ventana showcatalog 2020 flipbook - Catalog - Page 7
“The Far Bank” 60" x 60" Oil
FRANK BALAAM
Frank Balaam had early success as a portrait artist with many famous clients.
After a fire destroyed his studio, paintings, and records, he made waves in the
art world with texturally rich paintings of trees, forests, and grasslands. A colorist
par excellence, Balaam mixes oil pigments on the palette, loads his brush with
color, then applies each stroke in precisely the right place and scale for optimal
visual allure. Balaam paints in front of the gallery two times each year, making new
friends and solidifying bonds with collectors. (Joined VFA in 2012.)