Gail Niebrugge's Blog
During summer it is fun to run out into the garden and pluck fresh herbs and vegetables to use when preparing meals. My oregano returned this year, as did sweet basil, all planted last year from starts purchased from the nursery. I’m going to try other herbs next year. I usually plant herbs in pots next to the kitchen door, then toss them at the end of the season. Not anymore, they are hardy perennials and should return next year.
Gail Niebrugge, Alaska landscape 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...]
i always use Oregano and other herbs on my soup and homecooked meals*:.
oregano is a good additive on pastas and salads, oregano helps to add that tangy flavor~-’