Gayle Isabelle Ford Artworks Gallery

• Braiding

  Oil, Linen, 7 x 5

• Hi There

  Oil, Panel, 18 x 18

• Garden Iris

  Oil, Panel, 14 x 11

• Spring Iris

  Oil, Panel, 14.5 x 14.5 x 2

• Springtime

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 10 x 1.75

• Summer Bouquet

  Oil, Panel, 10 x 8

• Corgi Slipper

  Pastel, PastelMat, 12 x 9. A commission for a dear friend of this outstanding beautiful corgi.

• The Morning Trail

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 9. This was an inviting trail I experienced in the mountains of Virginia.

• A Helping Hand

  Mixed Medium, Paper, 8" x 8". A sweet moment captured at the Upperville Colt and Horse Show.

• AVA

  Mixed Medium, Paper, 15 x 11.5. I am enjoying working with new model images!

• Patrick

  Charcoal, Paper, 10.5 x 9. A fun portrait in a life drawing session.

• Madeline

  Mixed Medium, PastelMat, 13 x 12. A commission of a loved daughter on her graduation. A beautiful young lady.

• A Touch of Autumn

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 12. A memory from my favorite time of the year.

• Portrait on Mi-Tientes

  Mixed Medium, Paper, 13 x 12. I love drawing. I love drawing portraits. And, how fun to create a portrait of such a beautiful woman!

• In Thought

  Mixed Medium, Paper, 12 x 12. This gentleman's image was so fun to create. So much emotion in his face. I always enjoy drawings like this one!

• Queen Maeve

  Mixed Medium, PastelMat, 8 x 10. A beautiful young lady who was the model of many of my drawings and paintings.

• Searching

  Charcoal, Paper, 11 x 10. A very interesting face to create. It's always so much fun to draw someone like this. I always wonder what life events have taken place to evolve such an amazing face.

• Lovely Lady

  Mixed Medium, Paper, 12 x 10. A beautiful young lady who is a terrific model.

• Stephanie

  Pencil, 12.5 x 10. Stephanie in her teen age years. Where have those years gone?

• Gomer

  Mixed Medium, Paper, 14 x 12. A medium I enjoy creating out of all others. Enjoy painting in both oils and watercolor. Never can decide which I enjoy more, but drawing comes on top of the list. This gentleman lives near…

• Study in Graphite

  Paper, 16 x 11. Always love to paint, but drawing is my first love. This was a model in a workshop.

• Morning Sunlight

  Oil, Canvas, 30 x 20. Trees!! Love them!! Especially in the autumn. Two years ago we had a beautiful autumn. These are trees surrounding my property. Framed painting.

• Garden Peonies

  Oil, Canvas, 18 x 18. Chosen to participate in the Spring Salon Online Exhibition Artwork posted on the International Guild of Realism website from March 20th thru May 20th, 2020. This is a juried show. May, 2020 - Sele…

• Spring Peonies

  Oil, Canvas, 18 x 18 x 1. My peonies were truly amazing this year. Only wish they would last longer. Always fun to paint flowers!

• Fresh Bouquet

  Oil, Panel, 14 x 11. This was a truly beautiful spring, giving me many subjects for my paintings.

• Ready to travel

  Watercolor, Panel, 13 1/2 x 10 1/2

• Amazing Fall

  Oil, Canvas, 20 x 32. "Amazing Fall" was selected as part of the FAV15% in the April 2019 BoldBrush Painting competition. Trees surrounding my home.

• Colorado Winter

  Watercolor, Paper, 16 x 22 3/4. Open plains lay before the feet of the Rocky Mountain range. There were some very cold winters during my time living in Colorado. It's quite difficult keeping the horses water free of ice…

• Peonies

  Watercolor, Panel, 9 x 12. More peonies! They were incredible this spring! What can I say? :)

• The Gentleman

  Oil, Linen, 15 x 11

• Heading Out

  Oil, Panel, 18 x 24. Will always feel a bond with these amazing souls.

• On Watch

  Oil, Panel, 24 x 18. This is a painting that was created when my good friend gave me the permission to paint from one of the amazing shots she took on one of her journeys to Africa. Thank you, Piper!

• Helping Hands

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 12

• The Gathering

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 9

• Damsel and Lilies

  Oil, Panel, 10 x 8

• Watching

  Oil, Panel, 16 x 12 x 3/4

• Painting of a Lovely Lady

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 9. I enjoyed drawing the portrait of this gorgeous young lady so very much I decided to paint her as well! I have many more poses of her and will continue to draw and paint from them. Perhaps you apprec…

• GIOTTO .

  Oil, Panel, 12 x 16. An incredibly sweet face on this beautiful Fjord.

• Peace

  Oil, Panel, 24 x 18. A captivating subject. So much fun painting this beautiful young lady, who was a model in a workshop I audited. Framed size

• Celia

  Oil, Linen, 20 x 14 x 1. A lovely young lady in a interesting pose. This model was in another workshop I enjoyed observing.

