North Frank is an independent abstract painter. Her tree shadow paintings are inspired by hiking and exploring the Colorado Plateau. 

Taking her canvas outside into nature she finds a spot where a tree’s shadows cast onto the earth, vibrate and demand attention. Placing the canvas so it captures a section of the tree’s shadows, usually flat on the ground, she records or draws the tree's shadows on to the canvas with thick graphite or chalks. She usually hikes around a bit and when she returns to the spot, she may add more shadows as they usually change. Occasionally, she will leave the canvas out at the spot and return the next day to add more shadows/lines/marks from different light. She likes to try and “capture the passage of time” in her abstracts this way. 

Once she has enough “information from the Sun’s rays,” she takes her canvas home to her studio and culls out the shapes that she will work with in creating the final painting. She then paints with acrylics employing a limited palette, allowing for a sense of abstract esthetic and spontaneity to engage with nature.

Previously from New York and California, art is a way of life for North. Painting, drawing, and engaging in many other artistic and creative activities since childhood, she also has formal art/studio training from Skidmore College in upstate New York, the Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti in Italy, and several art schools/programs in Southern California. She lives with her husband and their dog in Moab, UT.

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