Fran Hardy

Fran Hardy is an exceptional painter.  She has mastered the luminous early Renaissance technique of oil over egg tempera.  With a keen eye, and commitment to craftsmanship, Hardy has developed a style uniquely her own.  Influenced by Florida’s tropical environment, its vegetation and fruits, Hardy’s compositions seduce the viewer to quietly indulge in the luscious fantasy world she creates.  Her exquisite still lifes move beyond representation into an ethereal world that transcends mere documentation.  As a contemporary master of an age-old technique, Fran Hardy’s work reaffirms the importance of painting in the 21^st century.  –Ken Rollins, Driector, Gulf Coast Museum of Art