• The Fjords

  Oil, 18 x 24 x 1. This painting is based on an image of a friend's many Fjords. She is a talented rider and trainer, living in Colorado, who helped me with my hot mare, Zaartje. I will be always grateful for her help an…

• Let's Go!

  Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20. Such a blustery, cold day when I attended this fun event! So exciting! Awarded third place in the Artists of Middleburg "Horse and Hounds Show", May, 2023

• A Child's World

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 x 7.75. The amazing wonder of the world through a child's eyes. This image was a joy to paint. She was looking through a huge glass door. I couldn't help but imagine what was going on in her young…

• Waiting

  Oil, 18 x 18 x 1. The source of this painting is through a friend's photograph. She is an excellent professional photographer, who travels the globe capturing incredibly beautiful images of people, animals and their env…

• Zaartje

  Pastel, PastelMat, 12 x 9. I am accepting commissions of your loved fur baby, large or small. Please email me for details. This is a stunning Dutch mare.

• Rosencrantz

  Pastel, Paper, 12 x 9. This is my portrait of a beautiful kitty, Rosencrantz. It is created on Pastel Mat and it is 12 x 9. Portraits at that size are $395.00 I work from good photographs done at eye level to the pet. F…

• Stillness

  Oil, Canvas, 18 x 14. An offering and prayers. Reference photo from my son-in-law, on his and my daughter's many travels.

• Chloe

  Pastel, PastelMat, 12 x 9. A very sweet corgi pup. I love all animals, especially horses and dogs. And, cats. :)

• Interesting Conversation

  Oil, 16 x 20. A trio of young beautiful girls in Bangladesh. I wonder what the conversation was all about?

• Lucy

  Pastel, 12 x 9. A commissioned portrait of a client's beloved pet, Lucy. I am accepting commissions of your loved fur baby, large or small. This was created on a 9x12 format and sold at $480.00.

• Three Good Friends

  Oil, Canvas, 16 x 20 x 1. Selected as part of the FAV15% in the December 2021 and July, 2022 BoldBrush Painting competition. Selected as part of the FAV15% in the February and June 2016 BoldBrush Painting competition. S…

• Awakening to the Light

  Watercolor, Paper, 22 x 30. Beautiful leaves make a striking composition, and I truly enjoyed painting them. Selected as part of the jury's favorite 15% of the entries in the Bold Brush Painting competition ~ September,…

• Bindi

  Pastel, PastelMat, 12 x 9. I am accepting commissions of your loved fur baby, large or small. Please email me for details. This is from a photo of my youngest corgi. She is both sweet and naughty. :)

• Orchid Study 1

  Watercolor, Paper, 12 x 9. Selected for participation in the Art of the Piedmont auction for the benefit of Middleburg Montessori School. Event to be held at Slater Run Vinyards, Upperville, Va., May 19, 2023. Awarded b…

• The Friendly Cowboy

  Gouche, Panel, 7 1/2 x 4 1/4

• Ophelia

  Pastel, PastelMat, 12" x 9. "Ophelia" was selected as part of the FAV15% of the entries in the March 2018 BoldBrush Painting competition. I am accepting commissions of your loved fur baby, large or small. Please email m…

• Spring Roses

  Oil, Canvas, 14 x 11. Roses from my rose garden in Colorado.

• A Nepal Offering

  Oil, Canvas, 14 x 12. A young girl and toddler at an alter with their offering, I love the colors in this image!

• Theo

  Pastel, Panel, 18 x 14

• Reflection

  Watercolor, Paper, 7 3/4 x 11. FAV15% in the Bold Brush Painting Competition, October, 2021 FAV 15% in the Bold Brush Painting Competition, June 2014 FAV 15% in the Bold Brush Painting Competition, September, 2013 irst…

• Pine study

  Watercolor, Paper, 7 1/2 x 11 1/2. I so very much enjoy painting natural objects.

• Mekong Meeting

  Oil, Canvas, 8 x 11. Awarded Honorable Mention in the BoldBrush Painting Competition, March 2024. Honorable Mention in the Artists Association of Northern Colorado Online Juried Show, October, 2014. Selected as part of…

• Orchid

  Watercolor, Paper, 9 x 12. Was on display in the Natural History Museum, Washington, DC April, 2016 - Selected as part of the FAV15%, BoldBrush Painting Competition October, 2023 - Selected as part of the FAV15%, BoldBr…

• The Handsome Man

  Pen and ink, Paper. A commissioned portrait of a breeder's shelti.

• Obielisk

  Pencil, Panel. A portrait I was asked to create from my friend's Fjord stud. Isn't he handsome?

• Sepia Study

  Oil, Panel, 16 x 11. Awarded a Badge in the Bold Brush Painting Competition, September, 2012

• Foliage

  Watercolor, Paper, 22 x 30. Awarded Best of Show in Artists Association of Northern Colorado Online Juried Exhibition. Selected as part of the FAV15% in the BoldBrush Painting competition.

