WILLIAM HOLBERT

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Had a great meeting about doing a mural for Columbus's Highball Halloween, and possibly a second for a gallery hop. It looks like this is happening :)

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Concept for a mural proposed to Columbus's Highball Halloween event.

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Collage for new painting in progress. 3" x 5" #art #collage #williamholbert #screenprint #lowbrow (Taken with Instagram)

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My website has been updated with a new layout and quality photos of my newest paintings.

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Photography

Big thanks to Matt Simmons for photographing some of my paintings, and thanks to Sara Holbert and Jordan Neidig for modeling for the a new series of paintings that are in process. Updates soon.

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And number three, can't wait to get back to a print studio to make some more (Taken with instagram)

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Number two (Taken with instagram)

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One of three new paintings for the year (Taken with instagram)

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Ohio

After a year in Boston I have moved back to my home state of Ohio. Boston was a learning experience, but I expect my life here to be more financially conducive to the creation of art. In fact I have designs on starting new work around the middle of the month. Hopefully there will more updates soon. In the meantime I'm working on getting connected with local art community. Yea for the buckeye state! Yea for Mansfield! Yea for Relax Cafe! Yea for my wife's band! Yea for communal living! Yea for art!

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I spend a lot of time at local shows with my wife's band. The atmosphere has inspired me to start a new sketchbook for drawing hipsters. This isn't really a jab at hipsters, since I guess I'm part of that culture. It's more just observation, capturing ideas of people from a particular culture that happens to be part of my life, a bit like keeping a journal.

I'm drawing on Egon Schiele quite a bit for the style. I don't really feel compelled to draw the same as I paint with all the appropriation and borrowed imagery, drawing just seems more casual and personal to me.

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Context 2

"Context 2

Sister piece to "Context 1".

18 x 24, Mixed Media Painting. Created with Acrylic Based Inks, Paint , and Screen Printing techniques.

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"Adventure Awaits" - Newest Painting

"Adventure Awaits"

18 x 24 Plaster, Acrylic, Screen Print Image, and Ink on Canvas.

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"Context One"

Original, Mixed Media painting now for sale. 18 x 24 on canvas.

See the listing at my etsy.

Here's a little more info about this painting: The title implies that each section has it's own individual context that create an overall 'master' context to the portrait. The idea was to trick the eye to seeing a single portrait; the closer you look, the more you realize that the painting consists of many. I used a combination of screenprinting and painting techniques. There's a 1 1/2 inch lip from the edge of the canvas for easy hanging. Material : Acrylic Based Inks and Paints on Canvas.

More coming soon, including the sister-piece of "Context One".

-William Holbert

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Music

If your in the Boston area tonight come see my wife's band the La De Les at the Middle East uppstairs at 8:00pm. Also performing are are Eksi Ekso, Action Verbs, and Ghost box Orchestra. Facebook event here.

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Teenagers Caught in the Web of Going Steady

15 x 20, One of a kind printed on Archival Cotton Rag.

Material: Aerosal, Screen, Acrylic Based Ink, Acrylic Paint