About the Artist

 

 

 

 

Artist's Statement:  

  

I paint people, animals and symbolic objects within their environment to capture their 

journeys and life experiences.

 

By choosing subjects from life experiences or my imagination, often a combination of both, I seek out the substance

that often lays beneath the surface of my subjects. My goal is to expose the essence of excitement,

emotion plus sometimes the pain that is daily life.

To complement the traditional style of my subjects I use oil paints on a foundation of canvas or linen. 

 

Biography

 

Growing up on a ranch, Faye Gustafson experienced first hand what it takes to live the kind of life ranchers and farmers experience daily. 

Faye's paintings, drawings and sculpture have been exhibited across the United States including New York City, Texas,  Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, California and Japan. To further her career, Gustafson has sought professional guidance from artists Martin Grelle, Bruce Green, Nancy Seamons Crookston, Robert Bateman,  Edward Froughton, Veryl Goodnight and Kristy Gordon.

 

From 2008 to the present,  Arizona State Fish & Wildlife Service has invited Faye to serve as judge for the yearly Arizona State Junior Duck Stamp Completion. The winner of Arizona State competition goes on the National level to compete with all state entries for the Best of Show in the USA.

 

Faye's works hang in private and public collections  in USA, (including  The Favel Museum), Canada, Europe and Australia.

 

Selected  Solo Shows;

Courthouse Arts Gallery

Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, 

Boundary Museum,

Nicola Valley Museum

Kamloops Art Gallery. 

 

Selected Juried Group Shows;

 

Breckenridge Fine Arts Center, (Texas)

Calgary Stampede Western Art Gallery (Alberta)

Waterhouse Gallery (Santa Barbara CA)

 

Awards;

  

People's Choice Award, (Desert Art Guild AZ)

Second Place,  Opus Outdoor Painting Challenge

State of California, Secretary of State Certificate; for her dedication to

the  portrayal of the American West.

 

Selected Publications;

 

Articulate, Saddle Up, and Beef Magazines, plus

numerous newspapers and other publications.

 

Selected Illustrations; Book, TV & Music DVD's

 

"The June Simon Show"  Paintings illustrated  various scenes on weekly TV program.

North Land Poems, 12 book series  Covers and illustrations  pen & ink