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We started preparing for the Alaska State Fair in Palmer early this year, we plan to move outside the noisy, hot, crowded Raven Hall into a booth of our own.  Our Niebrugge Studio booth is 10′x20′ with 10′ walls, plenty of room to hang framed artwork.  It is fun to watch professional carpenters work, they are so fast!  It would have taken Bob and I all summer to do what they did in two days.

The electrician finished the rough wiring today, so the inside walls will go up this week, along with the roof and external siding.  We will have double opening doors on the front with a ramp.  My next mission is to get some signs made and to select light fixtures.  Bob says he will build the counter and print bins.  Good thing we started early, we may be painting the exterior during the fair!

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Gail Niebrugge, Alaska artist

Along with a busy booth and brisk sales, the temperatures rose to 48 degrees above zero today in Fairbanks, snow is melting everywhere and spirits are high! We are very much enjoying our participation in this show.

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Gail Niebrugge, Alaska pointillism artist

We’ve really become high tec with a laptop in our art booth at the Northern Living Home Show in Fairbanks. It is really nice to have access to my digital files of originals and past work to show clients in the booth. We have a great spot right at the entrance to the building. Come on down and see us this weekend.

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Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Artist

We had a gorgeous drive to Fairbanks, six hours of sun on a dry two lane highway, we passed no more than three dozen vehicles in either direction the whole trip! What a contrast to Hwy. 76 in California two weeks ago, where traffic was backed up for miles on the two lane road as we were returning from Borrego Springs to catch our flight home to Alaska.

On the Parks Hwy. from the bridge over the Nenana River we saw the famous tripod that will tip when the ice goes out, signaling the exact time for the lottery winner of the Nenana River Ice Classic. It is amazing how long daylight is in Fairbanks now. With snow still on the ground and daytime temperatures in the mid 20’s it isn’t dark until 8:30PM, 13.5 hours of daylight already! What a pleasant time of the year to visit.

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Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Artist

Our last show of the year at Colony High School, Palmer, Alaska, was a busy, bustling, successful event!  The one day event was a whirlwind.

Bob snapped this photo of me as I took a quick break from the activity.  It looks like Santa was watching over us.

Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Artist

Our new print, Kennicott; Stabilized, is now available in a beautiful wood frame just in time for Christmas. Pick one up today, November 24, at the Colony High School Christmas Show in Palmer, Alaska, or order yours by calling Niebrugge Studio at 907-746-3256. We ship.

Gail Niebrugge, Alaska Pointillism Artist

Summer Place limited edition offset lithograph by Gail Niebrugge is available to purchase at the Niebrugge Studio Booth in the Colony High School Christmas Show, Palmer, Alaska, tomorrow November 24. Today we are packing the cargo trailer for a quick set-up for this one-day show. This event provides an excellent opportunity to purchase framed artwork for Christmas. Purchases of framed artwork can also be made by calling or visiting artist Gail’s studio/residence during the month of December.

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Gail Niebrugge, Pointillism Artist

Gail hanging artwork in the Niebrugge Studio booth for the Christmas Arts and Crafts Exhibit in the Egan Center, downtown Anchorage.  We had a great show, very busy with many sales.  It snowed outside all day long on Sunday.  Our booth faces windows with a view of the downtown park, it is very festive with all the trees decorated in tiny white lights, and more beautiful with the fresh snow!  It was great to see everyone and talk to folks who read my blog regularly.  Thank you everyone!

Gail Niebrugge, Alaska pointillism artist

Today is the last day of the Arts and Crafts Emporium at the Egan Center, downtown Anchorage. Our booth is located in the lobby and we will be there until 5:00PM.

November 24, the Saturday after Thanksgiving, is the date of the Colony High School Arts and Crafts Show and is our last show of the year. This one day event is held at the school located in Palmer, Alaska, and our booth is conveniently situated in the main hall. Artwork can also be purchased directly from our studio, and visitors are welcome by appointment.

Gail Niebrugge, Alaska pointillism artist

Another very popular Giclee limited edition print is Spirit of Flight. This lovely pointillism painting of Trumpeter Swan is printed on heavy rag watercolor paper with hand-torn deckled edges and floated on a back mat with acid free foam core. This framed print is available in the Niebrugge Studio booth located in the lobby of the Egan Center this weekend at the Arts and Crafts Emporium in Anchorage.

A corner detail of Spirit of Flight Giclee floated on an acid free back mat. Framed prints can also be purchased by calling Niebrugge Studio at 907-746-3256.

Gail Niebrugge, Pointillism artist of Alaska

Paper Birch is a popular Gail Niebrugge Giclee limited edition print and is available framed as shown above at the Niebrugge Studio booth during the Arts and Crafts Emporium this weekend at the Egan Center in Anchorage. This Giclee is printed on heavy rag watercolor paper with hand torn deckled edges and should be “floated” from the back mat on acid free foam board. Floating creates an interesting three dimensional appearance and enhances the framing.

