Art Work By gina

Help The Pack Family

2012-01-05T20:46:00.006-07:00

Meet Ryan & Kelly Pack

Their family is ADORABLE.

On Christmas Eve, they were in a horrible car crash on their way back home to American Fork, Utah from a Christmas party. They were hit head on at high speed by a man driving a suburban who veered over the median and directly into their way. All four family members were in critical condition. Their sweet 18 month old, Colum, passed away on Christmas day.
He died in his mother’s arms.
Their three year old son Finn, has been released from the hospital and is reported to be doing well, but Kelly and Ryan remain in critical care with months ahead of them full of surgeries and therapy.

Please read more about their courageous story here.

And find out how you can help out.

The following prints are for sale...
100% proceeds will go to the Pack Family.

Each print is made to order,

so please specify which print you want (House Rules or You Are Braver),

how many and what size (8x10 or 11x14).

(ex. House Rules 2 8x10's gina crotts)

'House Rules'

printed on premium card stock
8x10 $12.00
11x14 $15.00

unframed & unmatted

'You Are Braver'

printed on premium card stock
8x10 $12.00
11x14 $15.00

unframed & unmatted

Money Order or Paypal accepted.
Email happycatof2@yahoo.com with any questions.

For more great items that will benefit the Pack Family go here...

Sew She Sews

LOVE FOR SALE... 'love' the painting that is :)

2011-12-05T14:40:00.000-07:00

FOR SALE $175 PERFECT FOR CHRISTMAS!!!

i am in love...
with this amazing painting!

Tis' The Season!

2011-11-14T13:30:00.000-07:00

Give something different to your loved ones this year for Christmas...

a custom painting maybe?

Heck ya!!

Everyone enjoys getting something that you CAN'T just buy in the department stores.

Something that not every one has already...

Plus,

you will be considered the BEST gift giver out there. hehe!

Order any size, style, colors that you want.

See a painting you LOVE... email me the pic and we can recreate something original around the design you love. Email me @ happycatof2@yahoo.com

asap!

peace.hope.love.

Birth Mother Baskets

2011-09-21T12:38:00.000-06:00

Many of you know, and some may not, that I run a non-profit organization called

Birth Mother Baskets.

We are having a Launch Party to celebrate our new non-profit status

Oct. 18 6:30-8:30pm

Timpanogos Harley Davidson

555 South Geneva Road
Lindon, UT 84042

During this Launch Party we will be having a silent auction and we are looking for some local companies

that might be interested in donating to our auction. All the proceeds from the auction will go to bmb.

Please email us: birthmotherbaskets@gmail.com

If you know anyone who would be interested in donating and getting some cheap advertisment!

by the way, you're ALL invited so join us Oct. 18!!

The Tickle Pink Thrift & Art Work By Gina

2011-08-12T11:01:00.002-06:00

Are now ONE!

yay! Yipee!

I was having a hard time posting on three different blogs, yes I am an author of 3 blogs!

But, I'd have to say only successful thus far with 1. (birthmotherbaskets.blogspot.com)

However, thrift shopping and painting are my two other passions.

So, I am determined to get Tickled Pink with my Art Work, to share will ALL of you.

New blog button to come.

And just a lot of FUN thrift ideas & art work!

especially now that school is starting

yay! for free to to create!

The R House GNO

2011-08-11T12:20:00.002-06:00

I will be attending the GNO with The R House tonight in Layton.

I'm sad to say this is the only event I will be able to attend during the

National Adoption Conference. :(

However, I was super excited to combine my passion for adoption with my passion for painting with this event.

I will be donating a painting for the tonight's raffle.

I can't wait to see who goes home with it.

Thank You Girls @ The R House for putting on such a FUN night!

I can't wait to get there.

PS> I am working on combining my Tickle Pink Thrift Blog with Art Work By Gina. They go hand in hand, so be patient with me as I get them both messed together.
Thanks Ya'll

Spring BRIGHTNESS

2011-05-17T21:37:00.002-06:00

I'M BACK :) hehe!

I love Spring Time!

And nothing says spring more to me then a BRIGHT yellow bike.

So excited about my porch redo.

I just can't get enough of these colors.

Here's the skinny...

Bike Before 

booorrrinnnggg

Bike After! Happy Smiling Bike!

Fun. fun. f.u.n paper wreath.

Wood wreath $1, book $1 and yellow ribbon .50 cents. That's $2.50 well spent!

My turquoise owl to keep us safe :)

And the WHOLE sha bang!

Orange chairs are ones I painted from DI. I believe they were brown before and cost me $4 each.

Hello Spring Brightness I Love You!

Now if only the weather was as sunny as you are.