• Madonna

  Watercolor, Paper, - x -. That silly girl is at it again!

• Gotcha

  Pencil, Paper. Have no idea how to explain it but my first memories in my world are loving horses and wanting to draw them. Owning one was always a dream. That didn't happen until I was in my 30s. I purchased a chestnut…

• Bromeliad

  Watercolor, Paper, 22 x 30. Limited giclee prints are also available on acid free, archival paper. Amazing plants growing in the botanical gardens in Washington, DC. I loved painting some of them!

• Welcome to New Orleans

  Pencil, Panel, 12 x 9

• Primrose

  Watercolor, Paper, 11 1/2 x 9. I had beautiful primroses that came up each spring around a tree in my backyard. Such beautiful and fun blooms!

• Mardi Gras

  Watercolor, Paper, 14 x 12. A fun subject to create.

• Memories of Foxcroft

  Pencil, Paper, 13.5 x 14. Years ago my two daughters and myself loved training and competing in the countryside of Virginia. Foxcroft was one of our favorite locations. This is a drawing from one of the competitors. Wit…

• Needles and Cone

  Pencil, Paper, 12 x 12 1/2. Love, love drawing, and drawing natural objects!

• Nandi's Scary Neighbor

  Pencil, Paper, 10 x 10. This was taken from a photo I took of my next door neighbor's Highland cattle. She had three of them boarding in her pasture for the summer. I was not aware they were there until I turned my hors…

• Pine

  Pencil, Panel. A fun drawing from a natural object.

• Happy Hippo

  Pencil, Paper. Well, this is what you do when your thoroughbred is out of commission. You go grab your hippo!

• Dreaming of Horses

  Oil, Canvas. Just for fun! :)

• Richard's friend

  Pencil, Paper, 13 1/4 x 15 1/4. When I was attending classes at NOVA, I met an delightful and helpful woman, who was a scientific illustrator. Her husband was an entomologist at the Smithsonian. She wanted me to pursue…

• Model Series

  Mixed Medium, Vellum. This is a do over from a sketch I had drawn years ago in art school. I have so many sketches I would love to have the time to draw again.

• Ian

  Pencil, Paper, 8 x 9 1/2. Chosen as a Staff Pick from the FASO Daily Art Show, September, 2013 This is a portrait of my handsome grandson.

• Model Series 1

  Pencil, Panel. Reworking some of the sketches way back in art school days. We had some fabulous models.

• Jackie

  Pencil, Paper

• Stephanie and Guenevere

  Pencil, Paper

• The Gelding's Waterhole

  Watercolor, Paper, 15 1/2 x 18. A pond in the field where I boarded my gelding in Fairfax County.

• Misty's Stall

  Watercolor, Paper, 12 x 13. A view of a mare's stall with streaming sunlight. This mare was small and cute as a button!

• Ready for a Ride

  Watercolor, Paper, 10 x 13. Wouldn't it be fun to be driven around in one of these carts? :)

• Water for the Mares

  Watercolor, Paper, 14 1/4 x 12. One of the many images I put to paper or canvas were always fun to create from the stables where I boarded my gelding.

• Long Shadows

  Watercolor, Paper, 9 x 15. A calming site around my horse's pasture.

• The Quiet Road

  Oil, Canvas, 18 x 14. A picturesque back road in France.

• Basket of Onions

  Watercolor, Paper, 17 x 15.5. Limited giclee prints available on acid free, archival paper. Honorable Mention in the Artists Association of Northern Colorado "Spring Forward" Show April 2, 2015

• A Study of Onions

  Watercolor, Paper, 8.5 x 16.5 x 1. Limited giclee prints available on acid free, archival paper. Enjoyed painting from these onions.

• Soup Time

  Watercolor, Paper, 12 3/4 x 11 1/2. A fun painting that I was asked to create for a publication. A one time use, and I was able to keep the original.

• Fall Bouquet

  Oil, Panel, 16 x 12 x 2". Sunflowers I enjoyed painting in my home of Colorado. Unfortunately, during my move from Colorado, back to Virginia, the painting was lost. I can only hope that someone has it and is enjoying i…

• Fall Colors

  Watercolor, Paper, 14 x 12. Painted from a pumpkin set in my ajuga, outside my front door in Virginia. It brings back many memories.

• Weighing Lemons

  Oil, Canvas, 12 x 10. Selected as part of the FAV15% in the May 2015 Bold Brush Painting competition. Accepted into the Juried Salon Show of Traditional Oils to be held at Beverly McNeil Gallery in Birmingham, Alabama.…

• Basket and Onion

  Pencil, Panel, 9 1/2 x 10 3/8. Always enjoy graphite. A small study that was fun to create.

• Baking Time

  Pencil, Vellum, 6 1/2 x 8

• Pear and Old Books

  Pencil, Paper. Love graphite and capturing the images of old objects.

• Ready to Cook

  Pencil, Paper, 6 x 9. Love drawing and painting onions!