John Franco

A retired construction inspector, John Franco started painting when he was nine years old and has devoted his life to it, despite the necessity of earning a living. " After the experience of keeping my work mostly to myself for most of my life, I don’t believe in turning myself into a commodity.  I work with whatever I want to create images--photos, ideas, my drawings, jokes, whatever.  I’ve painted a flag girl in the street (personal experience), still life compositions, and outdoor concertsas well as abstract constructions based on closed shapes, open shapes, straight lines and color."