About The Artist

Ming Franz specializes in splashed Color painting, which combines watercolor techniques with Chinese ink and brush. She received her basic art training in Taiwan and has continued her art in the United States. She was the Grand prize winner of International Artist Magazine Challenge No. 86 Abstract / Experimental Art. Ming teaches workshops and conducts demonstrations at the New Mexico Art League, University New Mexico Continuing education and the New Mexico Watercolor Society as well as in her studio in Edgewood, New Mexico. She also teaches workshops at Artist’s Expo, Houston, Texas, Wichita, Kansas, Chicago, Illinois, and Silicon Valley Asian Art Center, California. Denver Art Museum, Artisan Materials Expo. at Santa Fe and World of Color Expo. at Herndon, VA. Ming is the author of “Splash Ink with Watercolor “and has had her work published in International Artist Magazine, Acrylic Illumination, Southwest Art Magazine, North Light Magazine, American Art Collector, Acrylic Artist magazine, Artist’s Magazine, Studio Visit Magazine, Kennedy Publishing Magazine, Albuquerque Journal, Mountain Valley Telegraph, San Jose Mercury, Asian World Journal in the US and Rainbow Magazine in Taiwan. She is a Signature Member of the New Mexico Watercolor Society, and is a member of the National Watercolor Society, the Rio Grande Art Association, Sumi-e Society of America, Chinese American Art Development Foundation, and the American Society Association of Chinese Art. You may see her paintings at her website at: www.mingfranzstudio.com.