Althea Holmes
Formal training:
3 years at South Australian School of Art
Diploma of teaching secondary art
Further Education:
Continuing participation in numerous art based workshops to further my art practice, including printmaking, drawing, pastels, multimedia and painting
Exhibitions:
Finalist in the inaugural Waterhouse exhibition
Finalist in the RSASA 2021 Portrait prize exhibition
Solo and group exhibitions at the following venues:-
Noarlunga Community Gallery, Wilson’s at Robe, Gallery M at Marion, Belair Art Show, Gallery 88 Yankalilla, The Barn McLaren Vale, Goolwa Art and Photographic, St. Judes Pt Elliot, various Rotary Art shows including Victor Harbor, various VHAS members and SALA exhibitions.
Some artists whose work inspires me:
Richard Musgrave-Evans, John Olsen, Fred Williams, Suzie Riley (pastels), Dan Kye, Julian Meagher, Paul Gaughin’s Tahiti series, Toulouse Lautrec’s posters, Gustav Klimt
About my art:
I find inspiration in the colours and shapes I observe in the environment wherever I am. When painting I like the immediacy of Acrylics, sometimes including mixed media. Drawing has always been a passion, and so I also enjoy pastels, drawing and print media. Landscapes are predominantly my subject, but seascapes and portraiture are also favourites. My progression into a more abstract viewpoint is enabling a different perception of subject matter as well as a change in technique and tools.
3 years at South Australian School of Art
Diploma of teaching secondary art
Further Education:
Continuing participation in numerous art based workshops to further my art practice, including printmaking, drawing, pastels, multimedia and painting
Exhibitions:
Finalist in the inaugural Waterhouse exhibition
Finalist in the RSASA 2021 Portrait prize exhibition
Solo and group exhibitions at the following venues:-
Noarlunga Community Gallery, Wilson’s at Robe, Gallery M at Marion, Belair Art Show, Gallery 88 Yankalilla, The Barn McLaren Vale, Goolwa Art and Photographic, St. Judes Pt Elliot, various Rotary Art shows including Victor Harbor, various VHAS members and SALA exhibitions.
Some artists whose work inspires me:
Richard Musgrave-Evans, John Olsen, Fred Williams, Suzie Riley (pastels), Dan Kye, Julian Meagher, Paul Gaughin’s Tahiti series, Toulouse Lautrec’s posters, Gustav Klimt
About my art:
I find inspiration in the colours and shapes I observe in the environment wherever I am. When painting I like the immediacy of Acrylics, sometimes including mixed media. Drawing has always been a passion, and so I also enjoy pastels, drawing and print media. Landscapes are predominantly my subject, but seascapes and portraiture are also favourites. My progression into a more abstract viewpoint is enabling a different perception of subject matter as well as a change in technique and tools.
