Frank Wilson

Frank Wilson

Frank Wilson is a member of the International Guild Of Realsim. A full time professional artist since 1971, Frank's formal art education took place at the School of Practical Art and the Art Institute of Boston where he majored in Editorial Illustration and minored in Photography. He continued his fine art education with further studies under Marco Marchi and Steven Yankopolis. Over the years, the artist has won many awards for his paintings and sculptures. In February 2010 he was awarded First Place and an Honorable Mention for two entries in the Turner Colour Works of Japan International Gouache Painting Competition. In September of 2005 he was awarded by the City of Chico California, the COBA (Chico Outdoor Board Art) Peoples Choice Award and a commission for a large outdoor mural. Twice, by invitation, he exhibited in the New York State Museum, and has also been featured in art galleries in Canada, New England, Virginia, North Carolina and California as well as in Zurich and Geneva, Switzerland.

On October 9, 1998 he was a featured artist on ABC's nationally televised 'Good Morning America' show. On January 23, 2009 he was a featured artist on CBS Action News on KHSL TV in Chico, California.

A prolific painter, Wilson has created over 3,000 original works in oils and watercolors just since 1995 in addition to hundreds of sculptures. Wilson's paintings and sculptures are in private and corporate art collections in dozens of countries on five continents. He also has painted scores of murals and illusions in homes and businesses.

The wilds of nature, in all it's diversity, is the common denominator for this multi-talented artist. The hills and mountains in the wilderness areas of Northern New England and Northern California are the inspiration for his widely ranging work in water media. Hiking by the light of the full moon has inspired Frank to create a series of 'nocturnal' watercolors. Climbing in the high country, the artist has witnessed the light of dawn and dusk and translated those moments into dramatic paintings. These unique watercolor and gouache paintings capture the magic of a moonlit winter's evening or a mountain sunset. Sunny days or violent storms, clouds play an important role in many of his landscapes.

Wilson also paints in oils which he prefers to emphasize the atmospheric quality of mountain vistas and the winding trails he loves to hike. Wilson is known for his 'landscape portraits' of well known natural beauty spots and detailed paintings of wildlife. His wildlife art has been exhibited in many of the major Eastern Wildlife Art Shows. Two of his wildlife paintings were published in Canada as limited edition prints of six thousand each which sold out soon after publication.

Frank is one of the 54 internationally selected artists showing on ArtStudio54.com.

Frank Wilson has always had a deep appreciation for natural beauty and a reverence for the natural world. His passion is evident in each of his works, whether it be a small gouache study or a large oil painting.

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Frank Wilson hat das Bild Grazing Buck hochgeladen

A lone buck was grazing in front of my studio and was captured in this digital pencil rendering. This image has a delicate and soft "silver point" quality to it.

My photographs have been digitally rendered as fine detailed pencil drawings. They remind me of the delicate "silver point" drawings that I created on gessoed paper using a piece of sterling silver wire while a student at the Art Institute Of Boston. The silver would darken as it oxidized creating a very subtle and soft look. These images look stunning in the larger sizes, matted and framed.

Frank Wilson hat das Bild Boulder Shore Lake Tahoe hochgeladen

Digital pencil rendering of winter snows still clinging to the mountains surrounding Lake Tahoe in Northern California / Nevada.

My photographs have been digitally rendered as fine detailed pencil drawings. They remind me of the delicate "silver point" drawings that I created on gessoed paper using a piece of sterling silver wire while a student at the Art Institute Of Boston. The silver would darken as it oxidized creating a very subtle and soft look. These images look stunning in the larger sizes, matted and framed.

Frank Wilson hat das Bild Blue Waters Lake Tahoe hochgeladen

Digital pencil rendering of a beautiful scenic view of Lake Tahoe from the Nevada Side looking across to the California side with the snow capped Sierra Nevada Mountains. The boulders around the lake are enormous and the water is among the cleanest and clearest in the entire world. On average, you can see 70 feet down into the Lake which gives the Lake it's famous "Caribbean" blue and turquoise colors. The tall evergreen forests surrounding the Lake consist of firs, cedars, hemlocks and many species of pines.

Frank Wilson hat das Bild Sea Cave and Nesting Boobies hochgeladen

Kilauea Point wildlife preserve in Kauai. A large sea cave gets a pounding from the surf while nesting red footed boobies, brown boobies, red-tailed and white-tailed tropicbirds, great frigatebirds, and wedge-tailed shearwaters nest on the cliffs above.

My photographs have been digitally rendered as fine detailed pencil drawings. They remind me of the delicate "silver point" drawings that I created on gessoed paper using a piece of sterling silver wire while a student at the Art Institute Of Boston. The silver would darken as it oxidized creating a very subtle and soft look. These images look stunning in the larger sizes, matted and framed.

