Biography:
Maryland native and life-long painter, Liz Holm left a career in publishing at National Geographic to paint full time. Trained as a classical realist, Liz studied portrait painting with Mary Pfister and Ed Ahlstrom and earned a post baccalaureate degree in painting from Maryland Institute, College of Art, in Baltimore. She has taught drawing, painting, and design at Frederick Community College, Montgomery College, and The Delaplaine Visual Arts and Education Center. Her work is held in private collections across the U.S. and in England. Liz maintains a studio in Frederick, Maryland, and works in all media.
Artist’s Statement:
In 2007, I began exploring abstract painting more fully under the guidance of C. Edward Ramsburg. It felt like a natural progression, as all painting is, to some degree, an abstraction. I feel a tremendous joy and freedom in abstract painting. Time stands still, and vast worlds open up when I’m painting--large or small scale. The paintings are often like dreams--half-remembered scenes or incongruous relationships that somehow make sense when placed together, but shouldn’t. Forms dissolve and reappear; both familiar and strange, like emotional echos. Memory, shifting perceptions of reality, the dissolution of form into spirit, and the bond between man and nature have been recurring themes in my work. Although each painting is a personal voyage, my intent is to spark for the viewer that flash of recognition of a time or place or emotional state. The “Ah, this reminds me of ...” moment that triggers their own imaginative riff.
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