the art of GAYLE
WHEATLEY
Artwork Š 2006-2011, Gayle Wheatley. All rights reserved.
Table of Contents Iceland Abstracted Series................................................. 1 Iceland Abstracted Price List............................................... 28 Emotional Landscapes Series.......................................... 30 Emotional Landscapes Price List......................................... 41 Artist Resume.................................................................... 42 Biography........................................................................... 45
GAYLE WHEATLEY
Artist Statement Several years back I discovered I have grapheme窶田olor synesthesia, an involuntary process by which the brain utilizes color as a primary means of association and organization of concepts. For as long as I can remember I have always seen the world as combinations of colors. Letters, numbers, words, names: these are all mapped out in my mind within specific color matrices. This unconscious color instinct has always driven my art, but it also extends into other creative realms. Many of my paintings begin with poems. Functioning like sketches, my poems are lyrical abstractions of specific memories, emotions, and experiences, which form the basis of my paintings through deliberate juxtapositions and exaggerations of ingrained color choices. Utilizing the rhythm and meter of words to draw meaning from complex color associations, my poems are the first step towards visually translating the essence of ideas into something tangible. Obsessed with travel and a need to capture the spirit of places and moments, my paintings often feature elaborate organic forms drawn from botanic, marine, and animal references. These images, collected from far-flung corners of the world, are transformed in my imagination then merged with my initial poetic abstractions to become otherworldly forms and surreal dreamscapes.
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Price List: Iceland Abstracted 1 “Iceland Abstracted, #1” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 14 x 11 inches $1,495
7 “Iceland Abstracted, #7 (Myvatn)” 12 “Iceland Abstracted, #12” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 8 x 5 inches 8 x 5 inches $695 $695
2 “Iceland Abstracted, #2” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 11 x 14 inches $1,495
8 “Iceland Abstracted, #8” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 5.5 x 7 inches $695
13 “Iceland Abstracted, #13” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 8 x 5 inches $695
3 “Iceland Abstracted, #3 (Hestur)” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 5 x 8 inches $695
9 “Iceland Abstracted, #9” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 14 x 11 inches $1,495
14 “Iceland Abstracted, #14” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 5 x 8 inches $595
4 “Iceland Abstracted, #4 (Akureyri)” 10 “Iceland Abstracted, #10 Watercolor on Paper (unframed) (Winter Crawl)” 5 x 8 inches Watercolor on Paper (unframed) $695 5 x 8 inches $695 5 “Iceland Abstracted, #5” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 11 “Iceland Abstracted, #11 5 x 8 inches (Sticky Maze)” $695 Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 8 x 5 inches 6 “Iceland Abstracted, #6” $595 Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 8 x 5 inches $695
15 “Iceland Abstracted, #15” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 14 x 11 inches $1,495
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16 “Iceland Abstracted, #16” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 8 x 5 inches $695 17 “Iceland Abstracted, #17 Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 5 x 8 inches $595
18 “Iceland Abstracted, #18” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 5 x 8 inches $595 19 “Iceland Abstracted, #19” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 5 x 8 inches $595 20 “Iceland Abstracted, #20 (The Flowering)” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 5 x 8 inches $695 21 “Iceland Abstracted, #21 Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 5 x 8 inches $695 22 “Iceland Abstracted, #22 (Moss Spill)” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 8 x 5 inches $695 23 “Iceland Abstracted, #23” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 5 x 8 inches $595 24 “Iceland Abstracted, #24” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 5 x 8 inches $695 25 “Iceland Abstracted, #25” (In the Forest)” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 7 x 5.5 inches $595 26 “Iceland Abstracted, #26” (Technicolor Veins)” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 8 x 5 inches $595
29 “Iceland Abstracted, #29 (Twizzle and Fizz)” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 5 x 8 inches $595
40 “Iceland Abstracted, #40” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 18 x 24 inches $1,650
30 “Iceland Abstracted, #30” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 8 x 5 inches $595
41 “Iceland Abstracted, #41” (Yellow Roses)” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 5 x 8 inches SOLD
31 “Iceland Abstracted, #31” (Sun Storm)” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 5 x 8 inches $595
42 “Iceland Abstracted, #42 (Jokulsarlon)” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 8 x 5 inches $595
32 “Iceland Abstracted, #32 (Bowl of Ocean)” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 5 x 8 inches $595
43 “Iceland Abstracted, #43” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 8 x 5 inches $595
33 “Iceland Abstracted, #33” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 5 x 8 inches $595 34 “Iceland Abstracted, #34” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 12 x 9 inches $950
44 “Iceland Abstracted, #44” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 8 x 5 inches $595 45 “Iceland Abstracted, #45” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 5 x 8 inches $595
35 “Iceland Abstracted, #35” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 9 x 12 inches $950
46 “Iceland Abstracted, #46” (Imperial Clouds) Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 5 x 8 inches $595
36 “Iceland Abstracted, #36 (Ancient Chemistry)” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 5 x 8 inches $695
47 “Iceland Abstracted, #47 (Krafla)” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 8 x 5 inches $695
37 “Iceland Abstracted, #37” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 5 x 8 inches $595
48 “Iceland Abstracted, #48 (The Mermaid’s Wineglasses) Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 8 x 5 inches SOLD
27 “Iceland Abstracted, #27” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 8 x 5 inches $595
38 “Iceland Abstracted, #38 (Vik)” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 5 x 8 inches $595
28 “Iceland Abstracted, #28 (Holiday Flowing Wreath)” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 5 x 8 inches $595
39 “Iceland Abstracted, #39 (Reykjavik)” Watercolor on Paper (unframed) 5 x 8 inches $595
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Emotional Landscapes Series I’ve always felt a pull towards abstraction throughout each series of work I paint. For Emotional Landscapes, I had just completed dozens of still lifes and landscapes and wanted to build upon my landscape paintings in order to create abstract compositions drawn from fragments of poems, sketches, memories, and dreams. In these paintings I wanted to bind emotions with tangible forms of expression using color psychology, kinetic storytelling, and textural experimentation.
