May is here and the excitement is building.
The Dragonfly Gallery pick of
“Artist of the Month” for the month of May is Frank Romero, a young and
enthusiastic AHA member and a wonderful artist. Even though Frank is only
twenty-eight years old, he has been painting for eleven years and is fully
committed to his work. He is not afraid to explore new techniques and ways of
creating texture under the acrylic paint he uses. His canvases do not go
unnoticed by the public. They are full of life and color, shape and texture.
When I see Frank—talk to Frank about his artwork, I know he has found his
calling in life. Many of the paintings reflect the joy he feels. The subjects
of Frank’s paintings range from abstract to Fine Feature Cartoon Characters to
landscapes to animals, birds and fish. Many of his works send a message,
usually about cleaning up the planet. This Aromas artist is going places if you
ask me!
Here is Frank in his own words:
….art is
my life. It puts a smile on my face and makes me feel great, and hopefully
other people as well. I'm planning to do more landscape painting this year. In
art you can do whatever you want, and that is my work process as well. One day
I might feel like playing with color, having fun splashing paint. The next day
I might feel like doing a fine line sharp edge, clean cut painting. So some of
my work can take days, months, even years before I paint on it again to finish
it. I have about 28 unfinished canvases, maybe more. And I have about 160
unfinished Acrylic and Collage on paper paintings to finish, and a whole lot
more for the years to come. 
Thank
you, Frank for discussing your work methods with us.
Frank
will have a wonderful collection of paintings at the Dragonfly Gallery (380 Blohm Ave., Aromas) through the
month of May.
Saturday,
May 18th the public is invited to a “meet and greet” at the gallery
2:00 to 4:00.
Stop by
and someday you will be able to say, “I knew Frank when he was just getting
started.”
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