Overview
'Whilst colour is an important part of my work, it is actually my second favourite element of the creative process. I love drawing lines above all else. I always wanted to paint, but I didn't want to give up the ability to draw lines'.  
- John Holcomb
 
The paintings of Kansas-based John Holcomb are energised by confident line and clear silhouettes. And yet, the bold simplicity of his mark-making originates in a complex web of cultural and artistic influences. Fauvism and Old Master's Holland meet Grant Wood and American Regionalism, as Holcomb draws on the imagery of America in a lost time.
 
Holcomb's use of riotous hues modernises his subject. The play of light as it falls across each figure's face is abstracted to a jigsaw of rainbow shades, the sun in the sky a spot of unexpected colour.
 
Holcomb has exhibited across the USA at art fairs in New York, San Francisco, Miami and Palm Springs, as well as in Singapore, Hong Kong and Paris. 
Works
  • American artist John Holcomb cowboy with yellow hat and purple jacket acrylic and oil pastel of Young Cowboy
    Young Cowboy, 2024
  • John Holcomb, Western Valley Cowboy, 2024
    Western Valley Cowboy, 2024
  • John Holcomb, Stoic Cowboy, 2024
    Stoic Cowboy, 2024
  • John Holcomb, Teal Cowboy, 2024
    Teal Cowboy, 2024
  • John Holcomb, Purple Musicians, 2024
    Purple Musicians, 2024
  • John Holcomb, Orange Farmer, 2024
    Orange Farmer, 2024
  • John Holcomb, Studio Shot
    Studio Shot
  • Colorful still life by John Holcomb available at the Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery
    Blue Still Life with Wine, 2022
  • John Holcomb, Studio Shot
    Studio Shot
  • John Holcomb, Beatrice & Dante, 2024
    Beatrice & Dante, 2024
  • John Holcomb, Lavender Dante, 2024
    Lavender Dante, 2024
  • Colorful painting by John Holcomb of two men hunting and riding horses available at the Rebecca Hossack Art Gallery
    After the Hunt (Before the Storm), 2022
  • John Holcomb, Dejanira Floral, 2024
    Dejanira Floral, 2024
  • John Holcomb, Star Floral, 2024
    Star Floral, 2024
  • John Holcomb, Orange Floral , 2024
    Orange Floral , 2024
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