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frank phillips

frank phillips has been creating art for over 20 years. he received his ba with high honors from hobart college in 1997 and received his mfa from the maryland institute college of art in 2005. at hobart, phillips was a decorated member of the men’s varsity soccer team. currently, he is an avid squash player. phillips works at st. anne’s-belfield school, where he teaches painting, drawing and is chair of the arts. at st. anne’s-belfield, frank phillips utilizes his athletic experience to coach squash. his passion for competition and physical activity directly influences his artwork. the paintings and drawings are products of his very physical process, and he embraces the work involved. frank, his wife meg, daughter bess, and brood of animals live in the greater charlottesville area.

“my work uses a flat plane to convey the visual ideas of construction, mass, and volume. the formally arranged imagery is all invented, but takes cues from architecture and engineering (materials and the structures themselves), as well as the erosion and the decay of perceived ruin. the display of process is an integral component to the work; it tracks the time, mistakes, revisions, and the experience used to arrive to a resolved composition. the end results are pieces that embrace surface and relate the ideas of: the used, the weathered, the discarded, and the beaten. i aim to create a quiet calm to the work that is still able to convey a stoic presence. at its core, the compositions are about physicality and decision making. the immediacy of drawing and painting allows me to attack spaces on the canvas. the size of the plane forces me to use my entire body; the act of painting, drawing, erasing, and sanding all require a certain balance of touch and force. one idea completion may necessitate removal, thereby initiating another physical activity. as an artist, i need the action, and the work needs to be work; the labor is chronicled in the surface as removed elements are never really gone, only ghosts of the materials’ (pencil, charcoal, and paint) permanence.”

frank phillips

frank phillips has been creating art for over 20 years. he received his ba with high honors from hobart college in 1997 and received his mfa from the maryland institute college of art in 2005. at hobart, phillips was a decorated member of the men’s varsity soccer team. currently, he is an avid squash player. phillips works at st. anne’s-belfield school, where he teaches painting, drawing and is chair of the arts. at st. anne’s-belfield, frank phillips utilizes his athletic experience to coach squash. his passion for competition and physical activity directly influences his artwork. the paintings and drawings are products of his very physical process, and he embraces the work involved. frank, his wife meg, daughter bess, and brood of animals live in the greater charlottesville area.

“my work uses a flat plane to convey the visual ideas of construction, mass, and volume. the formally arranged imagery is all invented, but takes cues from architecture and engineering (materials and the structures themselves), as well as the erosion and the decay of perceived ruin. the display of process is an integral component to the work; it tracks the time, mistakes, revisions, and the experience used to arrive to a resolved composition. the end results are pieces that embrace surface and relate the ideas of: the used, the weathered, the discarded, and the beaten. i aim to create a quiet calm to the work that is still able to convey a stoic presence. at its core, the compositions are about physicality and decision making. the immediacy of drawing and painting allows me to attack spaces on the canvas. the size of the plane forces me to use my entire body; the act of painting, drawing, erasing, and sanding all require a certain balance of touch and force. one idea completion may necessitate removal, thereby initiating another physical activity. as an artist, i need the action, and the work needs to be work; the labor is chronicled in the surface as removed elements are never really gone, only ghosts of the materials’ (pencil, charcoal, and paint) permanence.”

