Bio

Frances Wells with Afternoon Sun in the Vinyards

Biography:

FRANCES WELLS holds a degree in Fine Arts from Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky, with art certification in K-12 grades. She spent 29 years as a high school art instructor in Morganfield, Kentucky. During this time, she maintained a studio and worked at her art. Now residing in Augusta, Georgia, she still owns a home in Kentucky, where she spends the summer months.

Over 40 art exhibits have included her work, including Watercolor USA, American Watercolor 2009, National Watercolor, Kentucky Watercolor, Hilton Head National Exhibition, Georgia Watercolor (award) and she has a Georgia Signature Membership. Her paintings have been shown in other national and regional exhibitions across the country. Major publishers Macmillan, Prentice-Hall and St. Martins Press have purchased reproduction rights to her paintings for use on eight college textbook covers.

Artist Statement:

My paintings are a process of lifelong exploration as an artist. Realistic work was the focus of my early career, but in the last two decades, my work began to seek out the abstract. This is a source of great satisfaction and excitement for me. I am constantly exploring ideas and methods, not just at the surface level, but in developing a consistent personal content and language in my work. I enjoy working with layers of thick and thin color in both transparent watercolor and acrylics, and other assorted materials. The visual message is much more important to me than the medium with which I paint.

“My work is a visual reflection of my life experiences.”