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“I give thanks every day,”
she says, “that I was able to
get help to live a normal life
again. This changed my
painting somewhat. I felt the
need to-communicate my
geod luck - and as a result
used more bright colours
and ‘happy’ themes. I
switched almost entirely to
acrylic, as the colours are
very brilliant.”

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“Reaction” (to my work)
trom the Inuit and Indian
nalive people has been good.
They understand that I am
trying to record with sim-
plictty and dignity a way of
life that is fast disappearing.
They are the people of this
land,” she emphasizes.

tesides Francis’ artistic
abilities, her subjects are
what makes her work so
endearing. -

“Basically I'm a ‘people’
person,” she says, “and some

secondary market, where
collectors can expect to pay
double the issue price, or
more.

From Francis’ busy studio
on Vancouver Iistand
emanates good will for us all.
We can enjoy her art today,
and because she has passed
her talents along to three of
her sons, tomorrow's
generations will be blessed
with the art of a Francis.

“I want to continue
developing as an artist, to

Meanwhile -- the children kind of portraiture will find new ways to com-
now having grown up and always be my first love - muticate with my pain-
moved away -- Dorothy and especially the changing tings,” she explains.
her husband Hal moved to emotions of children - all
heir present Vancouver children!”
island home near Parksville .
which enables her to devote SOLD-OUT

all of her time to her art.

In the spring of 1979, she
met John and Noreen de
Jong. of Canadian Gallery

“I paint what I want to
paint. Fortunately the
galleries are able to sell my

Prints Ltd. in Port Moody. work. Unfortunately, I am
They became her agents, not a ‘fast’ painter, so the
and there has been no demand exceeds the sup-
Jooking back. ply.”

Today. over 250 galleries The demand is_ eased
across North America carry somewhat by the Limited
her Limited Edition prints Edition Prints. Some are
and originals. Each edition is now sold out, and = are
stall - no more than 200, available only on the

with prices ranging from $50
to $150. Francis’ original
acrylics have sold for $7,000.

Fhe subjects for a large
uamber of her paintings are
inuit and Indian, and the
cesearch that goes into each
is extensive, so that the
portrayals can be as honest
as possible. Her ailing back
docs not allow as much
travel-research as she would
preter.

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