+++++ What Thomas Kinkade said about this work +++++ "I don't think it's a historical accident that Impressionist painting began in France. There are distinctive French vistas that are so lyrical, so vibrantly drenched in radiant light, that they virtually compel the brush to dance over the canvas with the verve of a Renoir or Manet. Gazing takes us to just such an exquisite French locale. A lithe, graceful young lady, dressed in white and wearing a bonnet, gazes out across a glittering lake toward a distant village. She stands under a single, slender tree, entirely absorbed in the scene that captures her gaze. The basket she carries suggests some forgotten purpose; for the moment, she is entirely absorbed in the vista that captures her gaze. The mood is one of breathless anticipation. It is not only the girl who holds her breath in order to enter into the perfect tranquility of the moment; it is us as well. As she gazes at far horizons, we, in turn, gaze at her, hoping to join in her beautiful world. I adopted my Impressionist persona, and developed the vivid, animated style so that I could create poetic effects that lift my audience beyond the mundane world we live in. Here, we can join a young girl gazing at a timeless vista." ~~Thomas Kinkade

+++++ What Thomas Kinkade said about his Robert Gerrard work +++++ "By using the Girrard brush name, I have achieved absolute artistic freedom. This freedom led to a joyful experimentation that resulted in numerous breakthroughs and advances in my artistic techniques and talents. Accomplished in the creation of mood and atmosphere in landscape, the broadened palette I acquired during the Girrard years allowed new dimensions to be employed in how I handled the subtle beauties of the qualities in a broad variety of contexts." ~~Thomas Kinkade