GailZwerling.com

Gail Zwerling

I look at people a lot, and I’m mindful of the way people are looking at themselves, capturing selfies with their readily available phone cameras. My portraits riff on the idea of a selfie, often incorporating the phone/camera that feels like an extension of the self. When I was sequestered during Covid I turned my gaze on myself. 

My painting technique captures the variety of elements that build up a painting.  I let my bare canvas show through in places, exposing the base. I reveal my rough sketching in places. I use simple monochrome washes for the figure, and layer on thick, textured paint for the clothing. The resulting painted surfaces shift between transparent and opaque.

I have studied painting and graphic design at the Massachusetts College of Art and at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston. I share my love of contemporary art as a tour guide at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum.

Thank you for your attention to my art work.

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PORTRAIT OF A CHECKERED DRESS

 

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YELLOW SOCKS

As seen at the Somerville Museum, Open Studios, 2021

 

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BLACK JACKET

As seen at the Bromfield Gallery, Boston, 2022

 

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BLACK DRESS, BLUE BLOUSE

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ODE TO SARGENT

As seen at Cambridge Art Association ‘Strategies of Resplendence’, 2022

 

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GREEN JACKET

 

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ORANGE SCARF

 

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BOUQUET

As seen at the Somerville Museum, Open Studios, 2022.

 

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COVID GARDEN

 

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Riff on gemstones

Frames by Hayward Zwerling

 

 

Prices on request.

Gail Zwerling can be reached at SheShedPainter@icloud.com.