The Cota Studio

Gary Cota's Oil painting of golden sunlight streaming through a misty forest, illuminating tall trees and a grassy field.

Chasing God Light

Oil painting of a red barn beside a small stream, surrounded by autumn fields and trees in warm afternoon light.

Autumn Light

Oil painting of a lone paddler on a paddleboard on calm Flathead Lake, Montana, with soft morning light and reflections on the water.

Flathead

Oil painting of autumn leaves and tree branches reflected in a puddle, blending colorful foliage with layers of sky and water.

Autumn

Oil painting of a frozen Connecticut River at sunset, with a small evergreen tree on the ice beneath a colorful winter sky.

It’s a New Year

Oil painting of a misty Louisiana bayou with cypress trees rising from calm water, Spanish moss, and colorful reflections.

Morning Mist (Bayou)

Oil painting of a misty Yarmouth cranberry bog at dawn, with colorful cranberry vines, a winding waterway, and a weathered shed.

Morning Mist (Bog)

Oil painting of a Cape Cod Bay sunset, with a glowing sun over the horizon and colorful waves reflecting the evening sky.

Bay Light

Painted wood relief of two whales swimming beneath rippling ocean water, with sunlight creating shimmering blue and white reflections

Under Water

Hand-Carved, Painted Wood Relief of a Sunrise on Flathead Lake

Flathead Sunrise

Award-winning wood carving by Gary Cota depicting a pack of wolves moving silently through a moonlit winter forest. Bare trees frame the scene, while a full moon, distant mountains, drifting clouds, and a watchful owl create a dramatic atmosphere that captures the beauty and mystery of the wild.

On The Run

Gary Cota's hand-carved, wood relief of a serene swamp scene with heron slowly moving through

Among the Cypress

Day at the Swamp was created to celebrate the rich wildlife of the Louisiana wetlands.

Day at the Swamp

Carving of Heron at a swamp was created to celebrate the rich wildlife of the Louisiana wetlands.

Quiet Watch

Gary Cota's hand-carved, wood relief of a humpback whale and calf

Whale and Calf

Behind the Barn, an award-winning wildlife wood relief carving by Cape Cod artist Gary Cota depicting a heron and alligator in a marsh

Behind the Barn | Wildlife Wood Carving by Gary Cota

Gary Cota's hand-carved, wood relief of a swamp scene with two alligators going after herons as a deer watches

Surprise Visit

Gary Cota's hand-carved, wood relief of a fawn hiding in the grass. Each individual hair is carved

Hiding

Gary Cota's hand-carved, painted wood relief of two coyotes on the Cape Cod dunes, one howling to the moon and the other on edge looking

On Edge

Gary Cota's hand-carved, painted wood relief of a girl reading under an autumn tree filled with red and orange leaves and cardinals

Read, Reading, Red

Painted wood carving of an osprey gripping a fish with its talons, wings spread wide as it prepares to fly from the water.

Got Ya

Hand-Carved, Painted Wood Relief of Dunes of Cape Cod with a young woman looking out toward the sea.

Dune Time

Whale and calf carcasses on the beach with threatening cloudy sky

Wake Up

Perception by Gary Cota, an intricately carved and painted wood relief depicting an old bearded man emerging from a forest landscape, with an owl, squirrel, snake, and fox hidden among trees, mountains, and a waterfall.

Perception