Francesca Hulick was born in Texas, spending most of her childhood on her grandparent’s ranch in Paris (Texas), and likes to joke that she grew up in France. Francesca lived in the Rocky Mountains – in Bozeman, Montana, as well as Aspen, Crested Butte, and Durango, Colorado – from the early 1990s through 2007. Then, after three years on the edge of the National Forest in the foothills of the North Cascade Mountains of Washington state, Francesca returned in 2010 to the Rocky Mountains and the Southwest – being currently based in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Her work is inspired by animals, flowers, landscapes, and the immensity and mystery of nature. She works in oils, using bold colors and texturing to convey an impressionist sense to her work.

She has traveled extensively, to destinations as diverse as Scotland, New Zealand, Tahiti, western and eastern Europe, Ecuador, Alaska, Canada, and other places around the world and within the U.S. In September 2007, she travelled to Malawi and Zambia on an art safari.

Francesca received a BFA in Studio Art from The University of Texas, Austin, in 1973. She has been painting since then, but only recently has focused on sharing her art with others. Her background is diverse – firefighter, EMS ambulance crew member, search & rescue volunteer, ski instructor, veterinary assistant, hiking & mountain biking tour guide, video store owner, travel website publisher.

Francesca has two border collies and a husband – she’s not sure which is more demanding. When not painting, she enjoys being in the mountains – hiking, skiing, photographing.