Born and raised in the Comox Valley, Francine Street started creating art as soon as she was able to hold a pencil in her hand. She has been drawing and creating in many ways ever since.

She was (and still is) inspired by the world around her. Colour, shapes and more recently the interplay of light in her compositions has been her inspiration.

Francine’s art study has come about mostly through her own efforts of continuous exploration in different mediums. Starting with drawing, ink and pastel she has found acrylic painting to be her favorite medium. Currently exploring mixed media with acrylic on canvas. She attended one year of formal training in Fine Art at North Island College soon after high school and more recently has attended a few local workshops in both painting and photography which is another passion.

Francine has had her painting shown at the Old School House Arts Center in Qualicum Beach. Once as part of a student show and also in the Sunday Painters exhibit , December 2011. More recently she showed photographs in “The Island in Winter” photography exhibit and paintings in the “Stark: Seeing the Body” exhibit at the McMillan Arts Centre, March 2012.

The last few years Francine has begun a more serious study of the female form. A love of figure drawing and painting started in college where she was first exposed to it. This has resulted in an exploration of the beauty of the female form and in part an expression of her own emotions and mood on canvas as well.

Francine Street lives and creates in Parksville, Vancouver Island BC.