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Frank Pethica

Frank Pethica
Email:pethica@homeindevon.plus.com
Phone:01271 812944

Artist's Profile

Frank Pethica

Frank Pethica was born in London. He and his wife moved to Devon in 1977 and after early retirement he studied at Plymouth University where he graduated in 2001 with a BA (Hons) degree in Fine Art. Since then he has exhibited in solo and group shows in the South West and has undertaken some portrait work as commissions.

Artist's Statement

Although I have explored abstract and conceptual aspects of painting in the past and during my degree course, I have recently returned to figurative work. A principle interest of mine has always been to create work using the human form and often with a narrative emphasis. With some of my work I have been exploring the effects of using oils with water on paper. By utilizing the incompatibility of these materials I have aimed to produce undefined atmospheric images in both figure and landscape paintings. My most recent work, however, is a return to the more traditional medium of oil on canvas.