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From July 2010 article in the ‘Inquirer & Mirror’<\/strong> – \u00a0by Lindsay Pykosz, I & M Contributing Writer<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1976, Eric Holch finished his first print, \u201cSummer Solstice,\u201d the work that jump-started his silk-screening and oil-painting career that has now spanned almost 35 years. With works on exhibit throughout the United States, Bermuda, Japan and Australia, Holch said that he still makes it a point to challenge himself while making sure he keeps painting what he enjoys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat\u2019s the cool thing about art \u2013 there are no rules,\u201d he said. \u201cArt is personal, you\u2019re doing it for yourself. You wouldn\u2019t want to paint something or create something that you didn\u2019t want to. I always tell myself this and every day I push the boundaries of the medium.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known for his prints depicting bright, sunny days and colorful sailboats, Holch recently branched out from his norm and created \u201cRace Week,\u201d a print of a foggy, gray day during Nantucket Race Week, an island sailing event every August.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI had done the Race Week logo and after the logo was finished, I was out on my boat and I had a judge with me,\u201d said Holch, an avid sailor. \u201cI was taking pictures of the boats going by and the result was the first print that I\u2019ve made that\u2019s of a gray day. That gave me the OK to keep doing something different than what I might necessarily be used to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holch\u2019s prints are achieved using a process that was developed in the early 1900s. This printmaking technique involves cutting and layering multiple colors onto a heavy paper \u2013 a practice that takes a lot of precision and patience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI start with sketches and sometimes reference photography and keep tightening it,\u201d said Holch. \u201cI switch back and forth from color sketches to black and white sketches and cut films for each color \u2013 that\u2019s where uniformity comes into play. I then have to figure out the order of the colors to make them overlap.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Holch said that he typically works from light colors to dark \u2013 specifically from pale yellows to dark greys \u2013 to make sure that the colors don\u2019t blend together incorrectly. In some of his prints, such as \u201cHarbor Porch,\u201d Holch said that he layered yellow on top of a gray-blue color to give the floor of the porch a two-toned look.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over the winter, Holch\u2019s travels to Gasparilla Island, Fla. produced new additions like \u201cBeach Break\u201d that feature his staple pastel colors. Also new this year is \u201cGrey Lady,\u201d a print depicting Nantucket\u2019s historic downtown with the harbor in the foreground; and \u201cReflections,\u201d which captures a solo Beetle Cat sailboat resting in the harbor on a quiet fall morning. In addition, Holch has also been working on deconstructions of his pieces which leave him with a different version of the original print.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI take my old prints that were damaged and pull them apart and put them back together in a different way,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s a lot of fun for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although deconstruction gives Holch a chance to play with prints he\u2019s already completed, he said that he is usually working on new images, often with subjects that may be the same as previous prints.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCertain things pique my fancy, like umbrellas and beach chairs,\u201d he said. \u201cBecause there is a lot of prep work and I end up working on something for months, I am usually working on new images.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Although Holch\u2019s gallery has moved around a few times, he has been somewhere on Old South Wharf consistently since 1978, a place he feels is relaxed and \u201cmore of the way it used to be.\u201d For him, Old South Wharf is a place where people can come down and separate themselves from the busy streets of town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople here look after each other and the people who visit here realize that,\u201d he said. \u201cThere was a lady who came in just the other day who has a house here that she comes to during the summer, but never came down to the wharf. She finally came down and was amazed at the quality of what\u2019s down here. There\u2019s good quality, a lot of variety and it\u2019s all good stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Holch Gallery, located at 10 Old South Wharf, is open daily from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. For more information, visit www.ericholch.com or call (508) 228-7654.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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