Equestrian and landscape artist, Gail Guirreri-Maslyk.

Equine fine artist Gail Guirreri-Maslyk of Virginia paints brilliantly colored canvases with a unique brush stroke reminiscent of Post Impressionism and Fauve periods. Her works celebrate the color and vibrancy of interpretive realism. Gail's artistic training was at Virginia Tech (VA Tech) in landscape painting. During the same time period, she traveled extensively in the Far East and Europe. Both deeply inspired her intuitive use of color and ability to translate the power of the magnificent equid into radiant compositions.    

Gail was a participating artist on international tour with the 2007 Master of Foxhounds Association (MFHA). Her work, Hunt Landscape II, was accepted to their traveling art exhibition commemorating their Centennial celebration. Her work was accepted by the Saddlebred Horse Museum’s 4th & 5th Annual Art, Antique and Rare Book Auctions, Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY. She has been the donating artist to the Roanoke Valley Horse Show (RVHS) since 2000, and sells out her limited edition Annual RVHS Prize Poster. Her work has covered many horse show programs, most notably including the Friesian Grand Nationals in 2005 and 2007, the International Andalusian and Lusitano Horse Association (IALHA) National Championships, 2007. Her work, Summer Breeze, was featured on the cover of The Chronicle of the Horse (Vol. LXX, No. 31). She was featured by Sidelines Magazine in the Fall of 2006. Gail donates to a number of hunt benefits, land conservation, youth horsemanship programs, and has a new series of landscape prints the proceeds of which are dedicated to benefit St Jude’s Children’s Hospital.    

Her list of current and on-going activities include: Capriole (30” x 48” oil on canvas) was accepted by jury for inclusion in Ex Arte Equinus, Art Horse Magazine's International Competiton (http://www.arthorsemagazine.com/). This show's selected works will be available in a hardback or soft bound book. Gail will be a featured artist in the Spring 2008 publication of Horses in Art. She is a participating artist in The Glory of Horses campaign (http://gloryofhorses.com) to generate funds, resources, and volunteers for a network of retirement and care farms, as well as develop a vast network of resources and support services for horse lovers, owners, breeders, trainers, and care givers, to better care for and support the horses who give us all so very much. She was invited to paint the 2008 Appaloosa Horse Club's cover art and poster. She was accepted to a top 10 international female artist in Rome, Italy. Gail received a special invitation to show her work at the private Equine Art Reception sponsored by Horse Shows In The Sun (HITS) Ocala, FL, February 28th, 2008. The American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA) has invited Gail to attend their annual Youth Program and paint on-site during the ASHA World Grand Championships in Louisville, KY. She will exhibit her work at other sites such as The Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Lexington, KY in May, 2008, and the Upperville Colt and Horse Show, the oldest horse show in America in June, 2008, along with many of her regular shows at the Virginia Horse Center in Lexington, VA. In the Fall of 2008, she will tour to Czechoslovakia, Austria and Poland visiting many national studs and art museums.  

Gail is well rounded in the horse industry. She has developed a Spotted Holsteiner Sport Horse as a breed type over the last 20 years. She is an internationally published equine graphic artist and equine industry website designer. Her interests also include the promotion and development of business ethics (Better Horse Business) for the equine industry that will provide merchants and customers an improved overall experience and profit opportunity (Equine Access, LLC).