Kate Holloman

We all come to moments when exhaustion and the feeling of being completely overwhelmed are bigger than anything. We want to be able to relax and regain our senses, but if a way to do that hasn’t been presented to us, it can be hard to think one up. For some people, a way to relax is through meditation, petting an animal, for some through watching TV, or it can be listening to music, even cleaning, or physical exercise, a walk in nature, intentional photography, or through being creative. Let’s talk about how art can help you relax! WHY ART If you consider yourself an artist, you already know how soothing it can be to sit down to your artwork and get to it. If you are not an artist, but are considering art, let me explain what creating art does to a person. 1.  It stops your thoughts – that’s right. Somehow, when your mind is overwhelmed with bunches of thoughts, drawing stops the thinking process. Your brain focuses on the hand-eye coordination and not on solvin...

ACEO stands for Art Cards Editions and Originals. The Artwork always has to measure 2.5 x 3.5 inches but isn't limited to a specific medium or subject. So if you can think it and create it, do it on this format and you might even sell it, because this format has collectors' eyes on it! HOW I GOT TO ACEOs I started creating ACEOs a few years ago. After I moved to the States, I started exploring the waters as an artist and found out many cool things about what an artist can do in America. When I came across ACEOs, I was hooked and I only wished I started a lot earlier when there was a big boom and they were so popular that almost anything you created was sold! I always loved drawing miniatures and so this became a very fun way to create something intriguing and I knew it could have great value. In the past I created several series, some of which were more popular and sold almost instantly (like Watercolor Mermaids, or Colored-pencil Parakeets, or Marker Puppy and Kitty series...

Watercolors, Illustrations, ACEOs, lots of Czech and English language, lots of energy at home and major lack of sleep. How can all of that exist together! This has been one serious week! ART: I continued The Girl and her Cat series and got as far as 5 illustrations. (showing the 5th one here. For the other ones, check out  this post ) After that, I needed a little break, but I will get back to it and create more pieces. I took one morning to get back to one of my favorite styles, which is pure line art, and drew a Spring-inspired portrait! And I really do love this!  (I love this style so much that I actually created a whole coloring book last year and if you like coloring and you are a mother or have a mother or a mother friend, this book is for you! It also has a section of encouraging Bible verses. It's called Treasure of the Heart and you should check it out!) ;) Then yesterday I thought, wow, I haven't painted any ACEOs in a really long time! A...

Welcome back!  I recently restarted my  Youtube channel  and doing an art series has been real fun. And I decided to do selfies because that gives me enough freedom to pick the pose, the expression, the lighting... and to make it more interesting, I am using different mediums and techniques. I record as I draw and then share them as fun speed-drawing videos. Here are the portraits I've done so far.  Congratulations! You've made it through! But really, thank you for coming and checking this all out! For more, visit: www.facebook.com/kateholloman www.youtube.com/justk8 www.instagram.com/kateholloman Have you heard of  Paint Party Friday ? It's a fun way to be connected with other artists, cheer each other on and look forward to all the art-filled Fridays ahead! With the warmest greetings possible at this time in March, Kate

Hey everyone,    Here are just a couple of things for the start that I would like to share... Mr. Pug - 5x7 watercolor My cousin with her newborn son, Chris - 5x7 marker and coloring pencils cartoon Portrait of a horse - 11x14 dry pastels Painted shell - acrylics, sealed with a UV protective glossy varnish Chihuahua loves a cookie - 5x7 acrylics This is an older piece, but I love it! So leave me some comments, I would appreciate to know that you stopped by. Thanks : )

Hi everyone, thanks for coming to see these! I missed the last (and the first) Paint Party Friday  and I was really sad about it cause I was looking forward A LOT. Well, I am glad that I made it for this friday, although I am like THE LAST on the list. oh well... hopefully someone will still come visit :) In the last months I've had an idea to paint scenes from my country (the Czech republic), but since landscapes and building were always a challenge for me, I didn't really know what format I should go for and what medium to use. And then I finally got it! ACEO! Watercolor and Acrylics... why not :) I enjoy painting little things so much and figured that it could ease it up for me with such challenging themes. Well, I simply want to share the beauties of my home country, because I myself adore them. So here are first three. Hope you will like them!! This is town's square of Kromeriz, you can see a castle's tower on the left, right behind it are the castle gard...

Hi :) I finally got to what I wanted to do for a long time! Dog breeds! I had been sketching and doodling but never took it farther. Why? I didn't know which way to go! What format, what texhnique... hand drawn or digital? But as I discovered ACEOs and became more fond of watercolors, I started realizing - that this is it! :) And so here they come! I have only a few, but I think it's good for the start! What do you think?? I will work probably alphabetically, but if anyone wants me to jump to some breed faster, I can do it;) They are all gonna be available (and THESE ALREADY ARE) on etsy - http://katehollart.etsy.com Please, leave some comments. Do you like them? Would you buy? What is your most favorite breed? Is three of each good number for the start?

I call them the "B" kittens. I believe they are siblings as they have same date of birth and pretty look quite alike :) Their names are Brady, Bradley and Bethany.  Cute cute kittens! This German Shepherdess is called Persephone. Beautiful name!  This kitty looked a bit shy and frightened. His name is Rocky. Isn't he absolutely wonderful? .I know I am talking like this about my PAINTINGS.. or so it seems, but I really have the real animals in mind. You can see them all here: furryfriendsrescue.org Make sure to check it out! They need help and lots of love! If you want to help by donations, you can do that at their website or by purchasing prints of these beauties at:  http://www.etsy.com/shop/KateHollArt?ref=si_shop

I decided to put here a few of my older pieces. Enjoy! (and comment) ;) Dry Pastels. Pencil. Pencil. Pencil. Tempera paints on stone. Tempera Paints on stone. Watercolor and coloring pencils. Watercolor and coloring pencils. Watercolor and coloring pencils. Pencil. Pencil.

Hi, someone told me about this really neat thing that is out on blogspot. And I simply love the idea! So here I am sharing my sunday sketches with you :) THIS is the link to the main page of Sunday Sketches:  http://bluechairdiary.blogspot.com/ CLICK the pictures TO VIEW LARGER :) It's a collection of ACEO cards. They measure 2.5 x 3.5 inches.  This collection is about Mermaids. I LOVE mermaids and I think they are simply a great everlasting theme that will always have fans! Right now I am showing you 6 cards, one is fully done, the next is outlined and the rest is just sketches out.  There will be altogether 10 cards in this collection.  It will be available only in its original form, no prints will come afterwords.  If you'd be interested - they will be coming up on ebay. Here is the first one -  http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250776663039&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT#ht_545wt_78 Have a good and blessed week everyone! :) K...