Gayle Gerson : Artist » forest collages

Tree Hugger

ggerson — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 23:48:45 +0000

I did this my latest in the series of forest collages as a demonstration for the Art Students’ League of Grand Junction in November. My demo was how to approach combining collage with oil paint. I brought along a collage background done on a cradled board, 12×12 inches. I had given the collage background several coats of clear gesso.
I finished this piece rather quickly, almost entirely during the demo. I just added a few finishing touches when I got home (the red dot and some integration of colors).
This artwork is for sale for $500.00

Confetti Aspens

ggerson — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 00:31:23 +0000

This is my latest attempt at using oil paint over a collage underpinning. My initial goal was to keep more of the collage showing, but as this piece progressed, I realized that I wanted something with a pattern to it and it evolved to its present state. This is painted on a 16 x 20 inch cradled board and is for sale for $700.00.

Early Morning Bird Meeting

ggerson — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 01:16:57 +0000

This is the third in my series of forest collages populated by birds and done on a 10×10 inch cradled board.
It will be featured in my show at The Dairy Art Center in Boulder, Colorado beginning July 15, 2011.
It is for sale for $500.00

High Level Bird Talks

ggerson — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 01:12:05 +0000

This is another in my series of forest collages populated by birds. This piece was created on a 10×10 inch cradled board which needs no frame and in fact can sit on a tabletop if desired.
It will be part of my show at The Dairy Art Center in Boulder, Colorado entitled “Forest for the Trees”.
It is for sale for $500.00

Topiary Forest SOLD

ggerson — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 15:18:02 +0000

This another of my mixed media oil experiments. It is truly a fantasy forest. I started it as a demo for a local art club and it soon took on a life of its own.
It is done on a wrapped canvas and is 18 inches x 24 inches.
It will be in the Dairy Art Center show in Boulder that I am calling “Forest for the Trees”.
This painting sold at the KAFM public radio fund-raising auction.

Bird Party SOLD

ggerson — Tue, 17 May 2011 01:04:27 +0000

I just finished this another one of my fantasy forest collages. This is done on a 10 inch by 10 inch cradled board so needs no framing. This painting has sold.

Magic Forest

ggerson — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 17:22:20 +0000

I have just completed this collage on cradled board. It was my first attempt at a vertical forest. I am pleased with how it turned out…pleased enough to enter it in a show in Denver that coincides with the Biennial of the Americas.
When my daughter, Liza, saw it, she said it reminded her of the Dr. Seuss’s Lorax and the Truffula trees. I certainly like that idea.
This piece is 30 inches high by 22 inches wide and is priced at $1700.00

Update: This collage was juried into the Denver Show. It is hanging at Core New Art Space Gallery on Santa Fe Street until July 25th.

Enchanted Forest

ggerson — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:23:02 +0000

This piece was my second attempt at a forest collage and it is the one with which I am happiest. It has long since sold and I have made 11×14 prints of it which are available at The Blue Pig Gallery in Palisade, Colorado. I love that fact that some of the trees on the left side of the painting are actually pictures of asparagus.

How Green

ggerson — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 01:08:47 +0000

This is an example of the latest incarnation of my forest collage series. It is done on a 60 inch by 24 inch cradled board and as such doesn’t need framing. It is constructed of photos, found papers, magazine papers, tissue paper, cheesecloth and lots of paint and UV varnish. I wanted to see if I could successfully use a high horizon in a forest collage, so that most of the detail and interest is in the foreground. This painting is for sale for $2000.00

Sheep Sanctuary

ggerson — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:09:57 +0000

This collage is done on a 12×12 cradled board (it looks like a box). It is part of my forest series and was created with magazine papers, paint and tissue papers.
Forests are magical places and I try to recreate that magic by concentrating on the light shining from behind the trees. You are apt to see things real and imagined in this light.
This piece sold to a high school art teacher which makes me extremely happy.