Wednesday, January 18, 2012  Wilder Pictures, Studio Visit:
Painter, Sculptor, and Architect Gail Boyajian  Gail Boyajian is
best known for her stunning paintings of skies filled with
birds, cell-towers, art history greats, Sienese angels, and
people she knows. The details are exquisitely rendered--nothing
goes unpainted, and the result is a vivid, balanced, and wild
work of art. But lately, Gail has started trying something new.
And that something is sculpture. Namely, casting bronze horses
(more after the jump).  I stopped by her studio the other day to
check out the horses, and was stunned by the animals made out of
Sculpey clay and painted blue. I couldn't stop staring at the
mid-movement, proudly poised, or resting creatures. They have a
rhythm, lined up the way they are. The bronzes weren't back from
the foundry yet, but I can't wait to see them once they are.
Truly beautiful things. Her drawings and paintings are exquisite
as well, and each corner of her studio holds surprises like old
photographs and