Gaal Shepherd has been painting, drawing, and sculpting in Vermont for nearly 20 years. Her paintings and wood sculptures are exhibited regularly at galleries and shows throughout New England, as well as such diverse venues as Washington, Baltimore, North Carolina, and Santa Fe.

She was born in Florida and grew up there and in Atlanta. While still in her teens, Gaal studied theater with the legendary teacher Stella Adler in New York, and later studied art at the University of Tampa and the Corcoran School of Art in Washington.

Here's what others are saying about her art and her book, Tranquil Vermont (published by Thistle Hill Publications):

• "Gaal Shepherd's landscape pastels are hymns of praise to the Vermont land. It is a place which regularly surrounds her, but which she never takes for granted."
  – Wolf Kahn, preeminent Vermont painter
• ". . . Shepherd's pastels, built up with layer after layer of color, conjure the landscape. . . catching the light on its surface to reflect not its depths but the clouds or the sparkle of light itself."
  – Sarah Seidman, Times Argus
• "(A) lovely book with beautiful pastels and excellent writing."
  – Ira Spanierman, Spanierman Gallery, New York