I have been photographing my mentors for many years. In 2014 I wanted to combine those images with mixed media painting. Inspired and encouraged by artist Patricia Wheeler, here are pieces from my exhibit “Fully Exposed.” It has been a great creative burst with more to come.
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!["Fully Exposed" exhibit at Gallery 348 Pink Dog Creative, Asheville, NC, July 2014 "Fully Exposed" exhibit at Gallery 348 Pink Dog Creative, Asheville, NC](http://www.davidholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MG_8956-web-525x350.jpg)
“Fully Exposed” exhibit at Gallery 348 Pink Dog Creative, Asheville, NC
!["Tommy's Dream" Mixed Media, 2014 "Tommy's Dream" Mixed Media, 2014](http://www.davidholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MG_8921-web-525x350.jpg)
“Tommy’s Dream” Mixed Media, 2014
!["Doc, Dellie and Etta," Mixed Media, 2014 "Doc, Dellie and Etta," Mixed Media, 2014](http://www.davidholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MG_8917-web-525x350.jpg)
“Doc, Dellie and Etta,” Mixed Media, 2014
!["Just Around Gee's Bend," Mixed Media, 2014 "Just Around Gee's Bend," Mixed Media, 2014](http://www.davidholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MG_8935-web-525x350.jpg)
“Just Around Gee’s Bend,” Mixed Media, 2014
!["The Stradivarius of Washboards," Mixed Media, 2014 "The Stradivarius of Washboards," Mixed Media, 2014](http://www.davidholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MG_8922-web-525x350.jpg)
“The Stradivarius of Washboards,” Mixed Media, 2014
!["Byard Ray," Mixed Media, 2014 "Byard Ray," Mixed Media, 2014](http://www.davidholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MG_8929-web1-525x350.jpg)
“Byard Ray,” Mixed Media, 2014
!["Tom Dula's Family," Mixed Media, 2014 "Tom Dula's Family," Mixed Media, 2014](http://www.davidholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MG_8931-web1-525x350.jpg)
“Tom Dula’s Family,” Mixed Media, 2014
!["Aunt Joan Explains the Meaning of Life," Mixed Media, 2014 "Aunt Joan Explains the Meaning of Life," Mixed Media, 2014](http://www.davidholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MG_8933-web-525x350.jpg)
“Aunt Joan Explains the Meaning of Life,” Mixed Media, 2014
!["John Dee Holeman, Bluesman," Mixed Media, 2014 "John Dee Holeman, Bluesman," Mixed Media, 2014](http://www.davidholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MG_8923-web-525x350.jpg)
“John Dee Holeman, Bluesman,” Mixed Media, 2014
!["The One and Only Washboard Bill Cook," Mixed Media, 2014 "The One and Only Washboard Bill Cook," Mixed Media, 2014](http://www.davidholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MG_8936-web-525x350.jpg)
“The One and Only Washboard Bill Cook,” Mixed Media, 2014
!["Harmonica Man," Mixed Media, 2014 "Harmonica Man," Mixed Media, 2014](http://www.davidholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MG_8928-web-525x350.jpg)
“Harmonica Man,” Mixed Media, 2014
!["Notes From The Earth," Mixed Media, 2014 "Notes From The Earth," Mixed Media, 2014](http://www.davidholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MG_8925-web-525x350.jpg)
“Notes From The Earth,” Mixed Media, 2014
!["Big Joe Williams," Mixed Media, 2014 "Big Joe Williams," Mixed Media, 2014](http://www.davidholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MG_8945-web-525x350.jpg)
“Big Joe Williams,” Mixed Media, 2014
!["Zeb," Mixed Media, 2014 "Zeb," Mixed Media, 2014](http://www.davidholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MG_8946-web-525x350.jpg)
“Zeb,” Mixed Media, 2014
!["The Complexities of First Love," Mixed Media, 2014 "The Complexities of First Love," Mixed Media, 2014](http://www.davidholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MG_8947-web-525x350.jpg)
“The Complexities of First Love,” Mixed Media, 2014
!["Blue Funk," Mixed Media, 2014 "Blue Funk," Mixed Media, 2014](http://www.davidholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MG_8944-web-525x350.jpg)
“Blue Funk,” Mixed Media, 2014
!["The Juggler," Mixed Media, 2014 "The Juggler," Mixed Media, 2014](http://www.davidholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MG_8943-web-525x350.jpg)
“The Juggler,” Mixed Media, 2014
!["The Storyteller," Mixed Media, 2014 "The Storyteller," Mixed Media, 2014](http://www.davidholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MG_8940-web-525x350.jpg)
“The Storyteller,” Mixed Media, 2014
!["Gorden Freeman," Mixed Media, 2014 "Gorden Freeman," Mixed Media, 2014](http://www.davidholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MG_8942-web-525x350.jpg)
“Gorden Freeman,” Mixed Media, 2014
!["What Would Nimrod Do?" Mixed Media, 2014 "What Would Nimrod Do?" Mixed Media, 2014](http://www.davidholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MG_8939-web-525x350.jpg)
“What Would Nimrod Do?” Mixed Media, 2014
!["Lord's Prayer Penny," Mixed Media, 2014 "Lord's Prayer Penny," Mixed Media, 2014](http://www.davidholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MG_8938-web-525x350.jpg)
“Lord’s Prayer Penny,” Mixed Media, 2014
!["Birdscape," Mixed Media, 2014 "Birdscape," Mixed Media, 2014](http://www.davidholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MG_8941-web-525x350.jpg)
“Birdscape,” Mixed Media, 2014
!["Ginny On Iona," Mixed Media, 2014 "Ginny On Iona," Mixed Media, 2014](http://www.davidholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MG_8932-web-525x350.jpg)
“Ginny On Iona,” Mixed Media, 2014
!["Dellie's Front Porch, 1975," Mixed Media, 2014 "Dellie's Front Porch, 1975," Mixed Media, 2014](http://www.davidholt.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/MG_8949-web-525x350.jpg)
“Dellie’s Front Porch, 1975,” Mixed Media, 2014