"Gayle" is Gayle Mason SOFA, an English animal artist whose work has won an award for "the artist whose paintings will catch the eye, and stand out from the crowd with their quality". |
| "I have a deep love and respect for all animals and am usually surrounded by my own Rough Collies as I paint."
"I try to produce work that captures the 'special something' that each individual animal possesses."
"If I am working on a pet portrait I want the owner to feel they have a permanent reminder of a moment in their pets life." |  |
| Originals and limited edition prints by "Gayle" are now held in private collections throughout Europe, Canada, the USA, Australia, New Zealand and Russia. She is an Full Member of the Society of Feline Artists and an elected Companion of the International Guild of Artists. She signs all her work as "Gayle". | Gayle is currently making more time available for her ever-expanding list of clients requesting animal portraits.
From 2009, Gayle will be developing her wildlife art as well as adding to the list of of canine and feline breeds which she currently covers (details available on request). |
| Gayle works mainly in coloured pencil, acrylic or graphite and will always discuss the best treatment for a particular pet with a client prior to commencing a commission | In 2008 Gayle was elected to full membership of The Society of Feline Artists (SOFA) |
| Her 'up close and personal' series of cats have proved to be very popular. 'Eye Spy' was the best selling print for the K2 gallery at the 2005 Autumn Fair held at the NEC | She lives with her husband, two sons and a crowd of Rough Collies in Yorkshire, England. |
