Frank De Decker is an established artist living on the Belgian coast who specialises in pop-art-inspired portraits and mixed-media canvas paintings.
A selection of work done between 1966 – 2023
“The very first portrait.” 14 years old, a self-portrait at the kitchen table. "Wow, draw your sister", my first commission. Thanks, Mom
Medium
Pencil
Size
A4
BROTHER & SISTER
Place
Bruges
Collection
Private
One-faced, two-faced, whatever. Those people in your life that you think you can count on. There is a saying: it is not the people who disappoint you, but your own expectations. And yet, I want to keep hoping and expecting. No matter how painful, my heart speaks.
Medium
Acrylic & charcoal on wood
Size
110/110cm
DEVILS & GOODNESS
Place
Bruges
Collection
Private
You have to know your place in life. If your love, your muse, is a fan of “den Lenny”, you can be jealous or you can grant her it. Lenny for my love and guesses in whose office this work has been given pride of place.
Medium
Acrylic & charcoal on wood
Size
122/122cm
LENNY FOR LOVE
Place
Blankenberge
Collection
Private
Art has always worked around icons. The popular headlines that portray a spirit of the times. Warhol was the master and Dali inspired the surreal character. A phase of experimenting and perhaps even more important than being an artist; play, have fun, be creative, do it, discover what works, what doesn't and hop back on.
Medium
Screen printed and painted with acrylic paint on canvas
Size
100/100cm
Place
Tenerife
Collection
Private
FRANK GOES WARHOL
An autumn evening at 8:00 PM, a phone call on the number hanging in my shop window, a nude portrait sold, a wine bar nearby and one of the most beautiful things in the world: a friend who suddenly walks into your life.
Inspiration is something you have to be open to when it presents itself, just like friendship.
Medium
Acrylic on wood, palette knife technique
Size
122/244cm
SVEN
Place
Bruges
Collection
Private
Less is more. Lines and surfaces, light and dark, color on wood. That feeling as an artist: Boenk on it! The discovery and energy boost of a new style for myself. A new start for many committees that would follow, then in Tenerife, later internationally.
Medium
Acrylic paint on wood
Size
100/100cm
MAMA DE BUDDHABAR
Place
Tenerife
Collection
Private
Icons and well-known headlines form a common thread throughout my career. Inspiration from their work, universality of their presence. Here Brando in his inimitable Don Corleone, watercolor technique with his own saliva to get the degradés as fine as possible. This is what we call literally being absorbed in your work. “He made me an offer I couldn't refuse.”
Medium
Watercolour on paper
Size
50/70cm
EL PADRINO
Place
United Kingdom
Collection
Private
A top coach, a businessman, a mayor, a public figure, who doesn't mince words. A judoka, tough as nails and yet flexible when necessary. A smile and kindness for someone who gets quite a bit of trouble. Or how, as a portraitist, you feel the connection with your subject. Gratitude is not a strange word for my namesake, I am always moved when I see him posing for his portrait in the media. Thankful back.
Medium
Acrylic & charcoal on wood
Size
122/122cm
JM
Place
Middelkerke, gemeentehuis
Collection
Private