Summer Art Classes

2011-04-25T09:00:00.001-06:00

Need something fun for the little ones to do this summer?

Bring them to mi casa for ART CLASSES.

Email Me

happycatof2@yahoo.com

If you are interested.

Classes will take place at my home in Utah.

Ages 4-9+

Starting May 30th

Each student will complete a portfolio of 5 projects to bring home to share with their families.

the Haven Salon Bazaar!

2011-04-11T11:06:00.000-06:00

I will have some fun stuff {paintings & home decor}

@ the Haven Salon

April 30th

9-3pm

359 W. 100 S.

Provo

They always have cute, unique stuff there, so don't miss it.

Mark Your Calendars!!!

New Painting...

2011-02-24T16:42:00.002-07:00

Created this fun custom painting for a customer.

I LOVED

doing it and believe it turned out just the way he wanted it.

Thanks for picking me to do such a touching piece!

Valentine's Day

2011-01-27T15:44:00.001-07:00

Can't think of any ideas for Valentine's Day??

Order a custom painting for your loved one for Vday {feb.14}

Something new, something fresh, something personal...

No Doubt Your Loved One Will LOVE IT!

Order by feb. 3 {thursday} to allow me time to make your personal love creation.

I have many LOVE ideas

email me your own great inspirations.

xoxoxo

FOR SALE... great prices!

2011-01-11T21:09:00.001-07:00

Drifter $90

Good Fortune $30 (12x12) SOLD!!

Excuse Me While I Kiss The Sky

2010-08-09T23:02:00.003-06:00

My painting for the National Adoption Conference
{better pics to come}

another sneek peak...

2010-06-24T14:03:00.002-06:00

to my painting for the
national adoption conference

It will be mixed media.

very excited to be creating again

make sure you register for the conference... I can't wait to see some of you there!!

Still Available...

2010-05-10T09:01:00.002-06:00

Remaining Paintings are
$10 OFF

into the ocean $30

two birds of a feather $30

drifter $90

beautiful mess $90

a lil' mixed media

2010-05-07T09:02:00.006-06:00

paint

antique
paper
vinyl
felt
burlap

LOVE iT

must see this.. it truly is beautiful, all of the elements came together perfectly!

sold!!

last night...

2010-05-07T08:55:00.001-06:00

i couldn't sleep...
so i didn't.
i painted

{sneak peek, not finished yet}

yes u can

2010-05-06T21:09:00.004-06:00

This one is getting an uplift... I can't wait for you to see how much cuter it is... You'll LOVE IT! pics to come!

yes U can.
yes u can
YES U CAN
yes u CAN
YES u can

I debated whether I wanted to sell this lil' gem. It hangs in my office and I absolutely LOVE
the colors, but I must share this beauty with ALL of you, so here it is...

gallery wrapped, ready to hang, just in time for a last minute Mother's Day gift :)

adoption painting...

2010-04-29T09:07:00.003-06:00

here is a sneak peek into the painting I am working on for the
National Adoption Conference in July.
It will be available to buy after the conference

good fortune

2010-04-28T10:21:00.003-06:00

new painting...

good fortune
12x12
$35

{better pics to come}

WOW!

2010-04-17T14:33:00.003-06:00

lots of paintings have sold...

and I have been hard at work coming up with new paintings.

so don't forget to check back each week, for there will be LOTS of new paintings to come.

Also, a few 'must have' home decor items!

love.mixedmedia.love.love.adoption.

2010-04-12T17:12:00.002-06:00

I am so excited about this NEW world of Mixed Media.
I am working on a project for the National Adoption Conference in July
and
I absolutely can't wait to share it with you ALL.

I will send you sneak peeks as I go... sound good? good!

FINISHED!!

2010-04-12T08:53:00.000-06:00

From THIS to...
THIS
I am in love...
yes, madly in love... with my new painting.
the colors are perfect
the perfect texture
absolute eye candy for my lil' living room

now, I just need to figure out how to hang it :)

$5.75 for board at Home Depot. $1.00 for Primer. $3.00 for paint... paper flowers, I made with extra scrapbook paper I had @ home. Black cutout flowers {bottom right} left over material from Joann's. Gold keys, found at a yard sale $1.00

NOW that's Tickle Pink THRIFT @ it's best!!

joining THE SHABBY CHIC COTTAGE... Thursdays Transformation PARTY!!!
check it out here

and SOME WHAT SIMPLE party here

Using Different Textures & Materials

2010-04-06T09:26:00.003-06:00

nothing is greater then doing a painting with ALL kinds of textures and materials.
this one I did for a friend of mine and I really believe this picture does NOT do it justice.

