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Garry Scott Wheeler is a multi-award-winning international 3D abstract acrylic artist, bestselling author, and retired high-tech executive and entrepreneur whose work bridges visual art, music, and cultural history. His paintings are a contemporary echo of the California Dreaming era—an abstract reimagining of the creative spirit that defined the mid-1960s through the early 1970s. Using bold color palettes, layered textures, and immersive 3D elements, Wheeler invites viewers to step inside the work itself, with many pieces shipped alongside 3D glasses as a direct tribute to the psychedelic age. Before turning his full attention to painting and writing, Wheeler spent decades working at the intersection of technology, music, and creative communities. He was a founder or co-founder of eight startups, including BandDigs.com, a first-of-its-kind live, interactive video platform built specifically for the music industry. Back in 2003, Garry launched New England’s first digital download store for independent recording artists—years before digital distribution became the norm. His career in music also includes work as a producer, band manager, and concert promoter, experiences that continue to inform both his artistic perspective and his historical writing. Wheeler’s ongoing project, California Dreaming: Painting the Soundtrack of an Era, blends original artwork, long-form writing, and music curation to explore the people, places, and movements that shaped one of the most influential cultural periods of the twentieth century. The project functions as both a visual archive and a narrative journey—part love letter, part cultural excavation—connecting sound, image, and memory. A lifelong traveler, Wheeler has visited more than 100 countries, including a three-year, 170,000-mile journey through 80 countries with his wife Mary. These experiences—spanning natural landscapes, historic cities, and artistic communities—continue to shape his creative voice. After selling his home in Naples, Florida, Garry has returned to full-time travel and will spend much of 2026 in California, immersing himself in firsthand research tied directly to the California Dreaming era. In addition to his visual art and writing, Wheeler curates over 100 music playlists on Spotify and remains deeply engaged in arts advocacy. He recently completed his term as Board President of the Marco Island Center for the Arts and the Arts Center Theatre, continuing a long commitment to supporting creative institutions and cultural storytelling.
Garry is a multi-award-winning international abstract acrylic artist. Recent awards include: Chosen to exhibit at the Miami Museum of Contemporary Art in 2025, 2024 Phoenix International Award, 2023 Da Vinci Award, 2023 Collectors International Award, Winner of 2022 Artavita Online International Contest, Featured Artist in World Wide Art Magazine and House & Garden Magazine, chosen to exhibit at Southwest Florida International Airport in 2023 and 2024 and 2021 Collectors Vision Award from Contemporary Art Curator Magazine. He blends bold abstract 3D art with the music, history, and legacy of Laurel Canyon, the Summer of Love, and beyond. His California Dreaming: Painting the Soundtrack of an Era, brings this vision to life through a series of articles, artwork and reflections, blending personal expression with cultural history. It's both a love letter to the past and an invitation to find inspiration in its enduring spirit today.
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My wife and I sold our home, cars and furniture and traveled full-time around the world completing our bucketlist. Our epic journey was cut short due to the pandemic, but we were still able to travel ~1100 days to eighty different countries and 270 cities. We traveled 153,000 miles, stayed in 140 different accommodations, took 65 flights, 44 trains, 110 buses, 48 boats and visited over 1,000 attractions. Highlights included: - Seeing the "big 6" up close on an African safari - Skydiving for the first time from 13,000 feet over the Fiji islands - Enjoying a Nile river cruise in Egypt and riding camels in front of the great pyramids - Para-gliding off the cliffs of Madeira, Portugal - Repelling waterfalls and ziplining over the rain forest in Costa Rica - Flying in a hot air balloon over the cave houses in Cappadoccia, Turkey - Stargazing at the Dark Sky Reserve in Southern New Zealand - Walking along the great wall of China - Riding in a classic convertible car exploring Cuba - Exploring the palaces of St. Petersburg, Russia - Touring Auschwitz, Hiroshima, Angkor Wat, Machu Picchu, Pompeii, the Berlin Wall and Pearl Harbor - Visting with the people of India, Vietnam, Poland, Malaysia, Indonesia, Romania, Sri Lanka, Oman, Bulgaria. Serbia and many other interesting places