Bob spreading white cod fish bone meal fertilizer made by a local farmer Alaska Sea Ag. Just a little boost for the lawn before the winter frosts begin.
Gail Niebrugge, Art of Alaska
Gail Niebrugge's Blog
Meet Gail Niebrugge
About-Biography
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...]
What is pointillism?
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...]
Dear Gail and Bob,
I am going through my old emails and found this site sent to me by my daughter. How fun to see this. It really gave me a lift.
Bob had double knee replacement surgery in September with multiple complications afterward so we have both been busy with home health care and not “on track” with business issues or keeping up with mail. He is doing better now and we are hoping he will be back to business before spring.
Our best wishes to you and your family in the coming year. We wish you every success with your painting and landscaping.
Sincerely,
Christine Greig Alaska Sea-Ag
Christine;
Great to hear from you, glad that Bob’s knee replacements are doing better. We need himin tip top shape to make our favorite fertilizers for this summer. We really enjoy stopping at the farm to pick-up our yard supplies, and it is all done on the honor system! That is
what I love about living in rural Alaska.
Sincerely,
Gail