About

Hello! I'm so glad you're here, I’m Gail Evenden, the artist behind Gail’s Design Studio.

In October 2024, I was given the news that no one ever wants to hear.  Stage 4 Metastatic breast cancer.  Doctors gave me 3-6 months to live.  In my state of shock, I resisted conventional treatment and in June 2025 was admitted to hospital as I was in a very bad way.  For the entire week I was there, all I could think about was drawing and painting, and when I finally got to go home, I spent each day drawing in my sketchbook because that was all my energy allowed.  Art kept me going, gave me renewed purpose, and as I began to recover and heal, I continued my journey, grateful for each day that I am still here.

What I realised in the weeks following, was that no one can predict the future, not even a doctor. That we are not in charge, no matter how much we try to control things.  All we can do is make choices for ourselves and let the divine do the rest of the work for us. 

When it seemed like almost every aspect of my life had been taken away, I began to notice the beauty in everything, and made a promise to myself that I would spend the rest of my life drawing and painting the beauty that I see each day.  

I want my work to be a reflection of my fascination with life in the natural world and the symbolic language it carries. Through mixed media, I explore themes of healing, renewal, new beginnings, hope, growth, and transformation — these are the universal experiences that connect us all.

Each painting begins as a quiet conversation between spirit and nature. I layer colour and texture to capture that delicate balance between what is letting go and what is beginning again.

Every brushstroke carries an intention to express the soul’s movement — a reminder that even in our most uncertain moments, beauty and renewal are always possible.

My art is created for collectors who seek more than imagery. It is for those who are drawn to the quiet symbolism of life’s continual rebirth, and who find meaning in the curiosity of transformation.

Through my work, I hope to offer a sense of stillness, connection, and hope — a space to remember that we, too, are part of nature’s cycle of becoming.