Nancy Franke focuses on still life and figurative paintings, although she has also done some wonderful landscapes and pet portraits as well.  With the looseness and spontaneity of her technique, Franke’s paintings are warm, inviting and intimate.  The artist’s own wonderful sense of style and taste is reflected in her subject matter and the compositions are interesting, spontaneous and a little rough around the edges.  It is this edginess that keeps her paintings fresh and energetic, just like the artist herself.

In the artist’s words:  “I seek to capture the flow of light in a lively and fresh manner.  I paint primarily from life, and enjoy the challenge of catching the moment.”  Franke has participated in numerous group shows and her paintings are in many private collections.  In November, 2004 and 2005, Nancy won an honorable mention and a third place prize in the prestigious Quinlan Art Center Members' Show.   Most recently, one of her paintings was accepted into the National Oil Painters of America exhibit, which is quite an honor, as they only take 200 paintings from U.S., Canada and Mexico out of well over 1,000 submissions.