Fine Art Painting. Studio Franco Design. Cape Town

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

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.