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Illustration of Il Palio di Siena

Il Palio di Siena

December 30, 2015 by hollyblake84

I was recently asked to create a bespoke piece of art depicting the Il Palio di Siena – a famous horse race that takes place in Italy. It occurred to me whilst working on this piece that I rarely create images featuring animals or people so it was an exciting challenge to have so many to make in one picture! I decided not to go into too much detail with the faces of either the crowd or the racing horses as […]

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Hello! My name is Holly and I’m an illustrator. I work with paper, paints, scissors and glue to create illustrations and wedding stationery. I love to travel the world creating intricate paper cut illustrations inspired by the places I see.

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