Acrylic | Virtually Gina

The Evolution of an Image

April 8, 2013 by Gina Marie

“The creative process does not end with an idea–it only starts with an idea.” –John Arnold (1913-1963) I was walking home one night at dusk, when I saw this bike parked in my neighborhood. The nearby streetlamps cast eerie shadows on the sidewalk in front of me. I snapped a picture of it for posterity’s sake. Upon arriving home, I uploaded the image to my computer and adjusted the color saturation, etc., resulting in the following image. At some point, […]

Categories: Acrylic, Art, Bicycles, Mixed Media, Photography, The Artistic Process • Tags: Acrylic, Art, Bicycles, Mixed Media, Photography, The Artistic Process

Thought for the Day

February 3, 2013 by Gina Marie

“Only when we know our own darkness well can be be present with the darkness of others. Compassion becomes real when we recognize our shared humanity.” -Pema Chödrön, from p. 73 of Comfortable with Uncertainty Warsaw Ghetto, (Acrylic on Canvas, 2001)

Categories: Acrylic, Art, Book Excerpts, Healing, Heartbreak, Life, Painting • Tags: Acrylic, Art, Book Excerpts, Compassion, Healing, Heartbreak, Life, Painting

An Interview with Artist Brian Josselyn

October 3, 2012 by Gina Marie

What does it look like inside the mind of someone whose career is inextricably linked to his or her creativity? This is a question whose answer I hoped to discover in a recent interview with NYC-based artist Brian Josselyn, who throughout the course of his artistic career has produced an impressive oeuvre of paintings, such as the one featured at left, Flatiron Building. Josselyn uses the term “luscious realism” to describe his style of painting, characterized by thick brush strokes and vivid […]

Categories: Acrylic, Art, Brian Josselyn, Color, Inspiration, Interview, New York City, Painting • Tags: Acrylic, Art, Brian Josselyn, Color, Inspiration, Interview, New York City, Painting

Evolution of a Painting

January 25, 2012 by Gina Marie

A piece I’ve been working on for a couple of days is finally nearing completion. I’ve tracked my progress along the way with occasional snapshots of the artwork. (The first three photos were taken with a flash, and the fourth photo was taken without one.)

Categories: Acrylic, Art, Color, Painting, The Artistic Process • Tags: Art, Painting, The Artistic Process