Ron Francis is an artist who paints in a ''

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'' style. He was born Ronald Malcolm Francis in

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, Sydney, Australia in September 1954. In 1974 he moved to Melbourne, Australia where he exhibited with Profile Gallery and later with MCA (Melbourne Contemporary Art Gallery). Around 1988 he began painting ''trompe-l'œil'' murals in affiliation with a company called 'Fresco Site Specific Art'. He moved to South Australia in 1991 and continued to paint ''trompe-l'œil'' murals until 2005 when, motivated by illness, he stopped taking commissions and returned to exhibiting fine art. Since 2010 he has been living in

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. Published in: ''Trompe L'Oeil Today'', written by Ursula E. and Martin Benad. The book was originally published in German under the title ''Illusionsmalerei Heute''.

References

External links

Artist's web site

Scott Livesey Gallery

Articles

Art Terrain.org

"Metaphorically Speaking"
by Ashley Crawford. Australian painters Living people 1954 births Trompe-l'œil artists {{australia-painter-stub