Miracles and Miraculous Occurrences
"Gary Westford’s paintings present frozen moments in time that didn’t actually occur…but they might have.”
-Robert Bibler, Northwest artist and film historian
“Gary Westford’s paintings enable us to find ourselves and loose ourselves at the same time.”
-Kathy Staplin, Transportive Art
Exhibition: Miraculous Occurrences, Salem Convention Center and Salem Public Library, September 2023 - January 2024
Bird Language, 2012, oil on canvas, 36 x 48 in
Intermission (Our Cousin Davey), 2021, oil on canvas, 60 x 72 in
Intermission (Our Cousin Davey), detail, 2021, oil on canvas, 60 x 72 in
The Fall of Icarus, 2017, oil on canvas, 48 x 60 in
Saint Benedict Levitating (Steven Rodgers), 2020, oil on canvas, 48 x 72 in
Saint Benedict Levitating (Steven Rodgers), detail, 2020, oil on canvas, 48 x 72 in
The Source (Lake): Kohei Nawa Deer, 2016, oil on canvas, 60 x 72 in
The Gift, 2016, oil on canvas, 24 x 36 in, private collection
You Will Soon Witness A Miracle, 2018, oil on canvas, 30 x 40 in, collection of Nathan Good and April Waters
The Source (Waterfall), 2021, oil on canvas, 36 x 72 inches