Frank has been interpreting the world around him with pen, pencil and paintbrush since childhood, when he filled margins of his notebooks with doodles, faces, landscapes and characters. After a hiatus to raise a family, he began doing murals for friends and local businesses and started collecting followers.
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He did a few municipal art projects and garnered private commissions, which led to work on canvas and theatrical set design and chalk. He’s painted walls, floors and ceilings and sculpted surfaces. His murals, each a unique interpretation, grace dining room walls and palatial entryways, are featured prominently in historic parks and downtown, even gracing a few three-dimensional grizzly bears. He has been commissioned several times by the City of Santa Clarita, with prominent works in Veteran’s Plaza and several locations in Old Town Newhall. He created a living mural at Valencia High School, his “Wall of Angels” mural at Holy Cross Hospital in Mission Hills offers solace to visitors. and he brought to life the legacy of apricot farming in a triptych at Strathern Historic Park in Simi Valley.
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His chalk work is renowned, garnering a Best of Theme award from the Carlsbad Art Splash and he mentors young chalk artists at various art festivals. His interpretations of forest, beach or urban landscapes on canvas have been featured at art shows and hang in private galleries. He continues to grow and expand his repertoire, painting both the waves crashing at his feet and visions beyond the horizon.
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