Francis Y. Huang

        The beauty of the nature and humanity is always the motivation for my art works. I have a wide spectrum of subject matters for my inspirations in creating the works for the exhibition. As an artist working in scientific fields ( I have a doctoral degree in Chemistry and a master degree in business management) I used the creation of art works as a reward to myself after the busy and hectic daily job functions for the last 30 years. I usually work concurrently on several bodies of work on different subjects; however, I prefer to use one medium at a time. Some samples of my works are presented in four areas: oil, acrylic, pastel, and figure drawings. Landscape, still life, and figurative are three majority categories of my works.

        My landscapes are not directly reflecting what I had been or visited, but one can see the site specific features in my paintings and recognize the environments. I always have the urge to record the sensation and the feeling of being surrounded in the great outdoors using photography (my other hobby) or in paintings either plein air or in my studio. I feel strongly fortunate to work in the Midwest and have the opportunity to do art works about its beautiful landscapes. The specific bodies of landscape paintings to be exhibited reflect my feeling toward the great Midwest plains with the attempt to bring the viewers into the environments depicted.

        My still life works are typically created from a studio setting with the objects arranged under various lights to achieve special effects; however, I rendered the colors from time to time to enhance the beauty of the objects and the relationship among the objects.

        Human figures continue to be challenging and inspiring to artists for centuries. I have devoted a great deal of time to capturing the characteristic flesh tones under lighting, the fascinating body contour of different genders and ages, and various poses from life models in many art institutes and studios. I used all media available to me to capture this challenging subject matter, predominately oil, acrylic, pastel, pastel, charcoal, and pencils. Drawing is the fundamental skill for all artists like the driving range practices to a golfer at all levels. My intensive practices on drawing assisted me greatly in my works in the exhibition.

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