Original Art, Prints and Cards

Kennicott Poster by Artist Gail Niebrugge Kennicott Poster by Alaska artist Gail Niebrugge Kennicott Circa 1990 11" x 24" black, white and red poster Pen and Ink drawing by Alaska artist Gail … [Read More...]

Original Painting by Artist Gail Niebrugge "MCKINLEY TRAIL" MINI ART PRINT "McKinley Trail" 5.8"x7.8" mini Giclee print Open Edition Signed $30.00 US Original painting "McKinley Trail" … [Read More...]

Alaska Artist Gail Niebrugge"Rare White Fireweed" 14x20 acrylic on rag board, framed under glass 21x27 Original Painting SOLD The following is a quote from artist Gail Niebrugges book Alaska … [Read More...]

Alaska Artist Gail Niebrugge "Sound of Silence" 11.5x12.25 acrylic/watercolor on rag board, framed under glass 17x18 Original Painting SOLD Niebrugge painted "Sound of Silence" in 1993 from … [Read More...]

Sometime during the second Monday on board the Diamond Princess somewhere at sea in the Pacific Ocean a passenger became seriously, dangerously ill and needed medical services far beyond those available at the ship medical clinic. The captain began exploring options to transfer the patient to a hospital. The best plan was to increase the ship speed and head toward the Alaska Aleutian Island of Adak, where the patient could be transferred from the ship and flown to Anchorage. This voyage … [Read More...]
Yesterday it was Monday, and today it is Monday again. The Diamond Princess crossed the International Dateline at the following position: Latitude 51º 45.3 North and Longitude 172º 18.5 East somewhere near the island of Attu in the Aleutian Chain. Two Mondays! What a way to begin the week. Tomorrow, Tuesday, the low temperature is forecast for 28º and the high 40º. Quite a change from the heat and humidity of the last port in Japan. Few people are out of doors, Alaska artist Gail … [Read More...]

The Diamond Princess sailed away from Japan heading out to sea for an eight day Pacific Ocean crossing to Alaska. Once hot, sunny skies slowly became misty gray, low clouds spattered rain and temperatures cooled. Soon the outdoor poolside lounges were abandoned for warm indoor nooks and crannies strewn about the ship with reading lamps and soft chairs. Strangers joined each other in spontaneous card or board games becoming friends. Bob and Gail Niebrugge celebrated Mother’s Day with a … [Read More...]

Tokyo, Japan, is the last port on Bob and Gail Niebrugges cruise, next the ship begins the trip to Alaska crossing the International Date line sometime during the final week. The couple visited The Sankeien Garden while in Tokyo, it was established in 1902 and contains mature Bonzai trees surrounding many ponds and trails with traditional arched bridges over waters filled with colorful giant carp, historic buildings are carefully nestled in the foliage. It is a sanctuary in Japan’s second … [Read More...]

December 10, 2010 by …Comments Off
Gail Niebrugge (Knee-brew-ghe) born and raised in California has pursued art since childhood, winning a poster contest on the Johnny Jet television show at the age of twelve. Gail began her career as an illustrator for the US Navy and Marines in San Diego, and later established the Instructional Media Center for the Grossmont High School District in La Mesa, California. The Niebrugge family fell in love with Alaska while on vacation in 1976 and never returned home, instead they established a residence and studio in the remote interior settlement of Copper Center where the artist painted … [Read More...]

December 15, 2010 by …Leave a Comment
Wikipedia defines pointillism as; "a style of painting in which small distinct points of primary colors create the impression of a wide selection of secondary and intermediate colors." It goes on to say that the mind and the eye mix the color spots into a full range of tones and that it is closely related to Divisionism. Divisionism was practiced by Georges Seurat during the Neo-Impressionism period. He broke his color into basic elements and painted very small and regular dots. His dots are carefully placed as to not touch each other, so the white under painted canvas shows around all of the dots. I call my painting technique pointillism, but technically it is incorrect according to Wikipedia. The difference between my technique and true pointillism is that I use … [Read More...]
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