Jay Holobach
Edmond, OK
Jay Holobach is a contemporary impressionist known for his gestural palette knife technique transforming the ordinary into the beautiful.
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Jay Holobach is a contemporary landscape impressionist residing in Edmond, OK, whose bold color, expressive gesture, and sense of place reflect a deep connection to the American landscape. Originally from Michigan and trained at the Romeo Art Studio, Holobach has exhibited throughout the Midwest, with solo and group exhibits including the Franklin Art Crawl (TN), Carriage Factory Gallery (KS), Gallery Grazioso (OK), Wildfire Gallery (OK) and Edmond Fine Arts (OK).
In addition to his plein air and studio practice, Holobach is a dedicated educator and speaker. He teaches at the Edmond Fine Arts Institute, leads workshops, and gives painting demonstrations for art guilds and organizations. He also volunteers as a “Paint Buddy,” creating alongside children with cancer through Art with a Heart OKC.
For more information: https://www.jayholobach.com
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Connecting people to color since 1998.
My challenge, as a contemporary landscape impressionist, is transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. Working in oil, I reveal the relationship between emotion and environment to capture a fleeting feeling. Blink and you’ll miss it.
Whether painting en plein air or in the studio, my focus is not on depicting a specific time, place or event, but rather on creating the space for you to find yourself within one of my scenes.
Each painting is its own dialogue, a question posed to you: What does this moment mean to you? My work is less about a scene’s representation per se and more about the emotional resonance of color and texture.
I am inspired by the challenge of translating the intangible (your feelings) into the tangible (painting’s forms, shapes, and colors), using a 2D surface. It is through this translation I aim to evoke personal reflection, inviting you to experience not just the landscape painting before you, but your own personal “landscape” within.
Living in Edmond, OK., I'm a teacher at the Edmond Fine Arts Institute and a volunteer “Paint Buddy” supporting Art with a Heart, a philanthropic organization that pairs artists and children with cancer at the Jimmy Everest Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders in OKC, OK.
My paintings have been shown in several regional exhibits and local OKC area galleries and are currently on display at Gallery Grazioso in Guthrie, OK
Onwards and Sideways!
Jay “jbird” Holobach