Gail Liston

Artist Gail Liston has been an actor most of her life, has an extensive background in theater, and painting seemed a logical extension of this love. Her goal as an artist is to create a magical world on the canvas and, like a good play, engage the viewer's imagination and emotions.

While Gail was working as a costume designer, she developed a love of Renaissance portraiture, studying the paintings for details of fashion, jewelry, and hairstyles. She began painting copies of works by Renaissance masters, seeking to replicate the details, brilliance, and life coming from the subjects' eyes.

She cares deeply about the subjects of her paintings, loves the storytelling aspect of art, and hopes to provoke an emotional response and stimulate the imagination of the viewer. Her paintings reveal her love of brilliant colors and extreme lights and darks. She says, "One of the reasons I started painting was because I wanted to fill my walls with art but couldn't afford it. I figured I'd learn to paint my own."

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