Gail Neckel

“I love nature. I have since I was a little girl – bottom in the air, head under a stone or sifting seashells in the sand. I’m totally happy, fulfilled and at-one, allowing myself to be fully present and absorbed with the ever-changing, re-creating process that is nature. I walk out of my home and nature’s creativity is right there in front of me and every day I am prompted in different ways to render its supremacy.

There is nothing complicated about my work, no hidden agenda to be discovered - it is what it is. Texture, pattern, colour, catches my eye and I capture what I see.  
Through my artist’s lens, the intention is to share the detail of nature’s extraordinary beauty and creativity, that can easily be missed by many. I invite a viewer to look again, look closely. In studying this micro abstraction, it’s my hope the universal macro might also be appreciated.

I compliment the photography with sculpture, as I feel certain sculptural mediums can highlight the tactile textures a photograph cannot.”

The time spent at DJCAD has been very fulfilling. I have grabbed every opportunity to experiment with my ideas, through workshops, masterclasses and the benefit of being part of Dundee University. My dissertation has also brought together my prior experience as a holistic therapist and my studio practice, to find ways to use nature and creativity for wellbeing. As well as continuing to exhibit and sell my art, I look forward to furthering my dissertation research.