5.6.26 Holly Ellsworth-Crowther

Warroad Artist Holly Ellsworth-Crowther with her 1st place original mixed media painting “Forest’s Queen”

Warroad Artist Holly Ellsworth-Crowther spoke about creating this piece and winning 1st place in the Annual NW Art Exhibit in Warroad for her mixed media painting “Forest’s Queen.” She approached creating this piece wanting to just work on something that she fully enjoyed. She’s always loved nature and folklore and loves to incorporate a lot of elements of the forest into her work. “Forest’s Queen” is magical and whimsical and includes leaves and pinecones to give 3D and textural elements. The dress in the painting is made out of leaves. The forest queen embodies the spirit of nature and the feeling of being in the forest.

Holly loves creating watercolor illustrations (fantasy-esque), oil paintings (portrait heavy), and recently fiber arts (needle felting with forest found materials) utilizing a full array of different elements. She came from a creative and supportive family and art has been a core part of her identity. She’ll be teaching workshops in the near future and has an Etsy shop called MossyFernStudio. Listen to hear more!