Gail Niebrugge's Blog
May 12 and my Bergenia are blooming nicely. The big leathery leaves look battle worn, lots of brown dead spots from winter, but new leaves should soon emerge. It always makes me smile to see the first blooms in spring.
The Himalayan Blue Poppies are re-seeding like weeds. This must be an ideal spot for them to grow. Within a month the garden should be lush, green and full of flowers.
Gail Niebrugge, Alaska artist
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...]
Springtime in Alaska! Can’t wait to see the beautiful blooms!
Hi Noella! Yes, I’m anxious for the flowers to bloom…..another few weeks yet. Gail