Peace of Paper - Paintings by Fran McNeely

Peace of Paper

Paintings by Fran McNeely

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Orchestra Series

The String Section
30"x22"

The String Section Too
30"x22"

Percussion
30"x22"

The Woodwinds
30"x22"

Brass
30"x22"

Irish Harp
14 "x22"

Looking Back on Japan

Shinkansen
30"x22"

Marui
22"x30"

Uma
22"x30"

Sumida River
22"x30"

Arizona Images

Kachina Kinda
15"x22"

The Seed Gatherers
11"x15"

Whirling Pots
15"x11"

Fire on the Mountain
15"x22"

Buildings/Structures

River City
30"x22"

Bergen Harbor
7.5"x15"

The House Down the Street
22"x15"

Ortygia
8"x8"

Siracusa
8"x8"

Landscapes

Spirit Scape
30"x22"

North Shore
24"x24"

En Busca de Agua
11"x14"

Persimmon Water
9"x12"

Purple Canyon
22"x30"

Looking Down
22"x15"

Looking Through
22"x15"

Conferring with the Clouds
30"x22"

Figurative

Royalty
22"x30"

Two Votes Here
22"x30"

Facing You
22"x30"

Gele Gaze
22"x30"

The Swimmer
15 "x30"

The Bad Boy
12"x12"

Photo Friends
22"x15"

The Faceless
20"x30"

Self Portrait
11"x14"

King Friday
22 "x30"

The Dancer
20"x20"

New Age Scarecrow
22"x15"

Floral/Still Life

Geraniums on a Swing
20"x16"

Vessels
24"x24"

Spilling Forth
15"x22"

Tripodi
15"x22"

Political

America You Broke My Heart
22"x15"

Star Spangled Blunder
15"x22"

Complicity
30"x22"

Barrio?Palermo?USA?
20"x30"


A-Frayed 11"x15"	Resist 11"x15"	360 Border View 11"x15"
Sea Scapes

Desert Sea 20"x20"	Little Creek Cove 10"x10"	Into the Deep Blue I 22"x15"	Into the Deep Blue II 22"x15"	Joe's View 24"x24"
Pure Abstracts

Super Bird 24"x24"	Pescado 15"x22"	Musica Fronteriza 36"x36"	Waiting for the Moon I 20"x30"
Artist Statement Fran McNeely is a signature member of the Contemporary Artists of Southern Arizona and a Saguaro Fellow member of the Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild. Fran paints both abstract and representational pieces that strive to engage the viewer to spend time looking at a painting. Often a viewer will react immediately to a painting based on color preferences or familiarity with a subject. But a painting is much more than a viewer saying “I like the colors or I like seascapes.” A painting will engage the viewer with seeking to analyze the shape, form, design, and color of a piece, and also the feelings that might arise---all part of the elements used to create a unique work of abstract art. Georgia O’Keeffe said it best----“Nothing is less real than realism.” Contact Fran McNeely at: famcneely@comcast.net Copyright Fran McNeely; All Rights Reserved

Shows

"The Faceless"
in "Arizona Aqueous XXXIII"
National juried show at
Tubac Center for the Arts
9 Plaza Road, Tubac, Arizona

Opening Reception 5-7 PM Friday, January 18, 2019
Exhibition continues through February 24, 2019

The Faceless
20"x30"

"Tripodi" and "Looking Through"
watercolors in the
Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild (SAWG)
51st Annual juried show at the
SAWG Gallery

Plaza at Williams Center
5420 E. Broadway #240
Tucson

Opening Reception 5-7 PM Thursday, January 7, 2019
Show runs through February4, 2019

Tripodi
22"x30"

Looking Through
28"x22"

"Waiting for the Moon I" and "Musica Fronteriza"
watercolors in the
Contemporary Artists of Southern Arizona (CASA)
"Rhythm" juried show at the
Tucson Symphony Orchestra Offices
2175 N. 6th Avenue
Tucson

Show runs through April, 2019

Waiting for the Moon I
20"x30"

Musica Fronteriza
36"x36"

"The Dancer" and "Late for the Moon"
watercolors in the
Contemporary Artists of Southern Arizona (CASA)
"Possibilities" juried show at the
Toscana Studio and Gallery
9040 N Oracle Rd # A

Opening Reception 5-8 PM Saturday, January 26, 2019
Show runs through March 9, 2019

The Dancer
20"x20"

Late for the Moon
12"x15"

Awards

Looking Down
Award of Merit
in the
Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild (SAWG)
"Color My World" juried show at the
SAWG Gallery
Tucson, November 2018

Looking Down
22"x15"

Complicity
Honorable Mention
in the
Contemporary Artists of Southern Arizona (CASA)
Juried show The Persuasion of Art at the
Tucson Jewish Community Center
Tucson, June 2017

Complicity
30"x22"

The String Section
Honorable Mention
in the juried 49th Annual Show of
the Southern Arizona Watercolor Guild
Tucson, February 2017

The String Section
22"x30"

Sumida River
Special Merit
Light Space & Time Online Gallery
CitiScapes Competition, January 2017

Sumida River
22"x30"

Desert Sea
First Place Award
in the
Contemporary Artists of Southern Arizona (CASA)
juried fall, 2016 show at
Habitat for Humanity

Desert Sea
20"x20"

Happy Yellow
Special Merit
Light Space & Time Online Gallery
All Women Art Competition – January 2016

Happy Yellow
22"x30"

High School Reunion
Special Recognition
Light Space & Time Online Gallery
All Women Art Competition – February 2015

High School Reunion
22"x30"

Abstract Bleu
Special Merit
Light Space & Time Online Gallery
Abstract Art Competition– September 2014

Abstract Bleu
20"x20"

Self Portrait
5th Place Overall and 3rd Place Painting and Other
Light Space & Time Online Gallery
Figurative Art Competition– May 2014

Self Portrait
11"x14"

North Shore
Special Recognition
Light Space & Time Online Gallery
All Women Art Competition– March 2014

North Shore
24"x24"

Into the Deep Blue
Special Recognition
Light Space & Time Online Gallery
Animals Art Competition– September 2013

Into the Deep Blue
30"x22"

River City
Merchants Award Winner
Arizona Watercolor Association - May 2015
and
Honorable Mention
Light Space & Time Online Gallery
CityScapes Art Exhibition – July 2013