Oil on canvas. Jim Holland was born in 1955 in Schenectady N.Y. and attended Dutchess Community College where he received a degree in graphic design. After college he started refining the elements that would become his style, marked by stripped-down realistic depiction and a sense of solitude often found in the work of Edward Hopper—an artist for whom Jim has had lifelong admiration. The enduring themes in Holland’s paintings are the light and space near the ocean. “It’s an expansive and peaceful place to me. The colors can be brilliant or nearly monochromatic. A beached catboat or light slanting on clapboards and through windows, these are simple forms I find endlessly fascinating in how different light affects the mood.” Jim works in his studio in Orleans MA and lives in Brewster MA with filmmaker Allison Argo. His work has been exhibited throughout the Northeast in various one-person and group shows, and is included in numerous private and institutional collections in the United States and Europe. Dimensions: 30"x20". Website: www.jimhollandart.com. Social: jimholland_art. Valued at: $5,900.00.

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