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Price List: Emotional Landscapes Series 49 “Marina del Rey” Oil on Canvas 20 x 16 inches $1,795
56 “Delicate Bruises” Oil on Canvas 8 x 6 inches $750
63 “Pulse” Oil on Canvas 8 x 6 inches $595
50 “Wonder Woman” Oil on Canvas 9 x 12 inches SOLD
57 “Melting Suns” Oil on Canvas 8 x 6 inches $750
64 “Wild Blooms” Oil on Canvas 8 x 6 inches $750
51 “Windswept” Oil on Canvas 12 x 9 inches SOLD
58 “Entangle” Oil on Canvas 9 x 12 inches $995
65 “The Killers” Oil on Canvas 9 x 12 inches $995
52 “The Dancer” Oil on Canvas 9 x 12 inches $995
59 “Intuitive Currents” Oil on Canvas 9 x 12 inches $995
66 “Sea Creatures of Saint Lucia” Oil on Canvas 9 x 12 inches $995
53 “Underwater Slumber” Oil on Canvas 9 x 12 inches SOLD
60 “Brain Flow” Oil on Canvas 9 x 12 inches $1,195
67 “9” Oil on Canvas 8 x 6 inches $595
54 “Fiery Fist” Oil on Canvas 10 x 8 inches $850
61 “In the Pink” Oil on Canvas 12 x 9 inches $1,195
68 “Tree Song” Oil on Canvas 9 x 12 inches $1,195
55 “Yin Wrestling Yang” Oil on Canvas 10 x 8 inches $850
62 “Chi of Bruce Lee” Oil on Canvas 12 x 9 inches $995
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Exhibitions Selected Solo Exhibitions Blush, icandy, Los Angeles, California, April 2006 Body Kanji, Gallery Yusuian, Osaka, Japan, May 2003
Selected Group Exhibitions Portfolio of Creative Work 4, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Malibu, California, May 2011 Portfolio of Creative Work 3, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Malibu, California, May 2010 Beautiful Grim Art Auction, San Francisco, California, Spring 2010 Portfolio of Creative Work 2, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Malibu, California, May 2009 Over Hung 2008, Concrete Walls Gallery, Los Angeles, California, December 2008 Portfolio of Creative Work, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Malibu, California, April-May 2008 The Bird Show, Cactus Gallery, Eagle Rock, California, January-February 2008 Tiny Treasures, Cactus Gallery, Eagle Rock, California, December 2007-January 2008 Exceedingly Way Too Over Hung, Concrete Walls Gallery, Los Angeles, California, December 2007 Way Too Over Hung, Concrete Walls Gallery, Los Angeles, California, December 2006 Degreez of Environment, Gallery Fujihara, Osaka, Japan, January 2003 Calibre Contemporary Art Space, Osaka, Japan, August 2002 Organics in an Industrial World, Gallery Midosuji, Osaka, Japan, July 2002 Confessions, Howard A. White Center, Malibu, California, March 2000 Estate ‘99, SACI Gallery, Florence, Italy, July 1999
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Selected Collections Taisho, Public collection of Osaka Municipal College of Acupuncture & Massage Lonely Tree, Private collection of Susan and Anthony Maddela The Queen’s Legs, Private collection of Chris Liu Jellyfish Dance, Private collection of Ryan and Mary Radford Awakened Duck, Private collection of Kathlin Carmean Belly, Private collection of Ramona Laguna Belly in Blue, Private collection of Jane Crulci Fingers over Knees, Private collection of Eric Collins Portrait of BjÜrk, Private collection of Masaaki Tadakoshi Rain Wilderness of Me, Private collection of Liz Oakes Monster Sushi, Private collection of Michelle Ng LA Woman, Private collection of Kelly Frasco Lemonade, 5 Brides, Fiery Sunset, Private collection of Anne and Mike Jansen Malibu, Private collection of Ken and Marcia Wilks The Happy Storm, Private collection of Roger Yang Fire Wilderness of Me, Private collection of Orin Thompson Starfish, Private collection of Mason Adams Warszawa Rose, Private collection of Irene Gin Underwater Slumber, Private collection of Sarah Fisher
