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| SDAN Member - Gary Steinley |
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Color at Lake Campbell Slough
© Gary Steinley (oil on canvas on board, 16 x 20) |
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Gary Steinley is a South Dakota painter who, in a state divided almost perfectly in half by the Missouri River, paints out of an East River studio (in the town of Brookings surrounded by thousands of acres of beans, alfalfa, corn, and all sorts of small grains) and a West River studio (near the Deer Mountain ski area in the Northern end of the Black Hills). He also, while traveling beyond the borders of South Dakota, paints out of the back of his Blazer, or some rented vehicle, or the front door of a remote motel. His primary medium is oil (Max, water miscible), and he mainly paints landscapes—as long as the term is defined broadly enough to include anything that can be painted on location. |
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Looking Down Bloody Gultch Road
© Gary Steinley (oil on canvas on board, 8 x 10) |
| Most of Gary’s paintings are completed, or significantly begun, on location. He prefers this not only because he believes it helps him produce more valid paintings, but also because of the relationship it allows with the outdoors. “Of all that I have done and do outdoors [hike, ski, work, sail, etc.], it’s there—standing behind an easel in a field, on the side of a mountain, in a small town alley, among barnyard structures, beneath towering trees, next to docked boats—where I feel closest to what’s around me and most in touch with myself. I’m addicted to this feeling.” As an artist Gary’s goal is first to enjoy that relationship himself, then—through a painting—to communicate it to others who might also enjoy it. | |
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Guest in the Clearing
© Gary Steinley (oil on canvas panel, 8 x 10) |
| Original oils by Gary are available in South Dakota at the South Dakota Art Museum (museum shop) in Brookings, Art Works (also in Brookings), the Clark County Mercantile (in Clark), the Perfect Hanging in Rapid City, the Blue Dog Gallery in Lead, and the Song Bird Gallery in Custer. | |
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Gary Steinley PO Box 883 Lead SD 57754 605-584-4933 Email Gary Steinley SDAN Home Gallery One Gallery Two Gallery Three Gallery Four |
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