Chip Holton has been QW’s artist-in-residence for 37+ years. Chip is making art that wells up from his incredible imagination and talent…the results of which are being displayed throughout the restaurant. He is also a key collaborator on QW’s design team. And he’s cute!
Chip Holton: Artist-in-Residence
He is fun to watch while he paints and even more fun in conversation. Below is the full gallery of Chip’s art at both Lucky 32 in Greensboro and Cary. He mostly created these pieces on a stage in the bar at Lucky’s over the past year and a half.
See this icon? Watch Chip and hear some banter between Chip & Dennis. You’ll get a kick out of hearing their ramblings.
See this icon? ▶ Watch Chip and hear some banter between Chip & Dennis. You’ll get a kick out of hearing their ramblings.
Watch WFMY News 2 Highlighting Chip Holton: Artist Captivates Diners with Live Painting Experience
Lucky 32 Cary Original Paintings by Chip Holton
Cary Main Dining Room, 2025, Oil on linen
Cary Main Dining Room, 2025, Oil on linen
Cary Bar, 2026, Oil on linen
Cary, 2026, Oil on linen
Felini Biciclette, 2025, Watercolor on paper
Vigil, 2025, Charcoal, watercolor, gouache on paper
The Cary Line, 2025, Oil on canvas
Cary Servers, 2025, Oil on canvas
Cloud Fountain, 2025, Watercolor on paper
Schrodinger’s Turtle, 2025, Watercolor on paper
Flowerhead, 2025, Watercolor on paper
Asolare Theatre, 2025, Watercolor
Isolation, 2025, Watercolor
Two Kisses, 2025, Watercolor
Lucky 32 Greensboro Original Paintings by Chip Holton
Wildflowers Watercolor, 2025, Watercolor on paper
Reclining Nude, 2024, Oil on linen
Mother With Shells, 2024, Oil on Board
Ascension in a Remarkable Light, 2024, Watercolor
Tears Ephemeral, 2025, Pastel, charcoal, pencil, cut paper fragments, pine needles, dirt, glue
Landscape in Gray, 2025, Watercolor on Arches paper
Just Passing Through, 2024, Charcoal, pencil, ink accents
Ministry of Dreams Collage, 2024, Mixed Media
Weavers (aka Veils), 2024, Oil on linen
Ophelia’s Grandmother White with Grief, 2024, Oil on board
The Light That Can Be Heard in Shadows, 2025, Oil on linen
Big Sky Stage, 2024, Watercolor on paper
Study for Dali’s Beach, 2024, Oil on linen
Brighton Walks, 2024, Oil on board
Ghost of Tintoretto’s Last Love in a Green Robe, 2024, Watercolor study
Dancing Within the Forest, 2024, Oil on canvas
Daddy, Lift Me Up Into The World, 2024, Pencil, charcoal, watercolor, gouache
Reflections, 2024, Oil on linen
Don at the Piano, 2025, Pencil on paper
Coulomb’s Daughter, 2024, Oil on linen
Plate Ballet, 2024, Oil on linen
Mad Hatter Tea, 2024, Acrylic on linen
Wednesday Night at Lucky 32, 2025, Oil on linen
The Veranda at Lucky 32, 2025, Oil on linen
Sentinel, 2025, Oil in linen
The Lecture, 2025, Oil on linen
Musica Invictus, 2024, Oil on linen
Kitchen Alchemy, 2025, Oil on linen
The Black Swan’s Stone Ship of Puppets, 2024, Pencil, charcoal, chalk, pen, & ink
Studio, 2024, Charcoal on paper
Aqua Vitae, 2026, Oil on linen
The Gardener of the Elysian Fields Wearing the Hat Worn by Another Man That Was Meant for Him, 2024, Oil on Board
Asolo Elysian Fields, 2024, Oil on linen
Homage to Calder’s Circus, 2024, Cloth, paper, wire, wood, paint, glass
Red Tree Marcescence, 2025, Watercolor dry brush and gouache on Arches paper
Ex Nihilo Lathe, 2025, Oil on linen
Aldon at the Piano, 2024, Oil on linen
Crucible, 2025, Oil on linen
Green Goddess Dressing, 2025, Charcoal, pencil, pastels on paper
Self Portrait, 1985, Oil on canvas
Evan & Jessica, 2024, Oil on linen
Amor Fati Mundi, 2025, Oil on linen
The Neo Terra Bucentaur of the Doge, 2025, Pastel , watercolor, charcoal, ink
Hall Test, 2026, Charcoal on canvas
Ossuaries of the 8 Lights, 2024, Pencil, lithography, crayon, charcoal, pastel, ink, watercolor
Critics (AKA fox in the henhouse!) 2026, Oil on canvas