Artist Painter, Phyllis Russell Franklin
Born: August 20,1947
Licensed Georgia Real Estate Agent - Retired
Marketing Representative - Alltel, GTE and Contel Telecommunications - Retired
Full time professional painter 2000- present
Phyllis has always painted. From her earliest memory she recalls how much she enjoyed the play of color and the creative process of all visual arts. During her childhood years she found many creative ways to fill that need to make things beautiful by playing with house paints to create paintings that are still in her family today. She always looked for ways to "color" things and even went so far as to make her own dyes from seeds and plants for fabrics.
Working in the corporate world for some 30 years and taking care of her family left little time for exploring and developing her artistic talents. After retiring she has enjoyed and put to good use the time she has each day to learn and grow as a professional painter. She says "It's such a pleasure to be able to have an opportunity to enjoy a second career and for it to be one that you actually get up each day wanting to do."
Affiliations
Southeastern Pastel Society
Southern Ladies Art Conference (SLAC)
Southern Rivers Art Guild
Plein Air Florida
Plein Air Georgia
International Plein Air Painters
Southern Crescent Alliance of Visual Artists (SCAVA)
Callaway Painters
Middle Georgia Art Association
Thomaston Upson Arts Council (TUAC)
Gallery Representation
The Glynn Arts Association at St. Simons Island, Georgia
TUAC Gallery on the Square - Thomaston, Georgia
Southern Rivers Art Gallery, Pine Mountain, Georgia
"The Discovery Center Art Gallery, Calllaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, Georgia
Middle Geogia Art Association Gallery, Macon, Georgia
Publications
Published article: Freeing the Creative Spirit,
Published article: Making Hand Made Pastels
Published article: In Memory of Rosanna Sin Kwan
Published article: St. Simons Island, Georgia Plein Air Adventure
Published article: September 2002 WC! Café Guerbois Art Show
Interview by PBS Chickamagua TV aired August 2004
Exhibts and Shows - Last Five Years
2003 TUAC Fall Festival Show of Arts
2004 Clayton State College and University
2004 Thomaston Star Spangled Celebration
2004 Coweta Welcome Center
2004 Carrolton Cultural Arts Center
2004 Fayette County Library
2004 Georgia National Fair
2004 Griffin Welcome Center
2004 Chateau Elan’
2004 Arts Clayton Gallery
2004 Barnesville Art Center
2004 Callaway Gardens - En Plein Air Landscape
2005 Callaway Gardens - The Southern Landscape
2006 Harris Arts Center
2006 City Market Place, Savannah Georgia
2006 Callaway Gardens - Southern Landscape Colors
2007 Southern Rivers Gallery - Pine Mountain, Georgia
2007 Callaway Gardens - Spring Festival En Plein Air
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