A riot of brightly colored distended bodies dances across Gladys Nilsson’s watercolor diptych Gleefully Askew (1997). “I am gleefully askew! “I am gleefully askew because I am always … up! “‘Gleefully Askew’ embodies her irrepressible spirit, which has guided her approach to living and painting from the start. PD Young Gladys Nilsson’s Big Birthday Gladys (2010)Nilsson reveres her materials.