Frank Ferrante

I started painting (Plein Air) Parris Island, SC in 1966 while serving in the Marine Corp Band. I studied PleinAir oil painting for over twenty years at the Ridgewood Art Institute, Ridgewood, NJ with master painter John P Osborne. John who was influenced by the American Impressionist painter,Frank Vincent DuMond and his 1880s "Prismatic Palette" I taught oil painting for over 25 years in community schools, universities and privately in my New Jersey studio. I have given oil painting demonstrations throughout the United States and participated in many galleries. I have served on the Board of Directors at The Ridgewood Art Institute, NJ, The American Artist Professional League, NY and The HUB on Canal, New Smyrna Beach, FL....where I have been a studio artist since 2013.