Local artist Dorian Frances original acrylic abstract painting, Dorian's cousin Clifford Smith is supported by Lifehouse.

"Community" 16" x 20"

Value $600

Certificate of authenticity will be included.

Dorian has been a designer her entire life. She started oil painting when she was nine, then declared art as her major at Santa Clara University and also studied art in Florence. Dorian was a designer at Marina Florist. While in the City she focused on painting, including artistic realism, creating perspectives and trompe l'oeil (fool the eye) scenes. She painted murals in the lobbies of multi-million-dollar condo projects and faux marbles and finishes in wonderful Old Pacific Heights Victorians.

Since then, her painting has become much looser and she has expanded into layered abstracts, flowers and illustrating the adventures of dachshund Sally.

Dorian works mainly in acrylics, with some oil pastel. She loves color and the play of light on objects. Everything is just a shape, some shapes we recognize, some we don't. They all invoke an emotion. Dorian is inspired by nature, and all of the rich patterns and colors it creates and repeats over and over; from the figures we know and love, like dogs, roses and wreaths of flowers, to abstract figures and shapes floating through a world we can only imagine.

To view the art in person please contact us at 415-526-5300 or email us at [email protected].

www.dorianfrances.art