Holly Clarke Studios

Holly Clarke Studios Sensorial earth pigment paintings invited you to step out of the busyness of life into a softer space. Original paintings + limited edition prints + workshops.

View artwork https://www.hollyclarkestudios.com An emerging contemporary botanical artist from Auckland with three decades experience as a designer specialising in textile & surface pattern design. Her artwork offers havens of respite, a place where one can unwind find lightness & immerse themselves in a tropical experience. Following the loss of her father she sort solace in Indonesia where she d

iscovered first hand the healing qualities of the exuberant & exotic gardens that flourished. Whilst embracing grief she found her muse of calm & peace, a stillness of natural beauty. Filled with gentle swaying bold plants, luscious leaves & unusual flowers she found her ‘Alice in Wonderland’. Filled with unusual shapes, colours & textures, a wild jungle that delighted the senses. Her unique colour palette with soft earthy tones, harmonises & styles effortlessly with natural interior spaces. Using predominantly mineral pigments, reminiscent of the limestone frescos that captivated her during the eight years she spent in Italy. She is committed to finding & sourcing natural mediums & materials for her work, including biodegradable or compostable packaging. To create a sustainable art practice in harmony with our environment. Although not yet perfect or where she wants it to be, it is a work in progress to continually improve. Open to collaborations & creative projects, she welcomes inquiries about her latest creations & potential commissions. https://www.hollyclarkestudios.com/home

Do you like the feel of texture ? Touch is a process in my work to connect with nature, through earth pigments. A way to...
26/06/2026

Do you like the feel of texture ? Touch is a process in my work to connect with nature, through earth pigments. A way to ground my thoughts and my attention into the present moment through sensations.

Our hands engage our minds in a different way. Touch is a powerful antidote and regulator of our nervous systems. In the same way you might stroke a cat or a dog. It slows the heart rate down. It slows the mind down, and produces oxytocin. The love and trust attachment chemicals. An expression of love for nature.

To view available paintings please go to
Hollyclarkestudios.com

Holly x

What are glimmers? There’s a certain kind of evening light that you sense when you actually stop and slow down. The way ...
24/06/2026

What are glimmers? There’s a certain kind of evening light that you sense when you actually stop and slow down. The way it moves through a garden, softly illuminating petals, and leaves, shifting the colours to twilight tones of everything it touches.

Nature asks nothing of you. Just that you pause long enough to feel it, absorb it.

Bloomlight, an earth pigment painting, was created from moments spent wandering through gardens, it holds that calm luminosity, that gently takes you somewhere else. A Sanctuary of light and colour.

If you’d like to learn more about this work please go to hollyclarkestudios.com

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Do you love colour? Hues within a similar palette are one of my fav ways to explore. After many years working with colou...
22/06/2026

Do you love colour? Hues within a similar palette are one of my fav ways to explore. After many years working with colour as a textile artist amazingly I learned a secret or two.

If you work with only brights it can feel really loud, but also really flat, with not much depth. If you work with only dark and moody colours there is no light and therefore, no contrast. If you work with a palette that is very predictable it can feel kinda dull, or loads of pastels, it can end up saccharine.

Opposite attract for a reason.

Dark paintings look great when there is a touch of lightness. Bright paintings look best when there is a touch of darkness. And adding in a touch of an unexpected colour, like a muddy tone, or a super bright tone creates something a bit unexpected. A little bit of a surprise.

Colour is symbolic of life. Learning how to embrace all the shades of it brings depth and meaning as well as joy and delight.

If you’d like to learn more about my artwork, please go to hollyclarkestudios.com

Holly xo

How often do we give ourselves permission to just sit with what is?'Reveal' was created in one of those moments. When yo...
20/06/2026

How often do we give ourselves permission to just sit with what is?

'Reveal' was created in one of those moments. When you stop trying to fix, explain, or push through, and instead, just observe. Without judgment. Without any urgency.

That's when those precious insights often come. A layer removed. A curtain parting. An "oh my god" moment when something clicks and you suddenly see it for what it is.

Painted with earth pigments, this piece embodies that realisation. Which happens through kindness and compassion. It's a reminder that the richness of life's complexity reveals itself when we're willing to sit still long enough to truly accept it.

Details
• Original earth pigment painting - archival quality
• Raw cotton canvas,
• 225 × 303 mm
• Framed in a warm oak box frame

This painting is available and currently on display at depot art space in Victoria St in Devonport, in Auckland.

Or visit hollyclarkestudios.com

Holly x

Professional photography of my original paintings makes all the difference when it comes to the limited edition prints. ...
19/06/2026

Professional photography of my original paintings makes all the difference when it comes to the limited edition prints. The legendary art photographer Sait Akkerman, .co.nz knows just how to light the artwork - half day light, half gallery light, to bring out all the tiny details.

The quality in print reproduction is evident in the colour matching, and also the fine details of the raw canvas original.

Each heirloom quality print, comes with a hand signed and numbered limited edition print.

If you’d like to see the print collection, please go to https://f.mtr.cool/xufdozycpl

Holly x

When did stillness become my/our modern day challenge?After a long career in design and many, many hours in-front of a s...
17/06/2026

When did stillness become my/our modern day challenge?

After a long career in design and many, many hours in-front of a screen, I craved its opposite. A different pace, to work with my hands again and to get back in touch with what really mattered. I had forgotten what stillness felt like.

Taking time to slow down and sit still in nature, not only shifts my perspective but provides a guide to another way of living. It’s an invitation to use our senses in a world that doesn’t make much sense.

Early morning dew, lush green foliage, blooming flowers, flickers of colour and light beckon you to surrender into a softer and calmer space. To go with the flow and find freedom in this very moment.

The original painting is now sold, which was created with hand-made earth natural pigments on raw canvas. The limited edition, museum quality print is available in a selection of sizes, framed or unframed and includes complimentary shipping.

If you’d like to learn more about it, please visit.
https://f.mtr.cool/jlgmpilsps

Holly

17/06/2026

Earth pigment paintings and handcrafted colours are a slower way of creating. Art for calmer spaces.

Holly Clarke Studios

Last summer we had a big storm. Many roads were closed due to flooding and slips and walking the beach and coastal farms...
15/06/2026

Last summer we had a big storm. Many roads were closed due to flooding and slips and walking the beach and coastal farms was quite different because of it.

Wild weather events are becoming more frequent and extreme. Change is happening whether we like it or not. And I certainly don’t have the answers.

I discovered washed up on the beach soft ochre spheres, in an array of sun faded hues. As well as crumbling bits of red, yellow and pink ochre from the slips. I began to harvest small amounts of what was right in front of me. It felt like a message, to do something with it.

Appreciating and respecting the power and beauty of mother nature is at the core of what I do and I am often in awe and wonder by it. It felt like nature gifted me a palette, to go and do something with it.

Holly x

I’m feeling a little generous…So I’ve created a small gift.A set of mini printswhen you spend over $150(while available)...
13/06/2026

I’m feeling a little generous…
So I’ve created a small gift.

A set of mini prints
when you spend over $150
(while available)

For the moments that ask you to soften
and embrace it all, just as you are.

Hollyclarkestudios.com

Holly x

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