safe and sound    2023

safe and sound 2023

acrylic & pencil on canvas
50 × 40 inches
$6,500

goober    2025

goober 2025

acrylic & graphite on paper
30 × 40 inches
$5,000

spring soiree   2024

spring soiree 2024

acrylic & graphite on canvas
40 × 30 inches
$5,000

joy ride   2024

joy ride 2024

acrylic & graphite on paper
62 × 44 inches
$6,500

big breath   2024

big breath 2024

acrylic & graphite on paper
62 × 44 inches
$6,500

double entendre    2025

double entendre 2025

acrylic & graphite on paper
62 × 44 inches
$6,500

arthur    2025

arthur 2025

acrylic & graphite on paper
44 × 29 inches
$3,600

romeo    2025

romeo 2025

acrylic & graphite on paper
42 × 29 inches
$3,600

preen    2025

preen 2025

acrylic & graphite on paper
42 × 30 inches
$3,600

mr. personality   2024

mr. personality 2024

acrylic & graphite on paper
44 × 26 inches
$3,200

attitude adjustment    2025

attitude adjustment 2025

acrylic & graphite on paper
24 × 32 inches
$2,400

carp a dee um   2024

carp a dee um 2024

acrylic & graphite on paper
35 × 24 inches
$2,400

skipper    2023

skipper 2023

acrylic & graphite on canvas
60 x 40 inches
62 1/2 x 42 1/2 inches framed
$8,000

april fool    2023

april fool 2023

acrylic & graphite on canvas
50 x 40 inches
$6,500

smackeral    2022

smackeral 2022

acrylic & pencil on canvas
54 x 40 inches
$6,800

lookie loo 2019

lookie loo 2019

acrylic & graphite on canvas
30 x 40 inches
$5,000

noonles    2023

noonles 2023

acrylic & graphite on canvas
34 x 26 inches
$4,000

mustn't     2022

mustn't 2022

acrylic & graphite on paper
62 x 44 inches
67 x 50 inches framed
$6,500

woo woo   2024

woo woo 2024

acrylic & graphite on paper
48 × 32 inches
53 ½ x 37 inches framed
$3,800

olr 206     2023

olr 206 2023

acrylic & graphite on paper
44 x 31 inches
49 1/4 x 36 3/4 inches framed
$3,600

olr 216    2023

olr 216 2023

acrylic & graphite on paper
44 x 31 inches unframed
$3,600

olr 209   2023

olr 209 2023

acrylic & graphite on paper
44 x 31 inches
49 1/4 x 36 inches framed
$3,600

olr  218    2023

olr 218 2023

acrylic & graphite on paper
44 x 31 inches
49 1/4 x 36 inches framed
$3,600

olr 219    2023

olr 219 2023

acrylic & graphite on paper
44 x 31 inches
49 1/4 x 36 inches framed
$3,600

olr 105     2022

olr 105 2022

acrylic & graphite on paper
44 x 31 inches
$3,600

jinx   2021

jinx 2021

acrylic & graphite on paper
36 x 24 inches
42 x 29 1/2 inches framed
$2,000

push pop   2024

push pop 2024

acrylic & pencil on paper
32 x 24 inches
36 x 28 inches framed
$2,200

ira 5   2024

ira 5 2024

acrylic & pencil on paper
18 x 24 inches
22 1/2 x 28 1/2 inches framed
sold

db 3    2021

db 3 2021

acrylic & graphite on paper
37 x 24 inches framed
sold

ira 1    2024

ira 1 2024

acrylic & pencil on paper
16 x 22 inches
20 1/2 x 26 1/2 inches framed
sold

september baby    2022

september baby 2022

acrylic & pencil on canvas
80 x 54 inches
sold

olr-100    2022

olr-100 2022

acrylic & graphite on paper
36 x 49 1/2 inches framed
sold

ira 8    2024

ira 8 2024

acrylic & pencil on paper
16 x 22 inches
20 1/2 x 26 1/2 inches framed
sold

lilish    2022

lilish 2022

acrylic & graphite on paper
67 x 50 inches framed
sold

olr 215

olr 215

acrylic & graphite on paper
44 x 31 inches
sold

 acrylic & pencil on paper 16 x 22 inches 20 1/2 x 26 1/2 inches framed sold

acrylic & pencil on paper
16 x 22 inches
20 1/2 x 26 1/2 inches framed
sold

gumption    2022

gumption 2022

acrylic & pencil on canvas
56 x 40 inches
sold

olr 109    2022

olr 109 2022

acrylic & graphite on paper
49 1/2 x 36 inches framed
sold

olr 103    2022

olr 103 2022

acrylic & graphite on paper
49 1/2 x 36 inches framed
sold

olr 104     2022

olr 104 2022

acrylic & graphite on paper
49 1/2 x 36 inches framed
sold

tx 2    2017

tx 2 2017

acrylic & graphite on canvas
68 x 54 inches
sold

olr 102     2022

olr 102 2022

acrylic & graphite on paper
49 1/2 x 36 inches framed
sold

db 1    2021

db 1 2021

acrylic & graphite on paper
27 1/4 x 20 inches
sold

db 2    2021

db 2 2021

acrylic & graphite on paper
30 1/2 x 21 1/2 inches framed
sold

nitch    2021

nitch 2021

acrylic & graphite on canvas
30 x 40 inches
sold

zeb

zeb

acrylic & pencil on canvas
30 x 40 inches
sold

noga-4    2018

noga-4 2018

acrylic & pencil on paper
11 x 17 inches
16 x 22 inches framed
sold

skirting issues   2021

skirting issues 2021

acrylic & pencil on paper
46 x 36 inches
53 x 42 inches framed
sold

fatham    2021

fatham 2021

acrylic & graphite on paper
49 x 36 inches
55 x 42 inches framed
sold

graduation day    2021

graduation day 2021

acrylic & graphite on paper
65 x 44 inches
sold

east grand 2019

east grand 2019

acrylic & graphite on canvas
40 x 30 inches
sold

parlance 2019

parlance 2019

acrylic & graphite on canvas
60 x 40 inches
sold

ten four 2019

ten four 2019

acrylic & graphite on paper
50 x 44 inches
sold

rom com

rom com

acrylic & graphite on paper
44 x 36 1/2 inches
sold

mosey 2019

mosey 2019

acrylic & graphite on paper
55 x 39 inches
sold

tonk    2017

tonk 2017

acrylic & pencil on paper
16 1/4 x 22 1/4 inches
sold

noga-5    2018

noga-5 2018

acrylic & pencil on paper
12 x 18 inches
sold

hingera 2019

hingera 2019

acrylic & graphite on canvas
50 x 40 inches
sold

bout 2    2016

bout 2 2016

acrylic & pencil on paper
24 x 16 inches
sold

cantle   2017

cantle 2017

acrylic & pencil on paper
21 1/4 x 15 1/4 inches
sold

satchmo    2017

satchmo 2017

acrylic & pencil on paper
23 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches
sold

pues    2019

pues 2019

acrylic & pencil on paper
24 x 18 inches
sold

pac    2017

pac 2017

acrylic & pencil on paper
24 x 18 inches
sold

noonels   2019

noonels 2019

acrylic & pencil on paper
24 x 18 inches
sold

ode 2017

ode 2017

acrylic and pencil on paper
24 x 18 inches
sold

ira 4   2024

ira 4 2024

acrylic & pencil on paper
16 x 22 inches 20 1/2 x 26 1/2 inches framed
sold

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