Frank Wilson hat das Bild Blue Waters Lake Tahoe hochgeladen

Digital pencil rendering of a beautiful scenic view of Lake Tahoe from the Nevada Side looking across to the California side with the snow capped Sierra Nevada Mountains. The boulders around the lake are enormous and the water is among the cleanest and clearest in the entire world. On average, you can see 70 feet down into the Lake which gives the Lake it's famous "Caribbean" blue and turquoise colors. The tall evergreen forests surrounding the Lake consist of firs, cedars, hemlocks and many species of pines.

Frank Wilson hat das Bild Bowl With Three Peppers hochgeladen

Digital pencil rendering of a beautiful arrangement of three peppers. This image has been digitally rendered as fine detailed pencil drawing. It reminds me of the delicate "silver point" drawings that I created on gessoed paper using a piece of sterling silver wire while a student at the Art Institute Of Boston. The silver would darken as it oxidized creating a very subtle and soft look. This image looks stunning in the larger sizes, matted and framed.

Frank Wilson hat das Bild Gourds hochgeladen

Digital pencil rendering of a beautiful assortment of gourds. This image has been digitally rendered as fine detailed pencil drawing. It reminds me of the delicate "silver point" drawings that I created on gessoed paper using a piece of sterling silver wire while a student at the Art Institute Of Boston. The silver would darken as it oxidized creating a very subtle and soft look. This image looks stunning in the larger sizes, matted and framed.

Frank Wilson hat das Bild Pears In Bowl hochgeladen



Digital pencil rendering of a beautiful arrangement of pears in a hand crafted ceramic bowl. This image has been digitally rendered as fine detailed pencil drawing. It reminds me of the delicate "silver point" drawings that I created on gessoed paper using a piece of sterling silver wire while a student at the Art Institute Of Boston. The silver would darken as it oxidized creating a very subtle and soft look. This image looks stunning in the larger sizes, matted and framed.

Frank Wilson hat das Bild Wary Black Tailed Buck hochgeladen

Digital pencil rendering of a western Black Tailed Buck in front of my studio. This digital pencil rendering has a very delicate and soft "silver point" quality to it.

My photographs have been digitally rendered as fine detailed pencil drawings. They remind me of the delicate "silver point" drawings that I created on gessoed paper using a piece of sterling silver wire while a student at the Art Institute Of Boston. The silver would darken as it oxidized creating a very subtle and soft look. These images look stunning in the larger sizes, matted and framed.

Frank Wilson hat das Bild Billowing Thunderhead hochgeladen

This is a digital pencil rendering of of photograph. I pulled off the road to take this photograph of this spectacular thunderhead cloud which is less than ten miles from my studio.

My photographs have been digitally rendered as fine detailed pencil drawings. They remind me of the delicate "silver point" drawings that I created on gessoed paper using a piece of sterling silver wire while a student at the Art Institute Of Boston. The silver would darken as it oxidized creating a very subtle and soft look. These images look stunning in the larger sizes, matted and framed.

Frank Wilson hat das Bild Basket Of Gourds hochgeladen

Digital pencil rendering of a beautiful basket of assorted gourds. This image has been digitally rendered as fine detailed pencil drawing. It reminds me of the delicate "silver point" drawings that I created on gessoed paper using a piece of sterling silver wire while a student at the Art Institute Of Boston. The silver would darken as it oxidized creating a very subtle and soft look. This image looks stunning in the larger sizes, matted and framed.

Frank Wilson hat das Bild August Snows in the Sierras hochgeladen

Digital pencil rendering of a beautiful scenic vista taken in late August while on a hike in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

My photographs have been digitally rendered as fine detailed pencil drawings. They remind me of the delicate "silver point" drawings that I created on gessoed paper using a piece of sterling silver wire while a student at the Art Institute Of Boston. The silver would darken as it oxidized creating a very subtle and soft look. These images look stunning in the larger sizes, matted and framed.

Frank Wilson hat das Bild Old Wine Wagon hochgeladen



Digital pencil rendering of an old wine wagon that has seen better days. It is now retired and is slowly rusting and loosing it's paint.

This image has been digitally rendered as fine detailed pencil drawing. It reminds me of the delicate "silver point" drawings that I created on gessoed paper using a piece of sterling silver wire while a student at the Art Institute Of Boston. The silver would darken as it oxidized creating a very subtle and soft look. This image looks stunning in the larger sizes, matted and framed.

Frank Wilson hat das Bild Grizzly Bear hochgeladen

bear in the mountains. This image has been digitally rendered as fine detailed pencil drawing. It reminds me of the delicate "silver point" drawings that I created on gessoed paper using a piece of sterling silver wire while a student at the Art Institute Of Boston. The silver would darken as it oxidized creating a very subtle and soft look. This image looks stunning in the larger sizes, matted and framed.

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