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Interview · 14 Sep 2026 · 6 min read

How six months of wax and oil become one quiet painting.

In the studio with Maren Holt

How six months of wax and oil become one quiet painting.

The short version

Every painting starts with a question the artist cannot answer yet. What follows is months of layers, scraping back and starting again.

The work is finished when it stops arguing with me.

What to look for

Stand close, then step back. The surface tells you how it was made; the distance tells you what it is about.

Seeing it in person

The work is on view in the gallery, Tuesday to Saturday. Ask us for a private viewing if you would like more time with it.

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Journal

Interview · 14 Sep 2026 · 6 min read

How six months of wax and oil become one quiet painting.

In the studio with Maren Holt

How six months of wax and oil become one quiet painting.

The short version

Every painting starts with a question the artist cannot answer yet. What follows is months of layers, scraping back and starting again.

The work is finished when it stops arguing with me.

What to look for

Stand close, then step back. The surface tells you how it was made; the distance tells you what it is about.

Seeing it in person

The work is on view in the gallery, Tuesday to Saturday. Ask us for a private viewing if you would like more time with it.

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Journal

Interview · 14 Sep 2026 · 6 min read

How six months of wax and oil become one quiet painting.

In the studio with Maren Holt

How six months of wax and oil become one quiet painting.

The short version

Every painting starts with a question the artist cannot answer yet. What follows is months of layers, scraping back and starting again.

The work is finished when it stops arguing with me.

What to look for

Stand close, then step back. The surface tells you how it was made; the distance tells you what it is about.

Seeing it in person

The work is on view in the gallery, Tuesday to Saturday. Ask us for a private viewing if you would like more time with it.

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