Karl Holland

Formally a Chartered Accountant, my creative flare was too much for the Australian Taxation office, so much so that in 1999 I went to prison for a considerable amount of time for tax fraud.

Although a horrible experience, it had its own silver lining, I discovered my love and talent for painting, and although I have had many occupations since, I now focus primarily on producing my unique style of paintings to make a living.
In about 2000 after completing some very basic prison art courses (including a short 3 hour introduction to dot painting) I completed my first piece by replicating Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry, Starry Night as a simple dot painting. His brush strokes converted nicely into my lineal dot method and my journey began.

Initially, I replicated works of the impressionists, Vincent Van Gogh, Paul Cezanne and Claude Monet. I was drawn immediately to the techniques of pointillism and the colour palette of the impressionists. Edward Munch and Pablo Picasso also had their famous images re-interpreted as dot paintings. I developed my own technique, creating depth and contrast by using a multiple dot technique in a pointillist type manner. Over time these tiny dots have grown and I have developed a two often three “dot on...

Curtin University, Bentley Western Australia

Print Shop Gallery
Old Fremantle Prison
1 The Terrace, Fremantle WA 6160
2004-2017 bi-annual exhibitions

Wills Domain Gallery
Wills Domain Winery
17 Brash Rd, Yallingup WA 6282
Featured Artist 2014-2015