressive theology (whatever that means), working on a small acreage outside Blanchard, Oklahoma, doing almost anything with his grandson Nate, and family beach outings in Florida (not necessarily in that order).
Bio
Don Holladay graduated from the University Of Oklahoma College of Law in 1969. His work has appeared in solo and group shows across the state, including MainSite Contemporary Art Gallery, Norman’s Firehouse Art Center, the Norman Performance Art Center, and the University of Oklahoma Lightwell Gallery. His pieces have been purchased by private individuals, organizations and businesses. He is a former Board Chairman of the Oklahoma Arts Institute. Besides painting, he enjoys college basketball, Yankee baseball, poetry, progressive theology (whatever that means), working on a small acreage outside Blanchard, Oklahoma, doing almost anything with his grandson Nate, and family beach outings in Florida (not necessarily in that order).
