I believe in painting what I know and love and there is nothing more satisfying to me than creating the memory of my time in the mountains. I am always looking for that special shape of a tree, or the undergrowth or it could even be a color or design that attracts me. I can visualize the painting and with the aid of photos I can bring that image back to my studio and use it as a starting point for a new painting. Its an emotional thing that you feel about your subject not a determination to get everything present in the photo into the painting. I enjoy playing with color and values and allow myself to just go by instinct when selecting the palette for any given painting. My work is very wet when I begin applying a variety of color. I must paint flat so that the color remains on the canvas. I experimented for many years on how to add texture to my canvas and have developed a recognizable style. I hunt for shapes as the paint begins to dry and then break many rules of painting to reach my final stroke.
Gail Gitin, a contemporary mixed water-media artist, earned a B.F.A. degree from Florida International University. She has studied with many of the country’s leading watercolorists and dedicated three years to learning traditional Chinese sumi-e brush painting. Her watercolors have been selected for numerous juried exhibitions including the National Watercolor Society annual exhibition. Gail was a juried artist at the South Florida Art Center now known as Oolite Arts. Her work is represented in several private and corporate collections. Gail taught classes in watercolor techniques at the Metropolitan Museum school now known as the Bass Museum, on Miami Beach. She was the Vice President of the Miami Watercolor Society and a member of the Board of Directors. She developed ArtSmart, an educational program that continues after 20 years. Gail now lives in Boulder Colorado and owns a cabin in the mountains where she goes for her inspiration. Her studio is located in Boulder Colorado at the Colorado Art Studio, 2810 Wilderness Place, Boulder Colorado
