About

When I was a young boy my mother was sick for many years. Most of my childhood was spent by her hospital bedside. Often, I was asked to step outside of the room so the doctors could talk to my parents alone. I would wander the hospital halls filled with portrait paintings of doctors. These paintings were masterfully done and were of doctors who dedicated their lives to finding cures for diseases and saving lives. These paintings excited me and gave me hope knowing there were people in this world finding cures for diseases and maybe someone was out there finding a cure for my mom. Today I feel honored and grateful that several of my portrait oil paintings now hang in the same hospital. 

The thing I value most is the people in my life. My focus is art that celebrates people that change our lives for the better, forever!

Frank has many awards for his artwork and some exhibitions include those held at The Museum Villa Gamberaria, Florence, Italy, The De Cordova Museum, Lincoln, MA, Worcester Art Museum, Worcester, MA and Whistler House Museum of Art, Lowell, MA. His art is found in many private collections in the U.S. and several public collections namely the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Harvard Medical, New York City Marathon, Epsilon, Stone Zoo, Abbott Laboratories, Boston Logan Airport, Saint Francis Day Shelter, Metro West Hospital and Hale House.

Artist Statement:
I am a narrative painter of people, telling an intimate story of the person.

Starting my paintings with compositional drawings is the foundation that support my narrative. Then I proceed with color studies. The finished painting starts with an under painting in earth tones, then I gradually build form and light with layers of paint and gestural brushstrokes.

– Frank Interrante