Artist Gary Akers Is Carrying on the Wyeth Painting Tradition and Technique

Gary Akers is one of America's foremost contemporary realists, painting in watercolor, dry brush, and egg tempera. His works are praised for their beauty and richness of detail, and that level of detail is all the more remarkable considering the medium he works in. The artist specializes in landscapes painted in egg tempera, an egg-based paint that must be painstakingly applied, with each work built up of hundreds of layers. No other medium can match the beautiful luminosity of the traditional Renaissance technique of egg tempera. Gary's paintings are often compared to those by Andrew Wyeth, who created in the same challenging medium. Gary Akers is represented by the Portland Art Gallery of Maine. View his latest work: https://portlandartgallery.com/artist... Browse more Maine art online: https://portlandartgallery.com/ Directed by Lamia Lazrak with cinematography by Sean Thomas