“She Wasn’t Usually One to Gild the Lily” Original Painting 30” x 40”

“This is Faces in a Crowd —

a collection born from color, connection, and contrast.

I asked friends and family to send me colors that inspired them.

Those shades became the heartbeat of these pieces.

From there, I explored the space between structure and the organic—

shapes that are both intentional and free.

Each painting captures a fragment of a moment,

a feeling,

a face you might almost recognize.

This is my latest work—personal, layered, and full of quiet stories.

”She Wasn’t Usually One to Gild the Lily”

30” x 40” canvas, unframed
Mixed Media original painting by Angela Holman.

This collection of paintings was inspired by the people in my life. What started out in my mind as organic pebble shapes quickly became crowds of people. Each time my husband walked through my studio as I was painting he mentioned that the paintings looked like crowds to him…Then I started seeing it too!  So each painting has a story, a memory, or a feeling connected to it. 

“She Wasn’t Usually One To Gild the Lily” was inspired by my fancy friend, Angie. I asked her if she’d like to inspire the next color palette and she quickly replied “yes!” While I was waiting for her to text an inspiration picture I thought to myself: It’s going to be white or it’s going to be gold. It wasn’t. It was green… but by then I’d already gotten the idea for a shades of white & gold painting in my mind.