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“Race Day” 18″x24″ pen,ink and watercolor painting ©Gail Niebrugge
Another image painted as a result of my visit to the village of Atmautluak, Alaska. New subject matter can be overwhelming, sometimes it takes awhile to absorb what you see and find the true gems that should be painted.
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Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Artist
“Yupic Funeral” 22″x30″ acrylic painting on rag paper ©Gail Niebrugge
If my memory serves, the painting “After School” is underneath this painting. I painted this from my research in the Yupic village of Atmautluak, Alaska, showing the overflow crowd at the funeral of a village elder. (more…)
Sorry about the poor quality photo, it was raining and my son-in-law just flew past me with granddaughter Quincy in the adaptive sit ski. I snapped this shot as they zoomed by in a blur. (more…)
“Cruisin’ the Boardwalk” 12″x30″ watercolor painting on rag board ©Gail Niebrugge
Here is another painting from my visit to the village of Atmautluak, Alaska, showing my eskimo buddies that shadowed my every move. I was fascinated that the houses sat in pools of water during break-up, and no one seemed to mind.
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Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Artist
“After School” 22″x30″ acrylic painting on rag paper ©Gail Niebrugge
This original painting was inspired by my stay in the village of Atmautluak, Alaska. Unfortunately I was not satisfied with the image and after a year of working on it and fussing with it I painted another image over the top. I’m so glad that I had the foresight to photograph this artwork before it was destroyed. Today I find the painting charming. I learned a valuable lesson from this experience; Don’t be too quick to judge your work, let it rest awhile, sometimes it takes a few years before the true value of a painting can be determined.
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Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Artist
“Atmautluak Village” 3′x 8′ acrylic painting on four joined masonite panels.
Several years after this project was complete I heard that the Atmautluak school burned to the ground and was a total loss, so I do not know if this painting still exists. Unfortunately this is the best photo I have of the finished work. This project was commissioned by the Alaska State Council on the Arts Per-Cent for Art Program.
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Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Artist
A close-up detail of the fourth panel of “Atmautluak Village” painting for the Atmautluak, Alaska, school.
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Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Artist
Close up detail in the “Atmautluak Village” painting for the Atmautluak, Alaska, school. Look closely and you can see the seam connecting panels together.
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Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Artist
A close up detail of the “Atmautluak Village” painting for the Yupic eskimo school in Atmautluak, Alaska. (more…)
Here is a photo of my work space in the Atmautluak, Alaska, school library with the nearly finished painting of race day in the village.
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Gail Niebrugge, Alaskan Artist
This artist journal blog is about daily life in Alaska with professional artist Gail Niebrugge and her business partner husband Bob, and will discuss shows and exhibits, research in the field, the creation of original paintings, and art prints. See Gail's fine art here.
