You may contact me at 2abfraker@gmail.com
“I’m a contemporary painter. The designs found in nature, the strength I see in trees, and the fragility of the human spirit, are my strongest sources of inspiration. Painting in series gradually allows new themes and concepts to develop from my creative journey.”
About the Bare Branches series
The Bare Branches series are abstracts studies of trees. Trees have been the theme of my works since 2007. They began as realistic oils. However, as my interest grew, my focus began shifting from trees to mainly focusing on their architectural qualities found in bare branches, tree trunks, or roots. Through these works, I want to accentuate the trees graphic elements of design in lines, shapes, textures, and color, and depicting them in a vacant background. In order to fully express this vision and perception, I chose to work with encaustic paints and monoprints.
Bio
I lived in Belgium and Africa before immigrating to the United States with my family.
I attended California State University of San Jose, majored in art, and graduated from California State University of Fresno with a B.A. in Fine Art.
As a young artist,I taught community art classes and accepted commissions. I reside with my husband and have a studio in the country near Sanger, east of Fresno, California.
In the last seven years, I have shown my personal work. My preferred medium has become encaustic painting.
