I paint people and places, color-drenched in layers of metaphor.

My love of painting started when I was four with fingerpainting.The same excitement about making art is as alive as it was then. My paintings are my hearts' connection with the world around me. The subject matter is myriad. Color and  expression of emotion are the key components of my art. The paintings have recently expanded from watercolor to multimedia, with a new emphasis on combining more abstraction and texture with the traditional imagery.

I earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art, and a Master of Fine Arts degree from Rochester Institute of Technology

 The work is in permanent corporate collections of :

Mastercard, New York, New York

The Palacio Del Rio Hilton Hotel,San Antonio, TX

The Marriott Rivercenter Hotel, San Antonio, TX

The Bexar County Justice Center, San Antonio, TX

The Soberina Westin Hotel, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico

The Marina Hotel at St. John's Place, Jacksonville, Florida

Private collectors include:

Red McCombs, San Antonio, TX

Curtis Gunn, San Antonio, TX

Exhibitions:

2008- Bhil Haus Invitational- Yellow Roses Show 

2008- Del Rio Firehouse Gallery- One Person Show

Awards:

2009-San Antonio Watercolor Group Show- Equal Merit Award

2007- Texas Watercolor Society Show- Camellia Artists' Materials Award

2007-Coppinni Art Academy- First Place, Artist of the Month Award

1989 ,1971- San Antonio Art League Awards

Posters Published for:

The Cowgirl Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center,

 Ft. Worth, TX

The San Antonio Botanical Gardens

The Wesley Community Centers, San Antonio, TX

Lesta Frank

210-8244226

135 Evans Ave.

San Antonio, Texas, 78209