Acrylic on canvas, stretched and ready to hang.

Final break.
A whirlwind of passion and dynamic tension resides in this dramatic abstract landscape painting.

Final Break
The 6-7 years of university provided him with the chance to experiment with various forms including photography, sculpture and installation art. Towards the end of this academic marathon, while finishing writing his thesis, William notes that “the early forms of what would become my ‘fine art’ emerged as constant streams of ideas, material and the fascination with the challengers of painting began to surface”.
Alongside this academic pathway William was an Art Teacher at an independent gallery in Toorak. The owner used to offer his endless supply of old and disused house paints to William, and this was the catalyst for William’s painterly experimentation. The idea of recycled and unwanted paints appealed to him and he began working with these materials, manipulating them into large scale paintings. By trial and error, successes and failures, Holt slowly formed his unique method of mark-making.