Paddler Series
This is my newest work. A series of paintings made with a palette knife. In this series you will find SUPs, Surf Skis, OC-1s, OC-2s and 6 Person Outrigger Canoes.
Destiny
After spending a lot of my childhood at Santa Catalina Island and 20 years of helping coordinate the Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race I wanted to participate. I call it Destiny.
Long Boards
New series that celebrates women surfers and paddleboarders.
Escort
Created to share things that happen at sea;
this piece depicts a paddleboarder surrounded by a pod of dolphin on all sides, escorting her though the ocean.
Better Together
Created in partnership with my husband, this painting celebrates mutualism in symbiosis.
La Bella Hermosa
This skateboard was decorated using acrylic paint, mica dust and posca markers.
It was created for the Leadership Hermosa Beach 2024 Boards Across Hermosa Project.
La Bella Hermosa depicts a beautiful young woman getting air on her skateboard, with the Hermosa Beach Pier in the background and a seagull flying above watching her soar.
Water & Wood Series
This new series uses super thin acrylic paint on 12″ x 36″ wood panels..
Paddleboarder Series
This digital art series depicts friends.
I then explored the same subjects using acrylic paint and markers on canvas.
Rock, Roll, Rebel: Hermosa Beach
Acrylic paint was used on skateboard blanks as part of Leadership Hermosa Beach 2022 Boards Across Hermosa Project. Sailors Beware, The Lighthouse & Toro Toro Taxi were auctioned at Indivisible Arts SOTA to raise money for mental health programs for local youth.
Salute 16th Street
This acrylic painting was created on a used, donated surfboard as part of Leadership Hermosa Beach 2022 Boards Across Hermosa Project. The image depicts paddleboarders on the beach at 16th Street in Hermosa Beach, California, with Lifeguard Tower 16, the Hermosa Beach Pier, Pacific Ocean and Santa Catalina Island. This intent is to bring attention to the historic launch spot for South Bay paddleboarders and the Donkeys.
Homage to John Van Hamersveld’s Endless Summer Poster
The D Basin Bombers paddle out of Marina Del Rey, California.
Reflections of Hermosa- A Mosaic in Time
This juried art show was a fund raiser for the Hermosa Beach Education Foundation. Twenty local artists were selected to decorate a 6′ surf board. The boards debuted at the Gallery C opening, were on display in Hermosa Beach businesses for 1 month, then auctioned for funds and now reside in personal collections.
“Hang Twenty” Surfin’ Hermosa 2004
My concept was to “reflect the color of the community.”
I covered the entire board, all sides, with 1/4″ mirrored tile.
Down Swell Series
These painting celebrate enjoying the power of the open ocean.
Down Swell Paddler 1 & Down Swell Paddler 2 (8″ x 10″ acrylic on canvas)
Francziska's Ocean Art 