The detail above shows Paper Birch Giclee with hand torn edges floated on the back mat. Framed prints can be ordered by contacting Niebrugge Studio at 907-746-3256.

Gail Niebrugge, Art of Alaska

It seems like every day now we deal with snow. The photo above was taken during first light at 9:30AM just after Bob cleared the driveway with the snow blower. Wind drifts continually foil our progress and harden to concrete if left untended. Friday we tow the Niebrugge Studio cargo trailer to Anchorage and set-up for the weekend Arts and Crafts Emporium at the Egan Center. We hope for dry roads, clear calm weather, and a pause in the daily snow storms.
Gail Niebrugge, Alaska pointillism artist

Our booth at the Holiday Market Place, Carlson Center, Fairbanks last weekend. We love our new lit sign made by our friend, Mark Alger. If you are interested in talking to Mark about a sign you can contact him through his website at the Moosewood Squash Centre, Palmer, Alaska. The weather was mild in Fairbanks during our three day stay, and the long drive up and back was uneventful. But, when we returned home we were surprised to see nearly 8″ of fresh snow in the yard! Winter is definitely here.

Gail Niebrugge, Artist of Alaska

This week end we are in Fairbanks participating in the holiday arts and crafts show held annually at the Carlson Center. Today is the last day of the three day event, tomorrow we hitch up the cargo trailer and head home to Palmer. We try to schedule our driving times during the short daylight hours, gone are the days of tearing down the booth and driving home on the ice and snow in the dark, arriving exhausted in the early hours of morning. Next Friday, November 16, we set up our booth for the weekend at the Egan Center, downtown Anchorage. Our final show of the year will be the Saturday after Thanksgiving at the Colony High School Art and Crafts Fair. This is a fun, one day show, only two miles from the studio. It is always busy for us during this time of the year when shoppers begin to make Christmas purchases. I’ll try to post some photos of these events later.
Gail Niebrugge, Pointillism Artist

As if on cue, the migrating Trumpeter Swans showed up to the delight of our guests attending the annual Open House last weekend. It was the largest group of swans to appear so far, sixteen in number! They stayed just long enough to parade by our windows in single file, then continued on around the peninsula and out of sight. I grabbed the camera and tried to capture the scene, but the swans are hardly visible! You have to use your imagination. This photo proves that I’m a better painter than a photographer.
We had guests from all over the state; Kodiak, Fairbanks, McCarthy, Kenai, as well as visitors from as far as Germany. Quite a few originals found new homes and lots of prints were carried out the door. Early Christmas shopping and planning definitely took place.

For me the best part of the Open House was reuniting with old friends and collectors, sharing our lives, and getting caught up with each other. Today we are exhausted, but happy. It is a lot of work but definitely worth the effort.

Gail Niebrugge, Artist of Alaska

I’ve been busy re-hanging original paintings for our annual Open House October 20-21. The big new Sunflower painting looks right at home in the living room. (more…)

Gail explaining pointillism to shoppers in her booth at the Make it Alaskan Festival in the Sullivan Arena, Anchorage. The three day event features Alaskan made products and is an excellent way to begin early holiday purchases.

Gail Niebrugge, Alaska pointillism artist

Thursday at the Sullivan Arena, Anchorage, Alaska, where booths are in the very early stages of construction for the Make it Alaskan Show, October 5-7. Our booth is located on the north rim, this is our view. By noon Friday the place will be alive with people, music, and activity. We have been participating in this show for more than 10 years and enjoy it very much. If you are in Anchorage this weekend, stop on over and say “Hello”.

Gail Niebrugge, Pointillism Artist

Several hundred guests attended and eight artists displayed their work during the opening reception at the Valley Friday Invitational Art Exhibit at Mat-Su College.  Pictured are guests browsing the Niebrugge Studio print bins during the event.  I enjoyed renewing my friendship with featured artist James Belcher whom I have known for many years, but seldom see.  Live music, food, and a relaxed atmosphere made an enjoyable evening for all.

Gail

Grassy Wetlands original 22″x 30″ acrylic/watercolor painting on rag paper.

Tonight, September 28 from 5:00PM-8:00PM, I will be attending the opening reception of Mat-Su Valley Friday Invitational and exhibiting my prints. Twenty artists from the valley will be represented in the show held at the Upstairs Gallery and art classrooms at the Matanuska-Susitna College in Palmer. The original painting, Grassy Wetlands, will hang in the gallery until October 5. Fine Arts Coordinator, Suzanne Bach, says it is a very strong show.

Gail Niebrugge, Art of Alaska