side by side images. On the left, a watercolor painting of a cardinal on a tree branch with a simple cream background. On the right, a watercolor painting of a thin, tall gray house with greenery, yellow doors, and a terracotta roof.

FRANCIS C. GILLIGAN

RALEIGH, NC // francisgilligan.com

704-975-1935

Francis C. Gilligan is an artist working out of Raleigh, NC. He primarily focuses on birds and architecture. He employs a sketchy style and works in ink and watercolor as well as oil pastels and uses wispy techniques and movements with his body and hand as he paints to create a relationship with the viewer and bring motion and life to what is otherwise pigment on paper.

acrylic painting of a close-up of a colorful bird, with its beak, eyes, and red, yellow, and blue iridescent feathers
A watercolor painting of a cardinal on a tree branch next to orange leaves. There is a simple cream background.
A watercolor painting of a thin, tall gray house with greenery and potted plants, yellow doors, and a terracotta roof.
acrylic painting of a a beach scene at sunrise, with a large white circle in the middle, and a wooden statue of Jesus on a cross at the top