Gabriel Liston makes pictures by combining a site sketch and a figure note. He does this with an eye to getting a better sense of each once they live together as a painting. On a smaller scale, he matches figures with sealed books, and landscapes with whatever is at hand.
Born in Texas in 1973, he was raised in Western Colorado, studied art there, in Denver, and in Portland, Oregon where he now mostly lives. He has a handful of siblings and children.
Gabriel Liston paints for a better night's sleep.
Lastwater was a spring in the White River National Forest of Colorado on the Western side of the Flattops. The water was exceptional and there was a pipe with a spigot for easy access. Roughly a decade ago, the Forest Service determined the coliform count was too high and removed the pipe.