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| Mel Holston's interest in art began when he watched his father draw a “funny little man.” After a twelve-year career with the U.S. Air Force, in 1969 Holston began part-time studies to become a fashion illustrator at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. Unfortunately, financial pressures forced him to drop out in 1973. Holston was able to resume his studies in 1974, going to school full-time at Jersey City State College while working nights and selling fashion drawings to dress shops. Holston's best known pieces are his pen-and-ink drawings of elongated African figures. His work shows scenes from everyday life, such as mothers with children, dance, and work. Frazier uses abstract patterns reminiscent of African scarification markings within his exaggerated figures. | ||
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