Welcome to the Franklin Art Association!

The Franklin Art Association was established in 1971 to provide a forum for the promotion of visual arts; for the preservation of the finest artistic traditions by means of exhibiting works, conducting classes, lectures, and sponsoring other activities favorable to artistic expression and to provide friendly exchanges among painters, photographers and those interested in the fine arts.

FAA Meeting September 7th – Rose Wang

Rose Wang is a classical oil painter based in Massachusetts, specializing in portraiture, still life, and landscapes painted from life. Her work is inspired by the traditions of classical realism and artists such as John Singer Sargent, with a focus on light, color, and atmosphere.

Art has been her lifelong passion. Before dedicating herself fully to painting, Rose worked as a physician in China and later served for 13 years as a PCA at UMass Memorial Hospital. After retiring, she returned to painting with renewed focus and determination, pursuing classical fine art with discipline and dedication. She paints daily to constantly improve her skills.

Rose’s September 2 FAA monthly meeting demo presentation: Rose will be doing a figure study of a live model (volunteer from our audience), covering lighting, painting steps, color mixing and composition.

FAA Meeting October 7th – Lenny Moskowitz

Lenny will be exploring a painterly, abstract approach to landscape with a focus on atmosphere, light, and spatial depth. This demonstration covers color mixing, composition, complementary color underpainting, value relationships, and transparent layering to build depth. For example, working from dark to light paint, working from light to dark paint, and using complementary color undertone techniques to generate movement, and luminosity. Ideal for artists interested in developing a more expressive painterly atmospheric and abstract approach. This presentation explores the relationship between land, light, and paint.

Monthly Meetings

Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month from September to May at the Franklin Senior Center, 10 Daniel McCahill St, Franklin, MA (directions), with a short business meeting starting at 6:30 followed by the featured presentation. FAA welcomes the public and its members to attend. Refreshments are served at the break.

FAA meetings are free and open to the public.

Be sure to also check out some of our videos at https://www.facebook.com/FranklinArtAssoc/videos/319831605942696/

Upcoming Events / Important Dates

Wednesday, September 2nd: Monthly meeting with a demonstration by Rose Wang.
Wednesday, October 7th: Monthly meeting with a demonstration by Lenny Moskowitz.