Published Work Cover art for Night Terrors, a novel by Larenda Roberts, 2011 Billabong, surfboard art (featured artist), 2011 Pepperdine University, illustrations, 2007-2011 Wedding Venues & Services magazine, illustrations, 2009 Lime.com, featured artist, 2009 Southern Bride magazine, illustrations, 2009, 2008, 2007 Kartika Review, featured artist, 2008, 2007 Colleague magazine, illustrations, 2008 Bratz Dolls (MGA Entertainment), illustrations, 2006, 2005 Whole Life Times, illustrations, 2010, 2006, 2005 Natural Health magazine, illustrations, 2005 Euphorix magazine, illustrations, 2005 Kansai Scene magazine, illustrations, 2003, 2002 Tokyo Scene magazine, illustrations, 2003, 2002 WestsideMomma.com, illustrations, 2002, 2001 Teen magazine, illustrations, 2000 Expressionist magazine, featured artist, 2000 The Graphic, illustrations, 1998-2000
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Selected Commissions
Education
Billabong, MK1, The Lucky, The Good Fortune Society,
University of California, Santa Barbara
Jules Cage Adventure Series Picture Books, Peter the Polar
Graduate coursework in Art Education, 2004-2005
Bear Picture Books, Posterlounge Germany, and CaliRox
Pepperdine University, Malibu, California
Jewelers.
B.A. Journalism, Art, 1996-2000 Studio Art Centers International, Florence, Italy
Publications and Reviews Sweet Station, featured artist Sustainable Sushi, featured artist: The Art of Sushi: Fish, Life, and Gayle Wheatley
Drawing, Painting, 1999
Born Santa Barbara, California
twenty2wo blog, featured artist Kartika Review, featured artist The Illustration Times, featured artist Amateur Illustrator, featured artist News from the Other Side, featured artist Kansai Scene, featured artist WestsideMomma, featured artist
Travel Asia: China, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, & Thailand. Europe: Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Poland, San Marino, Spain, Switzerland, & the Netherlands. Americas: USA, St. Lucia, Mexico, & Canada. Africa: Morocco. Residencies: Italy (1997, 1999), Japan (2001-2003)
Grants and Awards Selected Member of the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles CASE District VII Award recipient, bronze in the category of Visual Identity Systems, 2011 HOW Design Award recipient, 2008 Member of the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators Member of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) University of California Grant Recipient Santa Barbara Foundation Scholarship Recipient Pepperdine University Scholarship Recipient Selected artist for the SACI Program Journalism Fellowship Recipient
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Contact Information g@gaylewheatley.com www.GayleWheatley.com
Biography Gayle Wheatley is a professional painter and illustrator who specializes in fun, fashionable, and irresistibly glamorous illustrations and vibrant, dream-like, and delightfully textured paintings. Her artwork is heavily influenced by mythology, and her many globe trekking adventures. Gayle has created work for clients such as Natural Health magazine, Teen magazine, Bratz Dolls, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Southern Bride Magazine, Pepperdine University, Whole Life Times, Tokyo and Kansai Scene magazines, the Los Angeles Dodgers, and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, just to name a few. She is an accomplished painter and illustrator whose work has been published in countless magazines and publications worldwide. Her art has also been exhibited in museums and galleries across the United States, Europe, and Asia, and can be found in numerous private collections around the globe.
Painting since age 5, Gayle later studied fine art at both Pepperdine University and the prestigious Studio Art Centers International in Florence, Italy. She went on to teach art for several years in Japan and California after completing graduate coursework in art education from the University of California at Santa Barbara. A prolific painter with a massive body of work, Gayle recently completed the Daily Paintress project, where she painted over 100 paintings in 10 months. She has lived abroad in both Italy and Japan, and has traveled extensively throughout Europe and Asia. She currently maintains a studio in Los Angeles.
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Contact the Artist Studio of Gayle Wheatley Los Angeles, California g@gaylewheatley.com www.GayleWheatley.com