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Michael Gilbert

Massachusetts

Michael writes: 

I have been a cartoonist from the age of six and have had comic strips published in numerous publications. In 2020, during the Pandemic, I turned to doing fine art, beginning with graphite pencil drawings of landscapes, and moving on to charcoal drawings and then, in 2023, soft pastels. Soft pastels provide a vibrancy and luminosity that I believe cannot be matched by any other medium.

Most of my paintings are of scenes in the Boston and New England areas and elsewhere on the East Coast. My goal is to inspire viewers to see the world though fresh eyes, and to feel a connection with nature and our environment that transcends the artificial boundaries that separate us.





PAINTING CHALLENGE: 

AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL

54 photo(s) Updated on: Mon, May 25, 2026
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  • Ann Gillespie, " Bitterroot Valley", Hamilton, Montana
  • Rosemary Cota, "Outwest-Passage to Agate Beach", Bolinas, CA Inspiration photo taken while visiting my son in 2016; my overjoy for the rugged coastal beauty of the West!
  • Cindy Wojdyla, "Wellfleet Dawning", Wellfleet, MA. The clouds were dense and we were just about to give up on the sunrise when the tiniest sliver of orange appeared.
  • Gary Ozias, "Clearing Skies", Downs, Kansas.
  • Jane Robbins, "Midday", Barnegat Light, NJ.
  • Melanie Hickcox, "Cow Pasture", Marion County, Kansas
  • Dina Gardner, "A River Runs Through It", Zion, Utah
  • Patricia Gerber, "Alpen Glow", Eastern Wyoming
  • Julie Skoda, "Mangrove Memory", Key Largo, FL
  • Mickey Carlson, "Floating", Des Moines, Iowa. Look up! Iowa has beautiful, ever-changing skyscapes that are often overlooked because of vast expanse of corn and soybeans
  • Betsy Payne Cook, "View from Teton Pines", Wilson, Wyoming.
  • Leslie Carone, "Haystack Rock", Cannon Beach, Oregon. Painted this for my sister who lives on Oregon Coast and frequently hikes along this magnificent shoreline.
  • Christine Supple, "Views from the Boardwalk", Duck, NC. Watching my grandson enjoy the beautiful views from the town boardwalk in Duck, part of The Outer Banks. Taken on annual cousin family vacations
  • Mary Beth Morrison, "Palmy Days", Gulf side of Florida. Spent winter months on Gulf side of Florida, noticed trees everywhere we went. I played with different pastels & studies of the different palms
  • Mary Karen Van Kleunen, "Swamp Sunflowers" Winter Springs, FL. In fall the pastures near my home bloom with these gorgeous swamp sunflowers. Last only 2 weeks, we get out quickly, especially sunset
  • Billy Moro-Wey, "The Lonely Street",
  • Denise Malm, "Haboobs in the Permian Basin", Midland, Texas
  • Shelley Grove, "Ship Harbor", Acadia National Park, ME
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