Bio

Gale Armstrong is a visual artist. Her initial focus was primarily pen and ink architectural illustrations. This medium has led to the creation of four major series; English Country Cottages, Landmarks of Nova Scotia, Acadia University Heritage Series and Great Growth Wineries of California.

Gale’s other focus is glowing water colours. The luminosity of the paper, the depth achieved with transparent water colours and the vibrancy of the inks are vital in her work. She has real empathy for her surroundings and captures the light and subtleties of the scenes around her. The results can be very lively but controlled paintings or, quite vivid, light hearted and bright renderings of the subject matter. Gale also works with the very artist-friendly medium of acrylics and always tries for true authenticity.

Gale lives in an old historic church in the UNESCO Town of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia but has spent a lot of time travelling, especially in the British Isles, and is inspired by the masterful and painterly style of those artists.