Gayle Gerson
Grand Junction, Colorado
Gayle Gerson - Mixed Media Artist and Teacher from Western Colorado
Message
Gayle Gerson has been teaching Mixed Media Art classes at the Art Center for almost two decades. She has made the art museums of the world her study halls and loves to talk, teach, and think about art. She enjoys the medium of collage because it allows her to use the stuff of everyday life to embed evidence of our culture directly into the art pieces she creates.
She is a signature member of the Colorado Watercolor Society and the Western Federation of Watercolor Societies and the National Collage Society. She is also a founding member of the Rocky Mountain Collage Society. Her work has been in many national juried shows and publications. Her art is in many private and public collections.
She maintains a studio in Grand Junction, Colorado. Please visit her website at gaylegerson.com to see her artwork and artistic resume.
Statement
I approach my studio as a scientist approaches the laboratory. I set up experiments for myself and try to find the answers using paint, papers, line, shape and color. The ephemera of life plays an important part in solving the problem. I collect images that reflect the world back to me and often use them in my art work. If the experiment works, I have the privilege of sharing the part of the world that is myself with anyone who is interested.