Artist Gail Niebrugge was commissioned in 2006 through the State of Alaska Per Cent For Art program to create five paintings for the Teeland Middle School Library, Wasilla, Alaska, with subject matter reflective of the landscape in the Matanuska-Susitna valley. The panels appear from left to right in this order; “Cow with Calf” 18″ x […]
Per Cent for Art at Anchorage VA Clinic
January 21, 2011 by 6 Comments
Saturday we attended the opening reception of the new Anchorage VA Outpatient Clinic and did a tour of all of the beautiful Per Cent for Art installed in the building. It is an impressive collection! In the upstairs lobby south wing my painting “Grassy Wetlands” graces the wall. Another painting “Backwater” hangs in the prosthetic […]
Art Installation at the Courthouse Complete!
January 20, 2011 by 15 Comments
Here I am carrying one of the big bird paintings up the Palmer courthouse steps ready to be installed. Our trusty helpers, Seth Blanchard and Shane McGraw from Sign Co, Anchorage, installing the last two Sandhill crane paintings in the lobby. Seth and I checking out the view from the scissors lift. What are all […]
Seward Mural
January 18, 2011 by 2 Comments
“Wildflowers” 8′ x 32′ mural from the “Mural-in-a-Day” project, Seward, Alaska. After more than a year of waiting, my mural “Wildflowers” was installed on September 14, 2007 in Kawabe Park, downtown Seward, Alaska. It looks fantastic and was well worth the wait! Seward is working hard to become known as the Mural Capitol of Alaska. […]
U.S. Customs Building, Skagway, Alaska
December 28, 2010 by 3 Comments
The Prospectors Trail” acrylic painting on Sintra, a ten panel multi-dimensional artwork 12′ wide and 9′ tall. The painting commemorates the rugged terrain of the historic Chilkoot Trail used by prospectors during the 1897-1898 stampede from Skagway, Alaska, to Canada’s Klondike gold fields. The technique of pointillism employed on Niebrugge’s smaller works is modified for […]
“Pioneer Peak” Private Commission
December 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment
“Pioneer Peak” acrylic painting on Sintra, four panels each 18″ wide by 46″ high. Pictured from left to right; Bob Niebrugge, artist Gail Niebrugge, Kristan Cole, and Brad Cole. The four narrow panels were designed to fit a curved wall above the entry stairway. Niebrugge Studio produced a limited edition print of this beautiful art […]
“Basin Road” Juneau Pioneer Home Commission
December 28, 2010 by 1 Comment
The art selection committee asked for a fall scene of Juneau, Alaska. Artist Niebrugge scouted the few back roads and historic sites in this tiny community, choosing to paint a location that was different from the familiar view of the city along the waterfront. Gail was attracted to this spot on Basin Road by the […]
Atmautluak Village School Library Commission
December 28, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Alaska Per Cent for Art Commission for the Lower Kuskowim School District, Atmautluak School. Read about artist Gail Niebrugge’s experiences in the Yupic village of Atmautluak while painting this artwork in her Blog entries titled Atmautluak Commission. This scene shows race day in the village, and event that all the residents participate either as entrants […]
“Panorama of Seward’s Four Seasons” Commissioned for AVTEC
December 28, 2010 by 1 Comment
State of Alaska Per Cent for Art Commission for Seward Alaska Vocational Technical Center (AVTEC), Alaska This painting captures the massive mountain range of the Kenai Fjords National Park rising behind the small city of Seward, Alaska, showing the dramatic seasonal changes.
“Seven Sandhills Soaring” commissioned artwork
November 11, 2010 by 8 Comments
Here are photos of the seven individual pieces of art to be installed today in the lobby and right hallway of the Palmer Courthouse. The title of the entire work is “Seven Sandhills Soaring”. Crane #4b, 33″x 48″ ©Gail Niebrugge Crane #5b, 46″ x 51″ ©Gail Niebrugge Crane #11c, 32″ x 43″ ©Gail Niebrugge Crane […]
