Gail Stanek is a lifelong resident of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. From childhood her interests revolved around her love of our natural environment and art. Even at an early age drawing was an important part of her life and central to her inner peace.
“For me, art is not about what I wish to say – some hidden message I wish to convey, it is an expression of who I am. My subject matter merely reflects the places that I find solace outside of myself. When I am at work I live in a refuge of total peace and contentment.”
Primarily self taught, Gail enhances her artistic abilities by attending seminars taught by world renowned artists.
Wildlife, mainly birds, and landscapes predominate Gail’s subject matter. Working in wood, bronze, paint and colored pencil, she captures the fascinating symphony of nature with intricacy. With a passion for detail and remarkable patience she spends hours on the tiniest element to create subtle tone changes and textures that have incredible realism.
Some of Gail’s numerous awards in shows and competitions include Northern Exposure, Wonders in Wood, North American Wildfowl Carving Championship, International Woodcarving Congress, The Copper Country Gallery Exhibition, Ward Foundation World Bird Carving Competition, and more. Her work appears in Parkside Gallery in Minocqua, Wisconsin, Old Church Gallery in Cedar River, Michigan, at Art Works in Iron Mountain, Michigan, in the Ella Sharp Museum Gift Shop in Jackson, Michigan, in private collections throughout the United States, in the Indiana State Museum in Indianapolis IN, and in the book The Weekend Crafter Woodcarving by John Hiller published by Lark Books.
Resides: Norway, Michigan USA
Medium: Colored Pencil, Oils, Acrylic, Wood and Bronze
Subjects: Birds, Landscape, Wildlife, Pets
Organizations: Colored Pencil Society of America, National Wood Carvers Assn., Michigan Wood Carvers Assn., WoodBee Carvers, Northwoods Art League
Commissions: Accepted on a limited basis
www.naturalimagegallery.com – stanekart@yahoo.com – 906-563-5878
