works in progress

Jun 13

It seems that it's time to give an update on what I'm actually doing in the studio. Lately it seems that I've been finishing up paintings that I've started. I tend to start a round of paintings, between 3-6 pieces. I go back and forth between them for a few weeks until I just start finishing them up. This is one of those periods. I want to keep starting new pieces, but I do need some closure on the ones I've begun. I can't let too much time pass, or else I lose some momentum.

These are some of the Warm Springs paintings that I'm currently working on... in various stages of completion:

And these are close to being done. They are 4"x4" panels. I'll scan them in and post them in their final state soon.

Giselle Gautreau

Giselle Gautreau is a painter whose work explores landscape, memory, and the complex systems found in the natural world. Working primarily in oil and encaustic, her paintings draw inspiration from the environment, moving between close observation and abstraction to capture fleeting moments of light, atmosphere, and place.

Her work often reflects an interest in ecology and natural systems, including migratory patterns of birds, shifting coastlines, waterways, and the fragile yet resilient rhythms of the landscape. In addition to atmospheric paintings, Gautreau has developed a series of encaustic works incorporating maps and navigational imagery, exploring how we chart, remember, and move through place.

Her work has been exhibited in galleries and exhibitions throughout the United States and is held in public and private collections internationally.

Gautreau lives and works in Charlottesville, Virginia, where she maintains a studio at McGuffey Art Center. She is an artist and educator and holds a BFA from Maine College of Art & Design and an MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University.

https://www.gisellgautreau.com

Cville, revisited