My paintings are interpretations of my experiences. They come from a desire to share the beauty I see every day by arranging bits of color and ideas to tell a story. Drawn to the colors of fleeting light effects on the landscape I try to accurately represent the color I see. However, I also interpret and push color if it helps to convey how the scene makes me feel. Color combinations and juxtapositions are a lot of what make a subject appealing to me. I look for moments that are unique to a particular place at a certain time, depending on lighting conditions, but also filtered through my mood at the time a piece is painted.

 

Painting in a representational style, and influenced by the impressionists, I am drawn to fleeting effects of light and color while sometimes sacrificing detail. A controlled chaos or loose spontaneity is my favored look, although each color and stroke is well thought out and carefully placed. My goal is to convey to the viewer my feelings about the scene through my use of color and brushwork. I’ll let the subject and my mood determine how much detail is required to complete each painting.

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Education

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BFA Painting, Rhode Island School of Design 1986

 

Exhibitions

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Summer Fun

Recent work by Frank Gardner and Peter Kalill

Addison Art Gallery

Aug 2013

Door County Plein Air Festival

Featured Artist

Peninsula School of Art

Fish Creek, WI

July 2013

 

En Plein Air

Group Show

RS Hanna Gallery

Fredericksburg, TX

June 2013

 

Art of the Horse

Group Show

RS Hanna Gallery

Fredericksburg, TX

May 2013

 

STEAM

Steam Engines of the Mexican Railroad

Galeria Gardner

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

March 2013

 

6" Squared

Juried Group Show

Randy Higbee Gallery

Costa Mesa, CA

Dec 2012

 

Dia de Los Muertos

Show of Day of the Dead paintings

Galeria Gardner

San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

Nov 2012

 

Door County Plein Air Festival

Featured Artist

Peninsula School of Art

Fish Creek, WI

July 2012

 

Oil Painter's of America National Juried Exhibit

Evergreen Fine Art

Evergreen, CO

June 2012

 

Two man show

Frank Gardner and Marc Hanson

Addison Art Gallery

Orleans, MA

June 2012

 

En Plein Air

Group Show

RS Hanna Gallery

Fredericksburg, TX

June 2012

 

Fine Art Collaborative

Group Show

Randy Higbee Gallery

Costa Mesa, CA

June 2012

 

Bibliography

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Article in American Art Collector Magazine, Feb. 2009

“Maine Stay”

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Article in International Artist Magazine, Apr./ May 2009

“Maine Stay”

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Article in American Artist Workshop Magazine, Dec. 2007

“Frank Gardner, Using a Pre-Mixed Palette”

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Awards

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Artist's Choice

6" Squared

Juried Show

Randy Higbee Gallery

Costa Mesa, CA

Dec. 2012

 

First Place

6" Squared

Juried Show

Randy Higbee Gallery

Costa Mesa, CA

Dec 2011

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Artist's Choice Award

Door County Plein Air Festival

Featured Artist

Peninsula School of Art

Fish Creek, WI

July 2011

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Gallery Award

Less is More

LPAPA Juried Group Show

Randy Higbee Gallery

Costa Mesa, CA

June 2011

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First Place Award

6" Squared

Juried Show

Randy Higbee Gallery

Costa Mesa, CA

April 2011

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First Place Award Shared

6" Squared

Juried Show

Randy Higbee Gallery

Costa Mesa, CA

Dec 2010

 

Honorable Mention for Artistic Excellence

Salon International 2004

Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art

San Antonio , Tx

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