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Born 1943. Known for: Landscape, coastal view.
Raised in Portland, Oregon, Michael Gibbons became a confirmed "plein aire" painter because of the exhilaration of responding to "the spirit of the particular moment." From May to November, he paints... Read full biography
Raised in Portland, Oregon, Michael Gibbons became a confirmed "plein aire" painter because of the exhilaration of responding to "the spirit of the particular moment." From May to November, he paints in Toledo, Oregon, and the rest of the year from his studio in Tubac, Arizona. He travels regularly... Read full biography
Raised in Portland, Oregon, Michael Gibbons became a confirmed "plein aire" painter because of the exhilaration of responding to "the spirit of the particular moment." From May to November, he paints in Toledo, Oregon, and the rest of the year from his studio in Tubac, Arizona. He travels regularly in Europe, especially England, Ireland and France. An Irishman, he started painting in oil in 1957, having designed accessessories for Porsches when he was in his 20s. His art talent was obvious from... Read full biography
Raised in Portland, Oregon, Michael Gibbons became a confirmed "plein aire" painter because of the exhilaration of responding to "the spirit of the particular moment." From May to November, he paints in Toledo, Oregon, and the rest of the year from his studio in Tubac, Arizona. He travels regularly in Europe, especially England, Ireland and France. An Irishman, he started painting in oil in 1957, having designed accessessories for Porsches when he was in his 20s. His art talent was obvious from childhood, and by the time he was in highschool, he was an invited member of the Oregon Society of Artists. In 1968, he became a full-time painter, but he did not paint outside a studio until he moved to Toledo, Oregon. In 1998, he completed a 62" X... Read full biography
Raised in Portland, Oregon, Michael Gibbons became a confirmed "plein aire" painter because of the exhilaration of responding to "the spirit of the particular moment." From May to November, he paints in Toledo, Oregon, and the rest of the year from his studio in Tubac, Arizona. He travels regularly in Europe, especially England, Ireland and France. An Irishman, he started painting in oil in 1957, having designed accessessories for Porsches when he was in his 20s. His art talent was obvious from childhood, and by the time he was in highschool, he was an invited member of the Oregon Society of Artists. In 1968, he became a full-time painter, but he did not paint outside a studio until he moved to Toledo, Oregon. In 1998, he completed a 62" X 42" painting, which was installed in January, 1999 in the newly renovated Oregon governor's mansio... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Plein Aire Painting, Plein-Air
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Coastal View, Shoreline, Seaside
- •Floral Landscape, Wildflowers
- •Floral Still Life, Floral Motifs, Flowers
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •Mountain Views, Mountainscapes
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
Chronology
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Exhibition of Museum
- •Charles Russell Art Show/Auction/ and/or Museum