Gail Hillow Watkins
Articles About Gail Hillow Watkins
“Watkins' clear command of her idiom rewards both the simple glance and the focused gaze...”
Gail Hillow Watkins by Jonathan Goodman 2010
“Watkins merges the old and the new to convey the illusive essence of time and the past with the present.”
Portrait of an Artist by Mary Lou Baker, 2013
“A mother and a daughter, pursuing separate passions for painting and plankton, find inspiration in Chesapeake Bay...”
Motherly Art and Daughterly Science by L. Simarski and G. Guthridge 2007
“Watkins' panels resemble ancient icons, sacred images that are honored, even worshipped.”
Species X, Homage to Loss by Janice Booth, 2006
“It's like looking back through the past to try and find the animal through the haze.”
Extinct Animals Live On by Emily Campbell 2006
An Excellent Way to Honor Women by Anne Boone-Simanski 2006
“The tactile qualities she creates perform well with the colors she employs making her art subtle and seductive.”
“Watkins milks a single idea to the nth degree with moments of success.”
Making the New Look Old by Jessica Dawson, 2007
“In 1984, Gail went to Italy for an art program. For the good of her marriage, she's gone back every summer since without her husband.”
The Today Show, October 8, 2011 (Watch)
“Like Gail, fill your life and your soul with a passion that is your's alone.”
The Joy Behar Show, October 21, 2011 (Listen)
“Follow your bliss, be true to yourself, and the rest will follow.”
Mothers and Daughters by Kessler Burnett, 2004
“With these new paintings, the viewer stands, a rapt observer, as the sands shift, light shimmers, and a curious sense of movement and motion begins. Since the lines of movement are contained in color bands, the dancing lines and the movement they suggest read like a choreographer’s notations.”
Reflections on Strata: New Work by Gail Watkins by Janice F. Booth