The website and blog might be down for a few days because I am switching servers. My email might also be down for a bit.

Be sure to watch new episodes  of the Might B! starting September 21st on Nickelodeon!!   

The Mighty B! Season 2 premieres September 21st on Nickelodeon!

Spread the word and tell every human you know!

Yep, I am still alive. In-fact never better!! The past few months have flown by and brought with them some big changes so as you can see by the date of my last post I have been busy. Starting my new job and moving made for a crazy few months. Anyway I am looking forward to getting settled and finishing off some new work. I hope everyone is doing well.

- Fran [+?]

A few weeks ago I turned in a Background Painting Test for “The Mighty B!” at Nickelodeon. A few days later I got a call that I got the job! I am really excited to start painting backgrounds for the show because it is a great mix of traditional and digital. The show is also really funny and has some great animation in it. Be sure to check it out on Nickelodeon it really is a great cartoon. Below I have posted the test I turned in for the show, enjoy.

- Fran [+?]

UPDATED!!!

Well I finally found the time to start a new painting. I am sure most of you have seen the sketch below and soon it will be my newest painting. It is (for now) titled “Your Truth?” but that may evolve as I continue to work on it. The hardest part is always staring a painting for me. Its nice just having these ideas stored in my head and knowing what they mean and represent. I literally walk around with my own little art gallery in my head as I am sure most artists do. The sketches may be rough and lose but I know exactly what they look like. They beam with color and emotion to present a perspective, thought, idea even a personal truth in motion. So when I finally pick an idea to pull from my head it has to perfectly represent the vision I have in my head in one singe image. One single frame is hard to pick when I usually see the idea in motion like looking out the window at the world around you. So over the course of the creation of this painting I am going to post every so often so everyone can see how it is progressing. Below is the start of what will be a very long post.

Enjoy- Fran

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It is without question that there are things in this life that are out of our control. It is the events and moments when the only answer that can be found is “it was meant to be”. It is as if the person hiding behind the curtain pulling all of the ropes and levers is telling us there are things in this world that are bigger than us. Do you feel whole or complete? Do you wake in the morning and feel like something is missing? Like all the gears and pulleys are there except for one. One gear that you know that you should have or one that you think you may have. Perhaps the search is fruitless because it may only be a fable. Still deep down you wonder. Is it out there? Does it exist? because in your mind it should. The spot where it should be fills not only a space but does something far greater. It works with the other parts, all the gears and pulleys that you could never get to work. Now old and rusted with cobwebs of hopelessness that open the flood gates to fill the void deep in the core of your very being. The feeling of looking for a long lost sibling is one that I will only know by looking into the eyes of my beautiful wife. It has been 20 years of wondering and 10 of those searching for a long lost piece to her life. It has been a search that ended in one dead end after another and a growing loss of hope. Then last night a new piece to the puzzle was found and within seconds (I really mean seconds) he was found. After 10 years of searching the void in her heart and in her eyes has been filled. Just when I thought her eyes glowed so bright when I looked deep into them they burst out like staring at the sun. No more wondering, no more looking and no more sleepless nights thinking about him. We now have a face to the name that we typed so many times into internet searches. To all that she thought he would be he is more. To all that she dreamed he would be he is more. To all that she hoped he would he is.. her brother. I love you so much Sara and I am soo happy that we found him. There are only memories to be made now…

- Fran [+?]     

Below is a New Background Painting I have been working on this week. I feel like I am mostly done but may go back and make some small color corrections. I really tried to work the shadows and lighting to give a fresh depth for the perspective of the Painting.


Enjoy


- Fran  

Well I took some time about a month ago to post some digital media projects that I did on my website. They are mostly banner ads, rich media and online games. I had a lot of fun working on all of the projects and it is nice to finally have them all in one place to showcase. You may just recognize some of my work.

Enjoy! – Fran



Click the Link Below to view my Digital Media Portfolio
www.francisgiglioart.com/digitalmedia