Francis Livingston: Fine Artist & Illustrator - Epi. 34 Host Dr. Mark Sublette

Western born artist, Francis Livingston was one of the top ranks
of American illustrators, including the book cover for "Dances
with Wolves". Francis Livingston's paintings have been exhibited
in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York. Livingston was
awarded both Gold and Silver Medals from the New York Society of
Illustrators, San Francisco Society of Illustrators, and Society
of Illustrators of Los Angeles. 

Francis Livingston first studied at the Rocky Mountain School of
Art in Denver before moving to San Francisco in 1975 to attend
the Academy of Art. He has been an instructor in the illustration
and painting department for 25 years. Influenced by Sargent and
Whistler, Francis Livingston painted primarily in a monochromatic
style until he began to study the work of the Bay Area Figurative
Movement, including Richard Diebenkorn, Wayne Thiebaud, and
others. That led to experiments with color and a fondness for the
California and French Impressionists.Livingston is now one of the
top western artist focusing on Native and Southwest imagery whose
inspiration included the Taos artists and Maynard Dixon