Inspired by this
and this

and this

{AAAMmmmaazzzing} right?

the absolutely BEAUTY of
art

IDOLS:
rebeccca sower
sarah whitmire
sally jean

Decorating The Office/Playroom

2010-04-05T14:15:00.000-06:00

I was in a desperate need for an ARTISTIC outlet the other day!
As I sat in the office thinking about what I could paint, since canvas have been a shortage at my house right now...
I noticed how undecorated and unfinished the Office/Playroom was.
With no serious pocket change, I thought I would use whatever paint I had,
whatever supplies I had and go from there.

The Playroom Side

The Office Side

The painting above my computer is one I made a few weeks ago called
"yes you can"
it's not quite completed yet either... but you get the point.

The Office/Playroom Before
Half Stripes... Half painted... Half done.
{sorry the only pic I had of the office before... yes that's how bad it was}

The green paint to me at first seemed way to BRiGHT...
but once I started with the blue paint it looked incredible with the BRiGHT green.
I love it now!!
The kids table was painted black on top, but the kids had painted colors all over it, so I went with chalkboard paint on top. Now, they can write ALL over it!
I also screwed a small basket to the table to hold chalk so that
it wouldn't get lost in ALL of the other crayons and markers.

I spent $20 @ The Dollar Store getting roller brushes to paint with, ribbon, tacks and bins. Everything else came from the garage. lol!

The old bulletin board was just plain brown.
Now it is BRiGHT and fun for the kids art work and pictures.
I bought the fabric awhile back @ DI {aka good will}
and used spray adhesive to attach it to the bulletin board.
You can see the finish bulletin board in the first picture posted above. I bought the BRiGHT green ribbon @ The Dollar Store

These two walls are not complete yet... what color to paint them?
I am out of the cute blue, but I have the green, some fancy yellow and some really retro orange!
We will see what flavor I am feeling like.

The cute birdcage hanging from the ceiling is from DI {aka good will}
that I bought a few weeks ago for $3.00
I spray painted it the same blue that's around the bulletin board.
Empty frame also DI for $1.00 spray painted yellow and
will soon hold a CUTE lil' pic of my rugrats!
I also want to put this HUGE bulletin board on the blue wall for MY items. I found it @ DI {aka good will} for $5.00 It need some work, hence why it's not hanging up, but I will post her beauty after I recreate her. :)
I screwed these brackets to the wall so Evie and JD can hang their paintings up. They are easy for them to reach and to change out {Evie's isn't up in this pic yet} I also put each of their names in the rectangle in the middle.
The puzzles were always such a mess and hard to find. This way is sooo much easier. ALL of the puzzle pieces are in the blue bucket and the puzzle bas are filed in a 'folder filer' sitting next to the bucket. I love how neat and organized they look now.
The blue and green plastic bins below I also purchased @ The Dollar Store

I will post again... once the room is entirely complete!
Hope you enjoy it :)

Communal Global Contest

2010-04-02T08:53:00.006-06:00

This amazing blog that my friend started is doing the CUTEST

photo contest called
'TODAY'

I am entering, and want ALL of you to see how incredible these ladies truly are.

Check them out here.

I thought it was odd when I hear her yell,
"MOM... there is a heart in my pudding!"

"What?"

"A heart mom. I promise."

Sure enough... there it was a simple lil' heart, and my lil' princess smiling back at it.

i love u #3... still working on #2

2010-03-29T08:52:00.004-06:00

Available in ANY color. This one is MY favorite!

shown here with black frame

ALL Digital Prints 8x10 only $15

{does not include shipping}

Shout Out!

2010-03-24T09:51:00.004-06:00

My friend Jennifer Pugh works with Sage Brush Fine Art in SLC.
She is one AMAZING artist!
I absolutely LOVE some of her new designs.

check them out here
{go to choose artist and scroll to Pugh, Jennifer}

nice work girl.
u inspire me.

xoxo

ps. working on a collection of graphic art titled 'i love u'

Still Available...

2010-03-22T10:56:00.004-06:00

WILD CHILD SOLD!!

$100 {24x18}
Crackled acrylic on stretched canvas ready to hang

Three is Key SOLD!!

3 {12x12} stretched canvas $50
$100 {40x30} SOLD!!
{click painting to enlarge}
This painting is ALL about choices and feeling stuck in between where you want to be and where you are meant to be. That confusing time where every decision you make could lead you down a path of 'what's real' or 'just a dream'.
$50 {12x12}
Antique Lock SOLD!!

and a few paintings listed below are still available...

Don't see what you want?
Wrong color?
Wrong size?
I will custom paint any size painting for $150
small paintings $50
{doesn't include shipping, if needed}

I need YOUR help!

