Explore the talent and inspiration of the many varied artists that are members of the Franklin Art Association!

Helene Mohn

Helene has been painting for over 25 years, favoring marine scenes around coastal New England.  The movement of the waves, the play of light on water and sand and the natural beauty of New England provides her with inspiration and challenge.

Learn more about Helene and view samples of her art in her Gallery.

Margaret Munson

Every day I see things I want to photograph and or paint. I designed and created stained glass for several years before it became too difficult with my severe arthritis. I had my glass panels and three dimensional work in galleries on Cape Cod and in Newport. I decided had to switch to ‘gentler’ hobbies, and began to focus on teaching myself to paint with watercolors. I invested in a nice camera and worked at improving my skill with that medium. I’ve had a lifelong interest in photography. When I saw an artist demonstration with pastels in 2016 I was hooked! I’ve taken classes and workshops with pastel artists and love this medium more than any other. I hope my work will make you smile, evoke a memory, or inspire you.”

Learn more about Margaret and view samples of her work in her Gallery.

Susan Plume

“Prior to the pandemic shutdown, I loved taking occasional group art classes – painting, drawing, sketching from a model, traveling to weekend workshops, museum school classrooms, etc.

So I braced myself for a long period of solitude after the shutdown was put in place.   Then after a month my favorite artist/instructor in New Haven CT contacted his students about zoom classes! A few months later another artist in Richmond VA (with whom my cousin had studied) announced his zoom class “How to quickly capture color and light in oil”. Wow! I could safely take these exciting classes right in my own home studio!

And so this past year I explored new approaches to drawing, painting, & multimedia.”

Learn more about Susan and view samples of her art in her Gallery.

Susan Pratt Sheridan

“Creating a piece of art is a journey whose final destination is not known.  Whatever the inspiration may be, it is the conversation between this, the artist and medium that triggers the marks that create a new reality.  It is during this process that we access the deep well of visual memory that excites us when the work acquires a life of its own on paper or canvas.  To be open to the possibilities, to love the medium of choice and know its expressive qualities and limitations, to say something in visual terms that has not been said before – that is what invites and inspires me.”

Learn more about Susan and view samples of her art in her Gallery.

Marjorie Sardella

Marjorie has been in love with photography since receiving her first camera, a Brownie.  After painting in oils for several years, she returned to her first love, photography.

She loves capturing the beauty and power of nature, the intricate landscape of cities, finding the large in the small, streets that invite viewers to walk down them, doors that beckon you inside, the colorful splash or eloquent grace of a flower, those small details that are worlds in themselves.  She believes we all need beauty to nourish our souls as much as we need bread to feed our bodies.

Learn more about Marjorie and view samples of her work in her Gallery.

Rebecca Skinner

Photographing abandoned sites tell a story and document the passage of time. They are places that have been forgotten and left behind for nature to take over. It is a meditation. It is quiet and still. You can hear only sounds of your footsteps, water dripping, the wind. You can smell the age, the mold, the moss. You try not to leave footprints. You don’t want to ruin the appearance of desolation. You want to leave the place as you found it. Move nothing, change nothing. There is beauty in these places. There is history. A freezing of time.

Learn more about Rebecca and view samples of her work in her Gallery.