Rachel Francis
Rachel Francis is a Toronto artist who works in primarily in acrylic. For her, “art’s subject is the human clay” to quote W.H. Auden. She loves the human form and the rough and tumble of its existence and as a result, her work is strongly figurative. Her work has been exhibited in the Canadian Fine Arts Gallery, the IX Gallery, the Women’s Art Association Gallery, the Oakwood Public Library and Arts Center and the Spazio Dell’Arte Gallery, among others.
Her work is regularly featured online on ArtBomb and on Saatchi.com.Her paintings can be found in collections in Canada, the United States, France and Australia.
Rachel Francis is a Toronto artist who works in primarily in acrylic. For her, “art’s subject is the human clay” to quote W.H. Auden. She loves the human form and the rough and tumble of its existence and as a result, her work is strongly figurative. Her work has been exhibited in the Canadian Fine Arts Gallery, the IX Gallery, the Women’s Art Association Gallery, the Oakwood Public Library and Arts Center and the Spazio Dell’Arte Gallery, among others.
Her work is regularly featured online on ArtBomb and on Saatchi.com.Her paintings can be found in collections in Canada, the United States, France and Australia.
$400.00
Acrylic on birch panel (framed).
12x12x2"
The woman's white shirt was the inspiration for this painting. The rendering was inspired by Richard Diebenkorn with shades of Renoir.
$750.00
Acrylic on birch panel.
12x12"
This painting was inspired by all Bather paintings painted by others. It seemed only natural to paint something with nudes, the sea and renewal in 2021.
$750.00
Acrylic, conte and pencil on birch.
14x14x2"
This work is part of my Colder series. It is an exploration of detachment. This passage by Jane Hirshfield inspired this work and this series: "You must try, the voice said, to become colder. I understood at once. It's like the bodies of gods: Cast in bronze, braced in stone. Only something heartless could bear the full weight."
$300.00
Acrylic and conte on birch.
14x14x2"
This work is part of my Colder series. It is an exploration of detachment. This passage by Jane Hirshfield inspired this work and this series: "You must try, the voice said, to become colder. I understood at once. It's like the bodies of gods: Cast in bronze, braced in stone. Only something heartless could bear the full weight."
$2,800.00
Acrylic, conte and pencil on canvas.
30x30"
This work is part of my Colder series. It is an exploration of detachment. This passage by Jane Hirshfield inspired this work and this series:
"You must try, the voice said, to become colder. I understood at once. It's like the bodies of gods: Cast in bronze, braced in stone. Only something heartless could bear the full weight."
$750.00
Acrylic on birch panel (framed).
12.50x12.50"
Inspired by spring 2021 and the thought that the Covid lockdown might be behind us. Funny, how wisely plants mix saturated and unsaturated colours in their floral offerings.
$750.00
Acrylic on birch panel (framed).
12.50x12.50"
Havana dreaming in COVID lockdown. I love this picture because it felt like I dropped the paint on the panel and the image emerged.
