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Walt Walter Gonske BIOGRAPHY
Born 1942 Newark, New Jersey. Known for: Landscape and still life painting, illustration.
Walter Gonske was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1942. He studied with the late Frank Reilly at the Art Students League in New York. At the age of thirty he gave up his successful career as a fashion... Read full biography
Walter Gonske was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1942. He studied with the late Frank Reilly at the Art Students League in New York. At the age of thirty he gave up his successful career as a fashion illustrator in New York City and moved to Taos, New Mexico to paint landscapes. "It was the best... Read full biography
Walter Gonske was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1942. He studied with the late Frank Reilly at the Art Students League in New York. At the age of thirty he gave up his successful career as a fashion illustrator in New York City and moved to Taos, New Mexico to paint landscapes. "It was the best move I've ever made," says Gonske in the book "40 Watercolorists and How They Work" by Susan E. Meyer. Gonske has received many awards for his watercolors including First Prize and Honorable Mention from... Read full biography
Walter Gonske was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1942. He studied with the late Frank Reilly at the Art Students League in New York. At the age of thirty he gave up his successful career as a fashion illustrator in New York City and moved to Taos, New Mexico to paint landscapes. "It was the best move I've ever made," says Gonske in the book "40 Watercolorists and How They Work" by Susan E. Meyer. Gonske has received many awards for his watercolors including First Prize and Honorable Mention from the Southwest Watercolor Society and a $2500. Stacey Grant. Gonske's work has been exhibited at the Eiteljorg Museum, Gilcrease Museum, and the Prix de West Invitational at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Source: . Susan E. Meyer, "40... Read full biography
Walter Gonske was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1942. He studied with the late Frank Reilly at the Art Students League in New York. At the age of thirty he gave up his successful career as a fashion illustrator in New York City and moved to Taos, New Mexico to paint landscapes. "It was the best move I've ever made," says Gonske in the book "40 Watercolorists and How They Work" by Susan E. Meyer. Gonske has received many awards for his watercolors including First Prize and Honorable Mention from the Southwest Watercolor Society and a $2500. Stacey Grant. Gonske's work has been exhibited at the Eiteljorg Museum, Gilcrease Museum, and the Prix de West Invitational at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Source: . Susan E. Meyer, "40 Watercolorists and How They Work," Watson-Guptill Publications. Buffalo Bill Art Show & Sale, 2003... Read full biography
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Walter Gonske was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1942. He studied with the late Frank Reilly at the Art Students League in New York. At the age of thirty he gave up his successful career as a fashion illustrator in New York City and moved to Taos, New Mexico to paint landscapes. "It was the best move I've ever made," says Gonske in the book "40 Watercolorists and How They Work" by Susan E. Meyer.
Gonske has received many awards for his watercolors including First Prize and Honorable Mention from the Southwest Watercolor Society and a $2500. Stacey Grant.
Gonske's work has been exhibited at the Eiteljorg Museum, Gilcrease Museum, and the Prix de West Invitational at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.
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