Fran Lightman Gibson
Confirming the Path:
My paintings are about the visual and psychological energy of the city expressed through the angularity of its architecture and infrastructure, painted with live, rapid, interesting brushstrokes. This high energy is sometimes offset around the edges of the urban landscape by a very different treatment of trees, bushes, and grassy areas as an impression of dabs, dashes, lines, and scumbled paint.
Although these paintings straddle and integrate impressionist and expressionist ethos, they represent two different stylistic trends. One is more expressionist, bold, and brushy. The other is more linear, graphic, and refined. These paintings beckon the viewer through dramatic perspective and suggest a curiosity and a journey. Landscape or Cityscape, the metaphor of “Take Any Road,” is usually close at hand in the work.
Finally, there is a tease in these works to see the next level of detail, but the attempt is to have the viewer create that detail while viewing the paintings.
My paintings are about the visual and psychological energy of the city expressed through the angularity of its architecture and infrastructure, painted with live, rapid, interesting brushstrokes. This high energy is sometimes offset around the edges of the urban landscape by a very different treatment of trees, bushes, and grassy areas as an impression of dabs, dashes, lines, and scumbled paint.
Although these paintings straddle and integrate impressionist and expressionist ethos, they represent two different stylistic trends. One is more expressionist, bold, and brushy. The other is more linear, graphic, and refined. These paintings beckon the viewer through dramatic perspective and suggest a curiosity and a journey. Landscape or Cityscape, the metaphor of “Take Any Road,” is usually close at hand in the work.
Finally, there is a tease in these works to see the next level of detail, but the attempt is to have the viewer create that detail while viewing the paintings.
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Fran Lightman Gibson's upcoming solo exhibition will be presented April 10 - May 5, 2024.
Tour & Talk with Fran Lightman Gibson
The Audacity of Sunlight, oil on canvas, 36" x 24" Available
Keep Walking, oil on canvas, 20" x 16" Available
Shadow on Second St., oil on canvas, 24" x 24" Available
Reflections on Third St., oil on canvas, 24" x 20" Available
A New Day, charcoal & pastel pencil on paper, 30" x 22" Available
Figure It Out, charcoal, acrylic & pastel pencil on paper, 9" x 12" SOLD
Juxtaposition, acrylic, 17.25" x 24" Available
Ramparts, charcoal, pastel pencil & hard pastel on paper, 12" x 9" Available
Inflow, charcoal & gouache on paper, 9" x 12.5" Available
Fractures, charcoal & hard pastel on paper, 13.25" x 10" SOLD
Emerging, charcoal, acrylic & pastel pencil on paper, 17" x 22" Available
Squaring Off, charcoal & pastel on paper, 12" x 16" Available
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Fran Lightman Gibson's previous solo exhibition was held April 6 - May 1, 2022. A selection of her works is currently available at the gallery as indicated. For inquiries on all other works shown, please Contact Us.
Cerulean Arts Collective Virtual Tour & Talk - April 20, 2022
Approaching the Night, oil on canvas 40" x 30" Available
Reemergence, oil on canvas, 20" x 30" Available
Moving into the World of Light, oil on canvas, 36" x 24"
Accelerating at the Speed of Life, oil on canvas, 20" x 24"
The Tree and the Pole Dance, oil on canvas, 18" x 14"
Portrait of a Street, oil on canvas, 18" x 14"
Weighing Options, oil on canvas, 20" x 24"
Stillness of a Cold Day, oil on canvas, 24" x 18"
Wandering with My Memories, oil on canvas, 18" x 14" Available
Anticipating the Spring, oil on canvas, 24" x 36"
Passing Under the Canopy, oil on canvas, 14" x 18" Available
Racing the Night, oil on canvas, 20" x 16"
Holding My Ground, charcoal & watercolor on claycoat paper, 20" x 27"
Bridge to Anywhere, pastel pencil, charcoal on paper, 14" x 18" SOLD
Trees and Poles Holding Up the Sky, pastel pencil, charcoal on paper, 11" x 14"
Fran Lightman Gibson's upcoming solo exhibition will be presented April 10 - May 5, 2024.
Tour & Talk with Fran Lightman Gibson
The Audacity of Sunlight, oil on canvas, 36" x 24" Available
Keep Walking, oil on canvas, 20" x 16" Available
Shadow on Second St., oil on canvas, 24" x 24" Available
Reflections on Third St., oil on canvas, 24" x 20" Available
A New Day, charcoal & pastel pencil on paper, 30" x 22" Available
Figure It Out, charcoal, acrylic & pastel pencil on paper, 9" x 12" SOLD
Juxtaposition, acrylic, 17.25" x 24" Available
Ramparts, charcoal, pastel pencil & hard pastel on paper, 12" x 9" Available
Inflow, charcoal & gouache on paper, 9" x 12.5" Available
Fractures, charcoal & hard pastel on paper, 13.25" x 10" SOLD
Emerging, charcoal, acrylic & pastel pencil on paper, 17" x 22" Available
Squaring Off, charcoal & pastel on paper, 12" x 16" Available
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Fran Lightman Gibson's previous solo exhibition was held April 6 - May 1, 2022. A selection of her works is currently available at the gallery as indicated. For inquiries on all other works shown, please Contact Us.
Cerulean Arts Collective Virtual Tour & Talk - April 20, 2022
Approaching the Night, oil on canvas 40" x 30" Available
Reemergence, oil on canvas, 20" x 30" Available
Moving into the World of Light, oil on canvas, 36" x 24"
Accelerating at the Speed of Life, oil on canvas, 20" x 24"
The Tree and the Pole Dance, oil on canvas, 18" x 14"
Portrait of a Street, oil on canvas, 18" x 14"
Weighing Options, oil on canvas, 20" x 24"
Stillness of a Cold Day, oil on canvas, 24" x 18"
Wandering with My Memories, oil on canvas, 18" x 14" Available
Anticipating the Spring, oil on canvas, 24" x 36"
Passing Under the Canopy, oil on canvas, 14" x 18" Available
Racing the Night, oil on canvas, 20" x 16"
Holding My Ground, charcoal & watercolor on claycoat paper, 20" x 27"
Bridge to Anywhere, pastel pencil, charcoal on paper, 14" x 18" SOLD
Trees and Poles Holding Up the Sky, pastel pencil, charcoal on paper, 11" x 14"
Angles and Energy, oil on canvas, 44" x 40"
Empty Streets, oil on canvas, 44" x 40"
Late Autumn Evening in Old City, oil on canvas, 30" x 36"
Iron and Concrete, oil on canvas, 20" x 24" SOLD
Bridge over Old City, charcoal and pastel on paper, 20" x 24" SOLD
One Way, charcoal and pastel on paper, 20" x 24" Available
All Road Connect, oil on canvas, 20" x 24" SOLD
Quarantine: View from My Window, oil on canvas, 20" x 24"
After the Eruption, oil on canvas, 24" x 30"
Can't Find My Way Home, oil on canvas, 16" x 20"
Dream, Baby, Dream, oil on canvas, 12" x 12"
Sun on Route 40, oil on canvas, 12" x 12"
Redondo Beach, oil on canvas, 16" x 20"
Mountain and Sky Steps, oil on canvas, 24" x 36"
New Mexico Mountains, oil on canvas, 16" x 20" SOLD