Gloria Gaus, central Missouri painter working from her river-view studio offers contemplative solitude with direct access to the Midwestern landscapes featured throughout her body of work. Painting both in the comfort of her studio and outdoors on location, Gloria says, “nothing compares to the freedom and intimacy of painting outdoors.” Allowing all distractions to fall away, the moment captures all of her attention and senses as she becomes enmeshed in the present moment with the subject before her. Gloria’s medium of choice is oil paint, but she also works with graphite and charcoal. Her work has been honored with numerous regional awards, including Les Bourgeois Vineyards’ Collector’s Series wine label awards on two occasions. Her paintings can be found internationally in both private and corporate collections.