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Frank Francese:  NWS, TWSA Master, WHS, WW, SDWS, WFWS, TWS, CWS

Frank Francese was born in Arizona in 1951 but has resided in Colorado for most of his life.  He has been a professional artist since 1976 and achieved the groundwork for his profession while attending Western State College in Gunnison, Colorado.

Watercolors came to the forefront of Francese's artistic work in 1983.  His liquid style is unique and distinctive.  Frank enjoys working on a very wet surface, letting the pure color mix itself on the paper.  His shapes are large and loose, often disregarding fine detail.  Frank uses abrupt color changes of he same value with the while of the watercolor paper to bring his paintings to life.  The subject matter for Francese watercolors is always varied, reflecting his national and international travels as well as local western Colorado scenes.

Frank Francese
527 Belford Avenue
Grand Junction, Colorado 81501
970-245-5278
ffrancese@acsol.net
PUBLISHED
• Water Media Painting with Stephen Quiller; 2008
• PBS-Comcast Broadcasting painting demonstration on Enid Silverman`s “Artists to Artists” program: 2008.
• Watercolor Magic August 2006;”Whitby, England”: 3rd Place  Water Media Showcase 2006, landscape category.
• Artists Sketchbook April 2006; article in “Unforgettable places to create”.
• Watercolor Magic 2006 calendar will feature Francese watercolor “Del Gesu Matteotti-Genoa” on cover.
• Palet: Kunst-Kijken-doen. December 2005 issue, Netherlands, article on Francese painting.
• Watercolor Magic: 2005 August issue featuring “ Del Gesu Matteotti-Genoa:: Honorable Mention, Landscape Category of Water media Showcase [2400 entries].
• Watercolor Magic: 2005 Winter Issue “Sketch Your Way to a Fresher Style”.
• Watercolor Magic: 2004 Winter Issue: Francese watercolor on front cover.
• Artists Magazine: January 2004: 20th Anniversary Issue featuring watercolor “Rainy Varzi”.
• Artists Magazine: September 2003: “Hyde Street Cable Car” featured in Article “Simply the Best”.
• Artists Magazine: June 2003 Francese watercolor on cover; “Seeing the sights” article on how to paint.
• Watercolor Magic: October 2002 Special Issue “Watercolor Magic Creativity” featuring Francese watercolor on cover, with short article on how to paint in Editor`s note.
• Artists Magazine: December 2001 issue featuring “Rainy Varzi”: 2nd Place in Landscape Division in 18th Annual Art Competition.
• Watercolor Magic: Spring 2002; Headliners 2001; Winter 2000, Swipe File feature article “A Sketching Tool To Try.”
• Splash V : 1998
• Watercolor Magic: Summer 1997 featured artist “Wet into Wet” reprinted 1999
• Painting Composition: Best of Watercolor Series 1997: Rockport Publishers Award of Distinction.


JUDGING EXHIBITIONS
• 2007: Idaho Watercolor Society National.
           Memphis/Germantown Art League National.
• 2006: San Diego Watercolor Society International Exhibition.
           Mississippi Watercolor Society National.
• 2005: Montana Watercolor Society National.
           Alabama Watercolor Society National
• 2004: Rhode Island Watercolor Society National.
• 2003: Mississippi Watercolor Society National.
• 2002: Midwest Watercolor Society National.
           Southwestern Watercolor Annual Exhibition.
• 2001: St Louis Watercolor Annual Exhibition.
• 1999; Colorado Watercolor Society Annual State Exhibition.
• 1999; North Carolina Watercolor Society National
Exhibition

