Francie Botke was surrounded by art from birth. Within her family are painters, poets, music teachers and sculptors. She married the grandson of Cornelis and Jessie Arms Botke, mural and fine art artists who settled in Wheeler Canyon, California in the 1930s.
Francie began art training while in high school and continued throughout colleges in Long Beach and Ventura, California. Some of her tea...see more »chers include Mary St. Clair, Eva Roberts, Hal Reed, Frederick Grue and Gerry Zwers.
Francie is strongly influenced by the metaphysical. Over the years, she has earned many awards for her work. Several of Francie's pieces are currently featured in Haddad's Fine Arts line of publications.« see less