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Peter R. Gerbert is an award-winning, creative wildlife artist with a passion for portraying the earth’s wild beauty with sensitive, refined detail. The artist is always careful to create unusual compositions with inventive ideas; rendering scenes that give people an unrivaled view into the wild and untamed lives of animals and birds.

Peter G attributes much of his inspiration to the amount of time he spends exploring and camping out in remote wilderness areas, where he studies wild animals and birds in their natural surroundings. He is very particular about all of the elements that make up a composition including the time of year, the weather, animal relationships, insects, and the plant life that makes up a particular habitat. A new painting begins with research notes, photography, pencil sketches and a vivid imagination; different designs are worked and reworked, until the artist achieves a composition that he believes will be remarkable. The actual painting is a layered process, working thin layers of acrylics and building with thicker paint to achieve pronounced detail with contrast and complementary color. Each painting takes one to three months to complete.

The artist was commissioned in 1998 for the original painting "Roseate Sunset" depicting roseate spoonbills in their natural environment; now on permanent display inside the Inn at Disney's Celebration. The artist has been commissioned three times by Bits & Pieces, Inc. for the original paintings "Life in the Everglades," "Butterflies of the World" and "Exotic Birds of the World," all three works have been manufactured by the company as 1,000 or 1,500 piece jigsaw puzzles and marketed internationally. The original painting "Scenic Overlap Ahead" was included as part of the Wild Wings, Brilliant Birds exhibit at the Tampa Museum of Art.

As the featured artist of the Florida Wildlife Federation, a series of limited edition prints and wildlife art products by Peter G are being marketed throughout Florida, with a percentage of sales directly benefiting conservation efforts. In a joint effort with the Florida Wildlife Federation and the National Wildlife Federation, 600 “Life in the Everglades” posters were shipped to Congress in the fall of 2000 to help convince Congressmen of the importance of the new Everglades restoration bill. Every member became a Peter R. Gerbert art collector when they were each given this vividly detailed print to keep for their own. The bill was passed unanimously.

When he’s not forging his way through the wilderness, Peter R. Gerbert can be found creating very original works of art in his studio overlooking wooded acreage in Hernando County, Florida.

For a more in-depth look at the artist's intense research, read the article "Exploring Wild Florida -Part III" on his Geocities website. (Link opens new window.)

The featured artist of the Florida Wildlife Federation since 1997; a portion of the proceeds from the sale of this artist's Limited Edition Prints directly benefits conservation efforts in Florida

Send the artist an e-mail message, or call the artist's studio for more information (352) 583-2614.
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