Born in NJ - 13th generation of Dutch Settlers that came to New Amsterdam (Modern Day Manhattan) in 1663. Attended Massachusetts College of Art Boston, MA, and graduated from Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, with a degree in illustration and fine art. Gary lives with his wife and children in Rapid City and focuses on subjects that reflect a passion for landscapes, upland hunting scenes, and upland hunting dogs captured in graphite and traditional watercolors.