Gail Niebrugge's Blog
Waterfront Giclee Print – Blue Lagoon Waterfront Giclee Print 7”x 10” Giclee Art Print on Paper Open Edition Signed $55.00 US Original watercolor/acrylic painting “Blue Lagoon” SOLD. Seldovia is one of Alaska’s best kept secrets, tucked inside a pristine cove along the shores of Seldovia Bay, the tiny town is built on pilings on each [...]
Fishing Boat Print – Buddies Fishing Boat Print 4”x 6” image matted 8″x10″ Giclee Print Open Edition Signed $30.00 US Original acrylic painting SOLD. Another favorite from my Valdez, Alaska, research is the boat harbor home to every possible type of sea craft used for fishing. These old wooden vessels have stories to tell. Framed [...]
Fine Art Print – Sunset Cove 12.5” x 21 “ Offset Lithograph 350 Edition $95.00 Original acrylic painting 17.5″ x 30″ SOLD The rugged Alaskan coastline made up of islands, coves, and harbors is home for fishing boats of every size and shape. This scene was painted by Alaska artist Gail Niebrugge and reproduced into [...]
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...]
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...]