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Gallery of Paintings by Franz Brown |
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Introduction Click on the page numbers to get to the paintings |
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| Intro | up to and including 2003 |
Paintings for 2004 a / b / c / d |
Paintings for 2005 | Paintings for 2006 | Paintings for 2007 | Miniatures | |||
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Although I have been around art all my life, both my parents being artists, I did not get to do any painting until the early nineties. What I have learned was not arrived at by being taught by my parents as neither of them taught us children how to paint because they were both so busy trying to care for the large family. It is not inherited either. I don't believe most artists have an inherent ability to do art. It is something that can be learned, as is reading. A few people may have their brains constructed in a way that for some reason they are more easily able to learn to do art but for most it is a matter of hard work to achieve a level of skill and then maintain it. I paint in oil and acrylic depending on mood and need. The fact that oil remains wet or workable for a long period and acrylic dries rapidly give each certain characteristics. I like brushwork to be apparent. I readily acknowledge that the ability to do paintings that are almost photographic in appearance is a fine skill, I am impressed by those who do it, but so far I can't do them and don't seem to be able to get interested in doing them. I mostly do landscape but have recently started doing a bit of figure work. I work from my own photography, which I also love to do. I admire plein-aire painting and would like to do more but when I get outside I am generally totally distracted by what is around me and want to photograph it all.
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The following galleries are currently representing the work of Franz Brown, hey! That's me!
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Painting Pages
Introduction,
2003,
2004a, 2004b,
2004c, 2004d,
2005, 2006,
2007,
Miniatures
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