Gary is a self taught artist and painted his first canvas in about 1990 at age 40. He had his first Art Show in 1992, Though referring to himself as self taught, he readily admits that during the 90's he attended numerous workshops with other artists whom he admired. As a result of that he says he has obviously been influenced and in a good way. Initially he labored at detail with small brushes in his landscapes and has gradually evolved to using larger brushes and bolder brush stokes to create an illusion of detail. He also adds that he still has a good stock of # 1, #2...more
