Frances Powers’ work has always encompassed organic forms derived from nature. Living in Florida, with its abundance of flora and fauna, is inspirational for her work which can be either stylized landscapes, or landscapes that include architectural forms and flora and fauna.

Powers has been doing mixed media digital paintings for the last 20 years. A piece can begin with a photograph or a visual idea that evolves as a digital painting. The painting is done on the computer using Corel Painter and Adobe Photoshop. If using a photograph, she reworks the image to add, subtract and rearrange elements. Once a piece is completed on the computer, she prints it and uses colored pencils or oil pastels to complete the work.  

The work in this exhibit consists of her flora and fauna pieces which are completed using colored pencils. These are more precise and detail oriented although not photo realistic. Even though they are colorful, they retain a softness made possible by using colored pencil. In this exhibit, she is also showing paintings done using oil pastels, which results in a more intense, looser, less realistic feel. 

Registration requested but not required.

This exhibit is sponsored by Observer Media Group.