Fine Art Painting. Studio Franco Design. Bracknell

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Oxala.  Pronounced: "O Shalla" in Portuguese. Like the Arab and Jewish "Inshalla". "God Willing"

Everything we see hear and feel is nothing but Shadows on the walls of our minds.
We believe in reality because we are wired to do so -
But don't dreams seem real while we are in them?

Illusion is not what hides the truth - but what takes its shape,  making us forget that beyond the limits of our perception there may be something else - unknown, unfathomed, beyond our grasp . . .

Material Use for Fine Art Painting

For Fine Art Painting, I have used Rowney acrylic paints on Canvas or Masonite.
Rowney acrylic paints are vibrant and transparent to a degree, so that I achieve color tones by overlaying colours rather than mixing them.

I have used the back of 3mm or 5mm tempered Masonite to utilise the mesh texture as component of the illustration as a "canvas".

Once the board has been prepped with a white gesso, I have used any of these Acrylic paints: Golden Open, Brera, Van Gogh acrylics and also Daler - Rowney Pearlescent Acrylic Ink which Pearlescent liquid Acrylic creates shimmering, pearlized effects.

All these acrylics are water-based, brilliant and extremely light fast.

For Magazine Articles

Barbarella's Straw Beach Hat.
Commissioned by Ad agencies or design studios

Privately Commissioned Art

Captain Coconut - Crash Landing.
Commissions by private individuals for home decor

Self-Promo

T-Rex.
Portfolio work to demonstrate various styles

Shop Décor

Spanish Dancer

Exhibition Sales

50's Gas Station

Personal Collection

The Water Bearer - Art for my own home

My Pavillion of Women

Pictures of my Shelf-Life: "A Todas Mis Mujeres" -
To All My Women. Who made this work possible.