Art of the Vineyard. Gary Conway's country sojourn of California's Central Coast is an enchanting adventure, even as it seriously explores the American dream. Art of the Vineyard has been published by the prestigious Journey Editions of the Charles E. Tuttle Company. The book, Art of the Vineyard, includes over a hundred of Gary's brilliant landscapes which are not only indicative of his great reputation as an artist but show a depth of feeling that only comes from a man grappling with the profound wonders of the land itself.

Art of the Vineyard was not only an early sell-out soon after publication, but the book received overwhelming praise from all quarters of the country. Connie Martinson on her television show Let's Talk Books, said, "Gary's Art of the Vineyard would be a wonderful book on its own let alone an extraordinary book of art." In a local revue in the New Times and on Archie McLaren's radio show, his work was referred to as "magnificent, exhilarating, vibrating, extraordinary."

In the review in Booklist, perhaps the most significant in the publishing industry, his work was referred to as "vivid, nearly neon color palette...the images demonstrate the human capacity to love, desire, create, and persevere...a rendering of Conway's passion."

The SLO art critic, Glen Starkey, voiced the opinion shared by many others, when he commented in his review of Gary's art that "his work is heavily influenced by the landscapes of Richard Diebenkorn, although Gary's palette is much brighter. His vineyard series features verdant greens, wild magentas, shimmering yellows, rich blues, warm reds and oranges. . .even the palette of the French impressionists were perhaps not as bright as Conway's. His paintings are positively dazzling with color. And his compositions are simple yet effective."