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THE ART OF HOLLY ALP
www.hollyalp.co.uk
Nature
is
my
biggest
inspiration,
with
often
the
tiniest
detail
inspiring
my
biggest
pieces.
Birds
fluttering,
flowers
blooming,
animals
poised and ready to pounce and falling leaves cascading can all be seen captured in my art.
I
have
always
been
fascinated
how
gold
leaf
has
been
used
to
adorn
and
embellish
artefacts
for
centuries.
It
has
been
an
amazing
journey
to
learn
different
techniques
and
how
this
ancient
art
form
can
be
modernised
to
create
new
possibilities.
I
love
the
reflective
properties
that
leafing
creates.
Great
care
however
must
be
taken
not
to
overwork
the
leaf,
with
often
over
20
layers
of
varnish,
acrylic
glaze
and
ink
being incorporated into a single painting.
I
have
all
my
boards
made
to
my
own
specification,
which
means
each
painting
is
pre-planned
and
scaled
before
I
start.
Whilst
metal
leaf
creates
layers
and
bounces
the
light
beautifully,
it
is
not
a
forgiving
medium.
You
cannot
erase
mistakes
like
you
can
on
paper,
meaning
paintings often take on a life of their own, with a further challenge being to know when to stop adding more details and layers!
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