This page is to showcase my Grandma, Marian Froncillo's art. She is no longer with us but her art remains. She grew up in western PA, married my grandpa at age 18 and went on to have 4 children with him and later 7 of us wonderful grandchildren (i was the 1st tho so naturally the best). ,. She only had vision in one eye from birth, which makes her art more impressive really. In a lot of ways life was hard for her, but she really was one of the most positive people I knew, I miss her light, but she still comes around to visit generally in the form of a dragonfly.
She primarily painted in oils, and as you can see, had a style much different than my own but I learned things from her over the years. Every time I look at the layers of mountain peaks here in AZ I think about how she taught me when I was young that things in the distance in landscapes are generally lighter, not darker.
The majority of the photos in this gallery are pictures of scans of pictures, so not always the best quality. There are a few from my personal collection and my dad's. The 2 little victorian girls are me and my sister when we were young.
The farmhouse in the old window frame is a cool story. . . a few years ago a man reached out to me on facebook as he found that painting in eastern PA . He really loved the art and was trying learn to paint simillar subject matter. He wanted to locate the artist, having a similar name and also a painter he reached out to me, I explained I was her granddaughter and she had passed but told him a little about her. I'm not sure how her painting ended up across the state, but I was really cool to know it found a new home with someone who was inspired by it and her long after she was gone. I don't remember that one, but my Uncle remembers her painting it when he was in college back in the 80's.
