Fred Holle

I'm a figural artist of "Romantic" persuasion.  I'm also a painter/printmaker who's aware that drawing is the genesis of all of my work. 
My primary "vehicle" of expression over the years has been an on-going Series of paintings and prints titled "GNOMEGAME". It's guiding CONCEPT relates to the revelation and personification of universal human attitudes ranging from foibles to the darker edges of human nature. My awareness of the particular "attitude" being manifested on the picture plane usually crystallizes as the work unfolds. That is, I don't preconceive.  Perhaps this approach is the result of my early years as an Abstract-Expressionist. I have the greatest faith in intuition and the truth it generates.

As a teacher, I consider drawing to be an indispensable discipline for visual artists of all persuasions, be they academic, classical, abstractionist and even the non-objective artist. The best and limitless source of ideas and inspiration is nature itself. The danger for visual artists is that they begin to echo themselves with each work becoming more shallow and boring than the previous effort. Nature, in whatever form, the figure, still-life or landscape, are sources which replenish, refresh and motivate one's work.

Arizona State University
San Diego State University, BA, MA

COMPETITIVE EXHIBITIONS 2005-2015 (PARTIAL LIST)

IN THE ABSTRACT: Mid-Century San Diego Painting & Sculpture, Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
August 15-November 1, 2015

100 ARTISTS -1OO YEARS The San Diego Museum of Art Artists Guild: 1915-2015 at The Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA: April18-Huly 26, 2015

PUSH AND PULL, The Los Angeles Printmaking Society's Membership Exhbition, The City of Brea Art Gallery, Brea, CA: 2014

The Arts Visalia North American Print and Drawing Exhibition, Visalia, CA: 2014

LEFT COAST ANNUAL Juried Exhibition, Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica, CA: 2014

SPRING AWAKENING, Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA: 2014 (First Award)

29th Annual "MADE IN CALIFORNIA" Juried Show", The city of Brea, CA Fine Arts Gallery: 2014

"ABSTRACTIONS", Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA: 2014

"The art of NO", Diablo Valley College Art Gallery, Pleasant Hill, CA: 2013

"Figures and Faces", Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA, 2013 (2nd award winner)

52nd International Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute, San Diego, CA: 2013

28th Annual "Made in California Juried Show", The city of Brea, CA Fine Arts Gallery: 2013

Delta National Small Print Exhibition, Bradbury Gallery, Arkansas ...