Gail Niebrugge's Blog
“MOOSE TWO” MINI PRINT Moose Two 5″ x 7.4″ Giclee Print on Paper Open Edition Signed $30.00 US Original painting “Moose Two” 5″ x 7″ acrylic on canvas SOLD. During fall rutting season in Alaska large bull moose are often visible parading, thrashing antlers, and establishing their dominance in an effort to impress cows. Smaller [...]
MCKINLEY TRAIL GICLEE ART PRINT McKinley Trail 12″ x 16″ Giclee Print on Paper Open Edition Signed $105.00 US Original painting “McKinley Trail” 22″x30″watercolor/acrylic on rag paper framed under glass 32″x40″. Call for price and availability. During Gail’s Artist-in-Residence at Denali National Park, Alaska, she discovered the McKinley Bar Trail part way down the road [...]
COMMON LOON MINI PRINT Common Loon 6″x8″ Giclee Print on Paper Open Edition Signed $30.00 US Original painting “Common Loon” 8″x10″ acrylic on canvas SOLD. The beautiful haunting call of the Common Loon is music to artist Gail Niebrugge during the arrival of migrating waterfowl in the Matanuska Valley, Alaska. Gail looks forward to the [...]
MCKINLEY TRAIL MINI ART PRINT “McKinley Trail” 5.8″x7.8″ mini Giclee print Open Edition Signed $30.00 US Original painting “McKinley Trail” 22″x30″watercolor/acrylic on rag paper framed under glass 32″x40″. Call for price and availability. During Gail’s Artist-in-Residence at Denali National Park, Alaska, she discovered the McKinley Bar Trail part way down the road to the Wonder [...]
Fireweed Giclee Print-Fiery Leaves Fiery Leaves 20″x30″ giclee art print on paper Limited Edition 150 $470.00 US Original painting “Fiery Leaves” 24″x36″ acrylic on Masonite SOLD The wildflower Fireweed is stunning during all phases of its life, once the magenta blossoms have faded the leaves of the plant turn various shades of red, gold, chartreuse, [...]
Flower Art Print – Blue Poppy 9”x 12” Giclee Print Open Edition $65.00 US Original acrylic on canvas painting 18″ x 24″ SOLD. I love to garden and our Alaska climate is perfect for growing the Himalayan Blue Poppy. These perennials grow two to three feet tall and re-seed like weeds. My studio garden is [...]
Fine Art Print – Monarch 9”x 12” Giclee Print on paper Open Edition $65.00 US Original acrylic on canvas painting 18″ x 24″ please call for price and availability. Traveling through New Zealand I found this colorful Monarch butterfly in the botanical gardens of the beautiful town of Christchurch. To me, butterflies are magical and [...]
WING DANCING FINE ART PRINT FINE ART PRINT CATALOG: NEW FINE ART PRINTS Wing Dancing 39″ x 49″ Giclee Print on Canvas with mirror wrapped edges 100 Limited Edition Signed/Numbered $1,950.00 US Original painting “Wing Dancing” 48″ x 60″ acrylic on canvas. Call for price and availability. The Sandhill Cranes are one of the largest [...]
WING DANCING FINE ART PRINT FINE ART PRINT CATALOG: NEW FINE ART PRINTS Wing Dancing 28″ x 35″ Giclee Print on Canvas with mirror wrap edges 150 Limited Edition Signed/Numbered $780.00 US Original painting “Wing Dancing” 48″ x 60″ acrylic on canvas. Call for price and availability. The Sandhill Cranes are one of the largest [...]
WING DANCING FINE ART PRINT FINE ART PRINT CATALOG: NEW FINE ART PRINTS Wing Dancing 16″ x 20″ Giclee Print on Canvas with mirror wrap edges 200 Limited Edition Signed/Numbered $375.00 US Original painting “Wing Dancing” 48″ x 60″ acrylic on canvas. Call for price and availability. The Sandhill Cranes are one of the largest [...]
WING DANCING FINE ART PRINT Wing Dancing 6″ x 8″ Giclee Print on Paper Open Edition Signed $30.00 US Original painting “Wing Dancing” 48″ x 60″ acrylic on canvas. Call for price and availability. The Sandhill Cranes are one of the largest birds of flight in the world and migrate to Alaska during the spring. [...]
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...]