Gere Gallagher: Painting the Everyday with Umbrellas

Gere Gallagher’s Umbrella Series; acrylic on canvas, completed the Silo Gallery's vision for nurturing New Talent, Emerging and more Established visual artists. Gere has studied at the School of Visual Arts and the Art Student’s League. She has been involved in workshops led by Peter Seltzer, Hugh O’Donnell, Wolf Kahn and Eric Aho and is presently in the much respected Critique with Barbara Grossman.

So what is it about umbrellas for this artist? According to her own web gallery:

I work with the figure to create an environment. She is in everyday situations, sometimes urban, sometimes local. Protected at times by the shield of an umbrella, to think, to ponder, or to pause at being in the moment. The color and application of paint reveals the process which I hope coincides with the essence of my meaning. These are invented paintings, not intended to be portraits, but the gestures and movements are inspired by my muse.

To see more of her umbrella series, click here.