Current Work

©Francesca Droll; Floating Nursery, 7" x 14", Pastel on archival board. $425 framed with museum glass. To purchase please contact ARTfusion Gallery in Bigfork, MT at 406-837-3526 or artfusion@centurytel.net.
These little mergansers swam up and down the river following their mother. During our time at Granite Cabin we watched as they grew steadily larger but we also noticed that their number were fewer. I suppose that's an example of survival of the fittest or just plain luck.

©Francesca Droll; Going With the Flow; 15" x 20"; Pastel on archival board.

Everything on a river is affected by the flow of water including the grasses that are nourished by it and are bent to its will. There is a visual contrast between the softly bending motion on the edge and the tumbling splashes of the full flow in the center of the stream.

©Francesca Droll; Flamboyant; 7" x 14"; Pastel on archvial board. $495 framed with museum glass. To purchase, please contact Francesca Droll at fd@abacusgraphics.com.
Autumn colors are loud, boisterous, and gaudy and we are dazzled by its kaleidoscope of intensity. Water influences the glorious colors of the season with its own dance of motion.

©Francesca Droll; Captivated; 12" x 36"; Pastel on archvial board. $1,400 framed with museum glass. To purchase please contact ARTfusion Gallery in Bigfork, MT at 406-837-3526 or artfusion@centurytel.net.
The vibrant colors of light and shadow on the water are represented here. The sunlight shines through and highlights the green of the river bottom and the sky reflects deep blue on the surface of the water in the shadow area. The duality of the nature of water provides endless inspiration.

©Francesca Droll; Rock 'n' Flow 4; 18" x 24"; Pastel on archvial board. $995 framed with museum glass. To purchase please contact ARTfusion Gallery in Bigfork, MT at 406-837-3526 or artfusion@centurytel.net.
The fourth in the series, Rock ’n’ Flow. Plunging over the rocks creates an exciting dynamic once again between the immovable and the timeless flow.

SOLD-©Francesca Droll; Rock 'n' Flow 3; 18" x 24"; Pastel on archvial board.
The third in the Rock ’n’ Flow series. The rush of the stream contrasts with the quiet passages creating a sense of wet and wild poetry.

©Francesca Droll; Where the Trout Play; 15" x 20"; Pastel on archival board. $900 framed with museum glass. To purchase, please contact Francesca Droll at fd@abacusgraphics.com.
This side stream of the middle fork river was a very popular spot for the flyfishers. We also caught numerous fish although we kindly threw them back to their watery worlds to live another day.

©Francesca Droll; Autumn Alchemy 2; 30" x 12"; Pastel on archival board. $1,100 framed with museum glass. To purchase, please contact Francesca Droll at fd@abacusgraphics.com.
A companion painting to Autumn Alchemy 1 although not a diptych. Enjoying the format and surreal effect of the first, I painted another version to complement the first or to stand alone.

©Francesca Droll; Emergence; 20" x 16"; Pastel on archival board. $875 framed with museum glass. To purchase please contact ARTfusion Gallery in Bigfork, MT at 406-837-3526 or artfusion@centurytel.net.
When light emerges through the trees and shines highlights on the water, magic happens. The water reflects prisms of color.

©Francesca Droll; Running the Course, 14" x 7", Pastel on archival board. $425 framed with museum glass. To purchase please contact ARTfusion Gallery in Bigfork, MT at 406-837-3526 or artfusion@centurytel.net.
Water as an action sport must have a great time as it slips and slides through an obstacle course set by Mother Nature.

©Francesca Droll; Golden Seduction, 18" x 27", Pastel on archival board. $1,200 framed with museum glass. To purchase please contact ARTfusion Gallery in Bigfork, MT at 406-837-3526 or artfusion@centurytel.net.
In the evening, for just a few minutes, the sun would shine its last rays on the slope opposite us on the river. The golden glow on the water was stunning and unforgettable. We sipped our wine and told stories of our past while the river flowed by and whispered its own story.

©Francesca Droll; October Song, 20" x 15", Pastel on archival board. $900 framed with museum glass. To purchase, please contact Francesca Droll at fd@abacusgraphics.com.
Time moves on and the seasons change from lush green to vibrant yellow. It is the last symphony of color before winter closes in and the colors rest in preparation for Spring's leafy explosion.

SOLD-©Francesca Droll; The Last Pass, 7" x 14", Pastel on archival board.
Every evening like clockwork, an eagle would fly up and down our canyon fishing over the river. It was a stirring sight to see it soaring and gliding over us, its white head glinting in the sunset light.

©Francesca Droll; Autumn Alchemy 1; 30" x 12"; Pastel on archival board. $1,100 framed with museum glass. To purchase, please contact Francesca Droll at fd@abacusgraphics.com.
At its most calm, the water reflects a surreal world of autumn trees and foliage playing over the surface. The unusual format evokes Asian art aesthetics.

SOLD-©Francesca Droll; Rock 'n' Flow 2; 18" x 24"; Pastel on archvial board.

The second in the series, Rock ’n’ Flow. Not only is there visual excitement in the patterns of light and shadow but one hears an ancient narrative in the musical notes of water as it flows over and around the rocks.

©Francesca Droll; Rock 'n' Flow 1; 18" x 24"; Pastel on archvial board. $1,200 framed with museum glass. To purchase, please contact Francesca Droll at fd@abacusgraphics.com.
The first in the series, Rock 'n' Flow. The contrast of unyielding rock and flowing water inspired these paintings. The light falling in abstract patterns creates an interesting kaleidoscope of color.

©Francesca Droll; Mystery Calling; 12" x 9"; Pastel on archvial board.

'Mystery Calling' evokes a sense of discovery as you continue around the bend. This painting was started on site overlooking the middle fork of the Flathead River and finished in the studio.