‘A Floral Affair’ is a bold, colourful, debut exhibition for Francesca. After 32 years of living in San Diego, California, she has recently returned to where she grew up in Pocklington, North Yorkshire. As a child, she remembers her Italian grandmother’s cramped, little art studio full of paintings; the intoxicating smell and the incredible mess – her grandmother encouraged her to “paint from the heart, to follow her gut and to squint her eyes when painting an object.”

Her medium is acrylic and ink, paint pens, a water bottle spray and Sharpie pens. The larger the canvas the happier she is!

Preview evening is Thursday 1st August 6-8pm – free admission but please book a place by contacting our Front Desk on 01653 648598 or emailing visit@yorkshirearboretum.org