WORKSHOP INSTRUCTION
2009
• Baltimore Watercolor Society, Baltimore, MD 2009
• Corn Loft Studios, Tomsallagh, Ireland 2009
• West Texas Watercolor Society 2009
• In View Center for Arts. Vermont 2009
• Ohio Valley Art, Kentucky 2009
• Artisan's Studio, Dallas, TX 2008, 09
• Bill Sigmon Group, North Carolina 2009
• Art Box Studio, Pasadena, CA 2009
• Western Colorado Watercolor Society, CO 2009
• Hot Springs Village, Arkansas  2009
• AITM, Bend, OR  2008, 09
• Pacific Northwest, Coupeville, WA  2009
• Judy Patti Studio, Denver, CO  2009
2008
• Cheap Joe's Art Stuff, Boone, NC 2008
• Richmond Artists, Richmond, VA 2008
• Niagra Frontier Watercolor Society, Buffalo, NY
• Art League of Ocean City, MD  2008
• Arizona Watercolor Association, Phoenix, AZ 2008
• Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL 2008
2007
• Images Gallery, Kansas City, MO 2007, 06
• Jerry`s Artarama AOC, Raleigh, NC  2007
• Fairbanks Watercolor Society, Fairbanks, AK 2007
• Art in the Mountains 2007-03
• Capetown Artists Association, Lewes De 2007
• Idaho Watercolor Society, Boise, ID  2007
• Memphis/Germantown Art League, Memphis, TN 2007
• Santa Carla Valley Watercolor Society, San Jose, 2007
• Hilton Head Art Society, South Carolina  2007
• Florida Keyes Watercolor Society, Marathon, FL  2007
• Gold Coast Watercolor Society, Ft Lauderdale, 2007

2006
• Internationale Aquarel Workshops, Belgium, 2006
• Paramount Arts, St Cloud, MN  2006
• NWS, Brea, CA  2005
• California Watercolor Association, Walnut Creek,
2005
• Paint Yosemite, 2005
• East Central Ontario Art Association, Canada 2005
• Watercolor Society Of Alabama, 2005
• Vienna Art Society, Vienna, VA. 2005
• Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild, 2005
• San Diego International Watercolor Society, 2005/6

Frank Francese NWS has received the following National Awards for his watercolor paintings:

• Colorado Watercolor Society 18th Annual Exhibition:  Best of Show Award 2009
• Western Federation Watercolor Society 34th Annual Exhibition: Honorable Mention/Cash Award 2009
• 88th National Exhibition: Henry Fukuhara Award.  Painting selected for th 2009 National Traveling Exhibition 2008
• Watercolor West 40th National Exhibition:  Don O'Neil Award 2008
• Colorado Watercolor Society 17th Annual Exhibition:  Jurors Award 2008
•  National Watercolor Society 87th Annual National Exhibition 2007; City of Brea Gallery, Brea, CA.
“Marathon, Florida Keyes” received the “Milford Zornes Award” [creation of the watercolor without any photography aid]. Also was chosen for the NWS Travel Exhibition for 2007-2008.
• PBS/Comcast Broadcasting painting demonstration on Enid Silvermans “Artist to Artists” program in Chicago area 2008
• Watercolor West 39th Annual National Exhibition 2007: Patrons Award [4th place]
• Western Federation of Watercolor Societies 32nd Annual Exhibition 2007; Arvada Center for the Arts, Westminster, CO. “Whitby, England” received  Award of Merit”[ 148 paintings selected from 1,034 entries from nine different watercolor societies across Western United States]
• Transparent Watercolor Society of America 31st National Juried Exhibition 2007, Elmhurst Art Museum, Elmhurst, IL. “Whitby, England II” received the “Vivian “Chevy” Chevillon Award”.
• San Diego Watercolor Society 27th International Exhibition 2007, SDWS Showcase Gallery, San Diego, CA. “Star of India, San Diego” received “Inspiration Cash Award”.
“In Memory of Gail and Cindy Purchase Award” [1 K award]
• Kansas Watercolor Society Great Eight Exhibition 2007, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS. “Lake Mc Donald, Glacier” received the “Wichita Women Artists Cash Award”.

 

National Exhibition Judge and Juror of Awards for the following watercolor societies:

Francese was selected to be Judge and Juror for the Colorado Watercolor Society's 18th Annual Exhibition 2009.
Francese was selected as the Judge and Juror for the Mid-Atlantic Regional Exhibition: Baltimore Watercolor Society, MD.
Francese was chosen to be Judge and Juror of Awards for the Idaho Watercolor Society 28th National Exhibition; Boise State University Student Union Gallery, Boise, Idaho.
Francese was chosen to be Judge and Juror of Awards for the Memphis/  Germantown Art League National Exhibition 2007, Memphis, TN.
Francese Exhibition at Western State College of Colorado showing at the Art Department Gallery, Gunnison, Colorado;  October 2007.

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