My Paintings are oil on canvas, which I stretch and prepare myself. I use fairly classical oil painting techniques: under and over painting, glazes and varnishes, but try to keep the overall technique Looking fresh and immediate.
When I paint a still life it is often Something that catches my eye which I then set up in my studio. I try to findThe feelings the objects emanate and portray those feelings to the best of my ability. I pay a lot of attention to depicting the space and air in, around, and between the objects, and the presence and interactions of these objects. I feel the viewer should be invited to move into, through and around the space in the paintings and feel welcome in.

About the Artist

Fran Ackerman Mackay has enjoyed a career of nearly thirty years as a professional artist. Fran was born in New York and educated in New York and Boston.

She received full scholarships and attended the Brooklyn Museum Art School for classical oil painting and State University of New York where she received her Bachelors of Fine Arts Degree. She earned her Masters of Fine Arts in Painting from Boston University, where she also had a teaching fellowship. She received the Alexander Medal for Outstanding Achievement in Art.

She currently works out of her studio in her home in Randolph, Massachusetts where she lives with her husband and daughter.

In addition to being a productive painter she has also worked extensively in social betterment and human rights activities.

Artists Statement