Mary Powers Holt

My work is involved with landscape and inspired by abstract shapes and forms against atmospheric color. Unconscious images are generated from repeated observations of natural light modified by color and space in paint. I take photographs on walks and use the images in my studio to start my compositions. I also paint outside on site. The paintings for this exhibit are from 2019 and many are from 2020 during and after the pandemic quarantine and shut down. For this work I was looking inward and at my immediate home surroundings while taking more time to appreciate just being outside and in the studio. Natural surroundings for me are an escape and time in my studio a respite from grief and the news of the day.

Boats to the Other Side of the Lake, acrylic on linen, 30" x 40"   

Sky and Lake Reflections, acrylic on linen, 40" x 30"   

Forsythia, acrylic on linen, 36" x 24"  Available 

August Afternoon, acrylic on linen, 30" x 40"   

Porch View, acrylic on linen, 40" x 30"  

Thistle Evening, acrylic on linen, 24" x 36"  

The Sitting Spot, acrylic on linen, 24" x 36"  

Pink Cloud, acrylic on clayboard, 12" x 12"  Available 

Hunter's Moon, acrylic on clayboard, 12" x 12"  SOLD  

Autumn Evening Radiance, acrylic on gessoboard, 12" x 24"  

Smoke House and Black Walnut Tree, acrylic on clayboard, 12" x 12"  Available 

Dawn Redwood August, acrylic on linen, 18" x 14"  

July Afternoon Lake, acrylic on birch panel ellipse, 10" x 14"  

Balloon Sky, acrylic on birch panel ellipse, 10" x 14"  

Orange Kayak, acrylic on linen on birch panel, 14" x 14"  

July 4 Full Moon and Fireworks, acrylic on birch panel, 10" x 30" 

Summer Horizon, acrylic on birch panel, 10" x 30"  

Irises in a Night Window, acrylic on gessoboard, 20" x 16" 

Peonies, acrylic on clayboard, 12" x 12"  Available 

Little Cloud, acrylic on clayboard, 6" x 6"  Available 


Electric Dusk, acrylic on Gessobord, 20" x 30" 


February Evening, acrylic on Gessobord, 28" x 22" 


Morning Rain, acrylic on linen, 21" x 25" 


Snow Roses, acrylic on Claybord, 12" x 12"  SOLD


October Evening (Empty Chair), acrylic on canvas, 30" x 30"  SOLD   


Willows, acrylic on Gessobord, 12" x 12" 

 
June Morning Sky, acrylic on canvas, 30" x 30"  Available