"Dragonfly"
David A. Franke
    David A. Franke
    Ink, Watercolor & Mixed Media

    Artist’s Statement

    I’m not very interested in reality, if I were, I’d probably be a photographer.
    As it is, I am a painter; at least today I am, I do not know what I’ll be tomorrow.
    While I am not completely self-taught, I am self-thought. As for my mission as
    an artist, I would say it is to provoke thought through color, form and
    movement, challenge the mind to see something beyond a still life or
    landscape painting.

    The Universe of Mind
    No longer breathe only with the atmosphere surrounding you, but let your
    mind breathe in a similar way with the mind that runs through everything.
    For the power of mind is as universal and  pervasive to the person willing to
    draw it in, as is the power of air to the person able to breathe.

    Marcus Aurelius

    I have had no formal training as an artist, much of what has allowed me to
    succeed in my life’s endeavors has come to me through the air I have
    breathed. I’ve always had varying degrees of creative talent throughout my
    life, but used it very little outside of industry. The death of a loved one
    inspired me to act upon whatever artistic talent I still had left in me. She is my
    muse in spirit and is with me daily. The Clearing in Ellison Bay provided me
    with the stimulus I needed in the form of classes taught by Jan Forkert and
    Marianne Diekman.
    From whimsy to whatever and all things in between. The inspiration comes
    from my soul and where it leads me I do not know, but I will follow.

    Memberships:
    Door County Art League (DCAL): Since 2001
    DCAL Secretary: 2002 and 2003
    DCAL Member-at-Large: 2004 and 2005
    Volunteer of the YEAR: 2005

    International Society of  Experimental Artists (ISEA): Since 2004

    Juried Exhibitions:
    2003 - “IDENTITY” Regional Exhibit
    Peninsula Art School
    Fish Creek, WI  54212

    2004 – Sturgeon Around the Bay
    2006 – Beacons Around the Bay
    Sturgeon Bay, WI  54235

    One Person Exhibitions:
    November 2003
    August 2004
    Unitarian Fellowship Hall
    Sister Bay, WI  54234

    Venues

    Art*O*Mat (Artists in Cellophane)
    “Mind’s Eye Series”
    Pocket sized artwork is sold from refurbished cigarette
    machines in galleries, museums and cafés around the country

    6727 Hwy. 42
    Egg Harbor, WI 54209-9004