Fran Lagana-Brooks is a self-taught artist who now shares her talents and sensitivity with art students of all ages.  In recent years she has received numerous awards including "First Place" and "Best of Show".  Fran's oil painting titled "The Storm In My Tears" is a touching portrait of the Desert Storm war.  A print is scheduled to be displayed in the George Bush Presidential Library at Texas A&M University.

The lithographic print of "The Weeping Santa" has sold in the thousands, attracting significant media attention, and prompted the artist to create the Christmas Series.

Fran's works have become widely accepted and are now found in many private and public collections throughtout the United States and Canada.