Elaine Holien
American, b. 1956
Elaine Holien first came to Taos in the summer of 1967 to study anthropology at the D.H. Lawrence Field School. She met her future husband on this initial trip, returned to New York to finish her studies, then finally returned to New Mexico to marry Tom Holien. Her first job was documenting the Kachina collection in watercolor renderings at the Wheelwright Museum. Through the years Elaine’s work has evolved, but always painting the landscape. Her paintings are vibrant in color and focus on simplifying the landscape. She selects elements that depict the essence of a place. “Regarding the landscape, the patterns and colors interest me the most. I am drawn to the yellow trees against the reddish, pinkish earth, or patterns of green pinions against the red earth.” A painter in New Mexico for 35 years, Elaine Holien is one of New Mexico’s premier landscape painters. One of her favorite locations to paint is the region of Ghost Ranch and Abiquiu. “New Mexico is one of the most beautiful places. Everywhere you look is a painting.”| Styles |
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Ghost Ranch Encantado 5
By Elaine Holien
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Ghost Ranch Encantado
22 x 22" image size watercolor, unframed. Shrink-wrapped on poster board.
I document the essence of the landscape everyday. I am interested in those untouched...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Elaine Holien
Materials
Watercolor
Ghost Ranch Encantado 7
By Elaine Holien
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Ghost Ranch Encantado
22 x 22" image size watercolor, unframed. Shrink-wrapped on poster board.
I document the essence of the landscape everyday. I am interested in those untouched...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Elaine Holien
Materials
Watercolor
Winter Red
By Elaine Holien
Located in Santa Fe, NM
black gray white red
I document the essence of the landscape everyday. I am interested in those untouched views of our landscape - the best parts of why we all come to New Mexico: ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Elaine Holien
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Pink Place
By Elaine Holien
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Pink Place
peach pink blue yellow
I document the essence of the landscape everyday. I am interested in those untouched views of our landscape - the best parts of why we all come to ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Elaine Holien
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ghost Ranch Encantado 11
By Elaine Holien
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Ghost Ranch Encantado
22 x 22" image size watercolor, unframed. Shrink-wrapped on poster board.
I document the essence of the landscape everyday. I am interested in those untouched...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Elaine Holien
Materials
Watercolor
Sunspots Artifact Fourteen
By Elaine Holien
Located in Santa Fe, NM
33 x 41" framed, acrylic on canvas yellow black gray
I document the essence of the landscape everyday. I am interested in those untouched views of our landscape - the best parts of ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Elaine Holien
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Slate
By Elaine Holien
Located in Santa Fe, NM
black gray white
I document the essence of the landscape everyday. I am interested in those untouched views of our landscape - the best parts of why we all come to New Mexico: the ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Elaine Holien
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Red Hills Near Abiquiu
By Elaine Holien
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Red Hills Near Abiquiu
22 x 30" image size watercolor, 32 x 40" framed in a whitewash profile with museum quality glass
red green blue yellow
I document the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Elaine Holien
Materials
Watercolor
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