Gallery

Original paintings by Carrie Holliman

Every piece here is painted by hand on canvas. Mandala and botanical linework is drawn in metallic ink over a painted ground.

Silver mandala and botanical linework on a deep navy canvas

The collection

Four original works

Silver mandala and botanical linework on a deep navy canvas
Outlined teardrop and petal forms in burgundy, teal, sage and lilac on a patterned cream ground
A layered lotus mandala in teal, red, orange and magenta with silver detailing
Three green panels with gold and copper leaf and gold mandala linework

How the work is made

Drawn by hand, line by line

Each canvas begins as a painted ground. The linework goes on top in metallic ink, drawn freehand rather than printed or transferred. One set of three panels also carries gold and copper leaf, applied in fragments across the surface.

Three green panels with gold and copper leaf and gold mandala linework

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