Gail Mancuso's photographs are infused with a poetic blending of multiple images into imaginative and innovative compositions. Whether it is Tiffany glass, a high-rise, a shop window or people walking down the street, her vision presents an optimistic view of the nature of simplicity that often goes unnoticed. A native of Chicago, Mancuso"s focus is on architecture and design, nature and human forms. Her works are so dimensional that it is difficult to count the layers that begin to seep into your view. Her wide range of techniques culminate in a composition that is abstract, yet all at once recognizable. She is a master of the technical aspects of photography infused with a heightened sense of composition, light, shadow, and most of all, a sense of why this picture needs to be. Unlike other photographers who control and pose their subjects, Gail finds a natural focus to create her layered abstracts that envelop a room with restrained elegance.