Margy Gates Art

Orange Stripes

A few years ago when I was getting ready for a solo show at the Ventura County Maritime Museum, I

This is a study of a brown pelican cruising past the Port Hueneme Pier where I was standing. He came

Sunsets in tropical places tend toward the spectacular and in this place, that is almost always true. The original image

We looked forward to the first day of the new millennium for a long time, and when it came, it

The view out my studio window can get very interesting on a holiday weekend. I was intrigued with the shape

This painting is about movement and stability, hard and liquid, transparent and opaque. It also plays with putting the center

Every day is laundry day in the Fijian village of Karoko. When the original of this image was purchased for

I am known for my island and reef paintings, hence the funny name. The rhythms are subtle, the waves break

I was imagining myself underwater as the observer of a whale passage. Original watercolor available for sale Giclée print 30″w

This is one of my commissioned Boat Portrait Paintings. The owner wanted me to paint the Casino at Catalina Island

Original watercolor Wave Games – 42″w x 20″h, $325 Wave Games – 32″w x 15″h, $185 Wave Games – 26″w

Ginger blossoms in a spiral sequence out of the pod, each blossom emerging and fading rapidly. I had to work

The Californian is a replica of a Tall Ship, one of a number that arrives in our harbor periodically. I

Snorkeling in the kelp forests of Santa Cruz Island, one sees sea lions playing, often with the diver, keeping an

This watercolor, painted on location en plein air, involved the usual outdoor strategies. First, one finds a shady place to

Safely tethered, but moving slightly with the surge (just enough to challenge all the curves and drive an artist crazy)

A healthy coral reef is a painting challenge because it is composed, per square yard, of the most densely packed

This is the first in a planned series of lighthouse images. I like the way the forms stacked one on

A friend brought me these raggedy, energetic sunflowers and I had to stop immediately and paint them. Original watercolor Sunflowers