Artist Bio
Growing up in the Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Northwest, Gale has a strong affinity with the beauty of nature. Her artwork focuses primarily on exploring the relationship that people have with their environment and the beauty of outdoors.
Gale is most comfortable working in watercolor and pastel, and has taken workshops from Randy Meador, Soon Warren, and Jan Thompson. She is also works in a variety of other media, including photography.
As a member of the Chisholm Trail Art Association (Current President, and President for a number of years), Gale loves painting and photographing the Texas countryside where she has lived for over thirty years. She also administers a facebook group called Chisholm Trail Art Group, as well as does the websites and marketing for a few local businesses, museums, and organizations. Her photography and art work can be seen her online gallery at FineArtAmerica.com as well as her website: www.ShadowRidgeGraphics.com. When she is not creating art, Gale is involved in her other two loves: history and books.
Gale has co-authored (with Treva Tindol Dawson) a pictorial history book titled "Memories Along the Chisholm Trail" and a book of poetry titled "Reflections in Two Voices," both of which are available through Amazon.com, as well as in the gift shop at Tales 'N' Trails Museum in Nocona (for which she serves as Vice President on their Board of Directors). In addition, she has edited several books for the Montague County Historical Commission, for which she serves as Treasurer, and also has authored three of her own history books: "Dell Motley, Leather Artist," "The North Oil Field of Montague County," and "Wichita, The Story of the Taovaya, all published to benefit Tales 'N' Trails Museum. Gale also has edited, published, and illustrated several books, and designed book covers for a number of other authors. Books are her passion! (and art too)
Gale is most comfortable working in watercolor and pastel, and has taken workshops from Randy Meador, Soon Warren, and Jan Thompson. She is also works in a variety of other media, including photography.
As a member of the Chisholm Trail Art Association (Current President, and President for a number of years), Gale loves painting and photographing the Texas countryside where she has lived for over thirty years. She also administers a facebook group called Chisholm Trail Art Group, as well as does the websites and marketing for a few local businesses, museums, and organizations. Her photography and art work can be seen her online gallery at FineArtAmerica.com as well as her website: www.ShadowRidgeGraphics.com. When she is not creating art, Gale is involved in her other two loves: history and books.
Gale has co-authored (with Treva Tindol Dawson) a pictorial history book titled "Memories Along the Chisholm Trail" and a book of poetry titled "Reflections in Two Voices," both of which are available through Amazon.com, as well as in the gift shop at Tales 'N' Trails Museum in Nocona (for which she serves as Vice President on their Board of Directors). In addition, she has edited several books for the Montague County Historical Commission, for which she serves as Treasurer, and also has authored three of her own history books: "Dell Motley, Leather Artist," "The North Oil Field of Montague County," and "Wichita, The Story of the Taovaya, all published to benefit Tales 'N' Trails Museum. Gale also has edited, published, and illustrated several books, and designed book covers for a number of other authors. Books are her passion! (and art too)