About

Although primarily self-taught from an early age, I refined my creative foundation through studies in graphic design at the Parsons School of Design and painting and drawing at the Art Students League of New York. For more than forty years, I built a successful career in graphic design, yet I never strayed far from my first love—painting in oils.

Over the past five years, I have devoted much of my creative energy to teaching the “Fundamentals of Creative Development” at Boston University, while dedicating increasing time to both plein air and studio painting.

My approach is deeply influenced by painters such as Richard Schmid, Duane Keiser and his “Painting a Day” movement, Mark Boedges, and Julian Merrow-Smith, with whom I had the privilege of studying in the spring of 2024 at his workshops in Provence, France.

While I paint a wide range of subjects, I am especially drawn to the structure and quiet presence of everyday objects. My focus rests on light, tone, color, and edges. For me, painting is not about duplicating a scene exactly as it appears, but about translating the experience of seeing—reproducing the reality that moves me while allowing space for interpretation.

I am drawn to loose, confident brushwork and often incorporate a palette knife to build texture and physicality into the surface. Above all, I am profoundly moved by the power of light. Its presence in my work is both physical and emotional—less a religious pursuit than a spiritual one. My commitment to capturing and sharing that light is the underlying purpose of everything I create.

You can view my art portfolio at https://www.frankoggeriart.com/
and my Design portfolio at https://foggeri.com/