Gail Richards Art

Gail L. Richards is a writer and artist now living in McCall, Idaho, after nearly 20 years in Alaska.  The natural beauty and unique characters from that area still inspire her paintings, but Richards' work attracts buyers from all over the United States and Canada.

Richards' work is sold to collectors throughout the US and Canada.

She is an active member of the Arts community in McCall, teaching students from her home studio, participating in art shows, and donating original pieces to fundraisers in the area.  She is also a real estate agent with Creed Noah Real Estate Co., where some of her paintings are currently exhibited. 

In Alaska, her artwork was exhibited at Resurrect Art and Coffee House, The Ranting Raven, and The Edgewater Hotel.  Her work was featured at Homer's Picture Alaska Art Gallery in October, 2007, and September, 2008. 

Richards completed a series of five original drawings of historic airplanes on aviation maps for the Alaska Aviation Heritage Museum at Anchorage in 2006, and several for other small aircraft enthusiasts. 

Richards was an active member of the Seward Mural Society while living in Alaska, and contributed to other community art projects through teaching or donation of skills and time.  In 2008 she presented an art lesson to April McDonald's 4th-grade class at Seward Elementary School as a part of the Kenai Fjords National Park week art contest: 'Remembering Exit Glacier'.

Having written for numerous regional publications, Richards was once introduced in the Alaska Press Club newsletter as a writer who produces ‘clean copy’.  Her articles and photography have appeared in Alaska magazine, We Alaskans, Anchorage Daily News, Homer News, Seward Phoenix LOG (where she was a full-time staff writer/photographer), and the Star News.

 'In my work, I strive to express the bit of untamed heart  that rattles my soul and pushes me to create.' 

                                 Gail Richards

Who I Am

I am a woman who long ago traded in my silk stockings and heels for the oportunity to live a life of adventure.

For 20 years those adventures led me through the woods and across the wild waters of Alaska, where I first learned to paint.

In June, 2009, I moved to McCall, Idaho, with my husband and then 11-year-old son.

I anticipate my new work from this area will continue to reflect my love of the outdoors and the people who bring this town to life.