THE NEEL CENTER – Painting From The Heart
Auction Ends: Aug 6, 2010 11:00 PM EDT

Art

Saigon 1968 Drawing done by California Artist Holly Paino - -Adelanto Ca.

Item Number
104
Estimated Value
275 USD
Opening Bid
50 USD

Item Description

Medium: Drawing - Pencil On 140-lb Cold-pressed ArchesDimensions: 5.750 x 7.125 inches

 

Item Special Note

Holly Paino is a great artist and we were honored that she agreed to be in the kids 9th Annual Painting From The Heart Children and Celebrity Refrigerator Art Show and our online auction.

You can view a slide show of the Art Show at http://theneelcenter.tripod.com/id80.html

 

Holly saw passionate the kid were about the arts, from their work. The Proceeds from the drawing will go to help Pastor Bill and Anita Lang to purchase school supplies and other items they needed for the new Moapa Youth Center on the Moapa Indian Reservation in Nevada and to ensure a permanent place for Goodwill V.I.N.T.A Youth Ambassadors in the High Desert.

Holly has been active in drawing for more than 30 years and am a largely self-taught artist. I have had the good fortune of approachable and helpful mentors in many different fields of art including pencils, oils, and watercolors. Drawing is a stress reliever, an outlet that is transformative and brings personal peace. A majority of my work is done in graphite pencil and that medium has been my main focus for the last few years. I find it challenging to be able to create a believable work using only pencils, tortillions and erasing media. There is much that has been learned, but still much to be learned, and that journey has been a joyful one; it’s never been about the destination. I enjoy a wide range of subjects; dramatic light that plays on the sublime movements of muscle structure are my favorite.

A native of California, I have travelled extensively throughout the world. Besides studying fine arts, I hold a bachelor’s degree in biology and have been a quality manager for a pharmaceutical excipient manufacturer for the last 18 years. I have received awards in local and regional exhibitions / competition.