Lacey Holmen "Western Pride" in Gallery I

Artist Lacey Holmen

The James Memorial Art Center is excited to present Lacey Holmen’s “Western Pride” exhibit in Gallery I during the month of November.

Lacey says her creative passion includes watercolor, acrylic and occasionally wood. As a learning and growing artist, she believes dipping into more than one art technique helps improve in other facets. She describes her style as “more realism, for I need that subject matter to create a unique art piece.“

Although animals have always been Lacey’s main subject matter, horses became her focus ever since the passing of her father in 2013. “Horses have unique lines throughout their body from the muscles when running, to the neck turn. The brush strokes create each detailed movement of the horse.”

Lacey was raised in the Bisbee-Egeland area until graduating in 2004. Growing up in a small town, Lacey was never educated in art. With the help of her grandmother Mavis, she has been drawing since the age of 3. She later attended MSU Minot and fell in love with techniques of watercolor and acrylic and graduated with a BA of Arts in 2012. After graduating college, she dabbled in photography, not doing much with painting. After the passing of her father in 2011, she picked up a paint brush and hasn’t put it down since. The birth of her style of painting has developed with her bright watercolors and magnificent acrylics.