Fine Western Art Collections
West Lives On Gallery

Gerry Metz is a painter and sculptor of Old West subjects. He was born, raised and educated in Chicago where he attended Wright Junior College from 1961 to 1962 and the School of Professional Art from 1963 to 1964. Gerry was also a commercial artist and director of the Village Art School in Skokie, Illinois as well as an instructor of oil painting and life drawing at the Phoenix Art Museum. Gerry currently resides in Arizona and devotes his time into being an artist.

Through his art Gerry delights in his visual experiences and translates them in paint for our enjoyment. He paints from the heart to capture historical scenes with a clarity and presence that places a viewer back in the 1800's to the time of the mountain men, pioneers and the cattlemen who gave our country its foundation. Gerry also enjoys painting floras, fly-fishing scenes and landscapes that have also captured a wide following. All of these subjects underscore Gerry’s free spirit and his enjoyment of the outdoors. By riding on horseback into wilderness, snow-shoeing in the high country and just simply observing and enjoying the fresh air and changes in light, Gerry is able to imagine what the inhabitants in his paintings might have experienced. Gerry tries to capture this essence of realism in his paintings and convey for the viewer the true spirit of the West.