HOLLIS DUNLAP

Medium of Choice: Oil

"I started using Trekell brushes a few years ago when I borrowed a few from some artist friends were using them. Since then I used them in hundreds of paintings. They are consistently high quality and can withstand the rigors of traveling and a lot of direct painting with thick paint. I particularly like the long flat and filbert hog bristle brushes for the way they can quickly and directly apply paint, as well as the softer legion long filberts for more delicate areas. I look for brushes that hold their shape after a lot of use, and these really do that. 

I am so excited and honored to to work with Trekell and their team of amazing artists and people, and I can't wait to put more of their brushes to the test!"

Hollis Dunlap was born in 1977 in Northern Vermont in the USA. He began drawing and painting the human figure around the age of 14. After studying painting in high school, he went on to study at the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, graduating in 1999. While an undergraduate, he was the first painter to be awarded First Prize at New York's National Arts Club student exhibition for two consecutive years.

Hollis was the recipient of the John Stobart Fellowship, awarded each year to a graduating student in recognition of outstanding work, and he is also a 2 time grantee of the Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation. More recently, he has become interested in a mix of modern and classical elements in his work, combining realist drawing with experimental color. He has had solo exhibitions in New York City, Boston, San Francisco, and Miami, and teaches painting at the Lyme Academy of Fine Arts in CT. He also teaches workshops internationally and currently paints at his studio in Southeastern CT.