CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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In fact, love is evident throughout the Gilberts’ home, in the way they compliment one another for their art, in the pictures of their family and in their chosen art forms. But they are also competitive and talk about how they play golf, turkey hunt, ski and race a 16- foot sailboat together. One glimpse above the stairwell that descends to the basement and Dave Gilbert’s appreciation for his wife is evident. Hanging on the wall is a body sculpture of Gail that Dave made. The sculpture is clothed, by request of Gail’s mom. “She’s special at art and I’m a wannabe,” Dave said humbly. One of Dave Gilbert’s finer pieces is a sculpture of Donald Ross outside the pro shop at the Highland Country Club in Fayetteville. Ross was perhaps the best known golf course designer in history, famous for his work on Pinehurst No. 2 and about 300 other golf courses, including one at Highland Country Club. “Highland Country Club was the last course that Donald Ross designed and built,” Dave Gilbert said. “I thought we needed to have a classy piece of sculpture of Donald Ross that shows him in his prime. He’s designed all of these great golf courses. The sculpture turned out pretty good.” Just outside the kitchen and sitting area, is the deck, shrouded by trees and overlooking a lake. The Gilberts enjoy sitting on the deck and looking at the moon and stars at night. In the morning, the sounds of birds fill the air. The couple’s scull boat is docked near the lake bank. After playing bridge indoors when they entertain guests, the Gilberts often bring their visitors outside to do some sculling. And then, after the guests leave, the Gilberts use their free time to focus again on their artwork. “You’re never quite satisfied,” Gail Gilbert said of her watercolor painting. “I keep striving to be what I want to be. You have to know when to quit so you don’t overwork it. You feel it, you know when you have done something good. You know when you have done a good painting, it just feels right.”CV McCoy Wiggins Cleveland & O’Connor PLLC Richard M. Wiggins • Alfred E. Cleveland • Steven J. O’Connor • Anne Mayo Evans Jim Wade Goodman • James Albert McLean III • Nicole Jones Civil, Commercial & Business Litigation Condemnation Wills & Estates Real Estate (Commercial, Residential & Zoning) Immigration Law Banking Law Municipal & Institutional Bonds Bankruptcy Non-Profit Foundations In practice since 1955. One of southeastern North Carolina’s most established firms. Lawyers have been recognized in NC Legal Elite and Best Lawyers of America. Listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. AV Rating in Martindale-Hubbell. 202 Fairway Drive • Fayetteville, NC 28305 • 910.483.8104 CityViewNC.com | 21