2010-03-15T14:53:00.003-06:00

Please, go to Birth Mother Baskets.
We are soooo close to becoming a non-profit
but it's NOT cheap...

We need YOUR help!

xoxoxo

STILL AVAILABLE...

2010-03-04T15:26:00.010-07:00

only! $100 EACH

{12x12 only $50}

SOLD!!!Escape $100 {36x24}SOLD!!!

Drifter $100 {22x40}

SOLD!!!Congratulations $50 {24x18}SOLD!!!

Two Birds of a Feather $40 {12x12}

Beautiful Mess $100 {36x24}

SOLD!!!Soar $100 {huge piece of art for this price!!! 53x27}SOLD!!!
SOLD!!! Out of Order $50 {24x18} SOLD!!!
SOLD!!!! Lucy $50 {16x16} SOLD!!!!
Ocean Rain $40 {12x12}
SOLD!!!Fly $100 {24x36}SOLD!!!
SOLD!!!We Hold The Key $100 {16x20}SOLD!!!
SOLD!!!! Strength $100 SOLD!!!!

HUGE SALE!!!!

2010-03-03T08:13:00.002-07:00

ALL artwork $100

You won't find original ART work for this cheap ANYWHERE!!!

Contact me asap if you are interested in any of pieces.

Need to make room for new pieces...

contact me asap.

Oh Christmas Tree... Oh Christmas Tree

2009-12-14T08:59:00.001-07:00

Joining the fun @ Thrifty Decor Chick!
Check out ALL the amazing Christmas Trees.

Colors: silver, red and the latest black!

I HEART my new feathered ornaments! They add a lil' spice to my tree.

I am ALL about interesting.
I wanted a BUNCH of different ornaments, so the tree is entertaining to look at.

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

Santa Claus is coming to town..

2009-12-14T08:46:00.001-07:00

It's been waaaayyy to long since I last posted...
so I thought I'd share a lil' of our Christmas spirit here at my house.

I've always been intrigued by them since I was a little girl.
I HEART my lil' collection and can't wait to get more!

Found these ADORABLE ice skates @ Di {aka Goodwill}
They were $5 and I loooveee them!

BMB candles

2009-11-30T08:53:00.003-07:00

They smell good
They look good
AND they are for a GOOD cause...

Order one NOW!!!

special price for the month of DEC.

SOLD!!!!!!

2009-11-23T14:01:00.004-07:00

SOLD!!!!

Love is, and will always be the most important,
to achieve each dream,
to build a bond
Love is important
to help you carry on.

Forgive those who have done you wrong,
reach out to those who are in need,
for love is all that they seek.
Love is...

and will always be the most important
part of humanity.

LOVE is IMPORTANT!

Mapleton Art Exhibit

2009-11-22T14:32:00.002-07:00

Thank you Mena for inviting me to your mom's incredible ART exhibit.
It was an honor to be apart of it.

Art Market

2009-11-11T16:44:00.003-07:00

I will have 10 of my paintings at an Art Market this weekend in Mapleton.
If any of you are over that way, please stop by.
The paintings are much more enjoyable in real life and
there will be 20 other amazing artist there as well!

It's in a RED barn approximately...
1600 S. 1250 E. Mapleton, UT

I will be there FRIDAY 11:20-1:00pm
and
SATURDAY 12:00-2:00pm

We Hold The KEY

2009-11-09T23:52:00.001-07:00

16x20

SOLD!!

SOAR!

2009-11-09T23:49:00.001-07:00

53x27

click to enlarge

SOLD!!

SOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!

2009-11-09T23:46:00.001-07:00

SOLD!!!

15x45
click to enlarge

Passion

2009-11-09T23:44:00.000-07:00

24x30
click to enlarge

Escape!

2009-11-09T23:41:00.000-07:00

36x24
click to enlarge

The CA plate is real!

FOR SALE: email me!

SOLD!!!

2009-11-09T23:36:00.004-07:00

SOLD!!!

24x36
click to enlarge

#1 be happy it's worth it
2.color outside of the lines
3 send thank you cards
#4 say sorry and 4give
5.march to my own beat
6 smile at a stranger
#7 breathe

Simple lil' Pleasures

2009-11-05T08:18:00.001-07:00

Rhonda @ Southern Hospitality
is fabulous
and starting a "simple pleasure" list.

When I woke up this morning I thought ...
"what could be better then starting my day listing the simple, inexpensive things I enjoy!"

What is the one thing that you do that brings you pleasure...
that's not too expensive but helps put that smile on your face?

FOR ME: it's music!
-I LOVE listening to a good song.
-Looking up new bands on youtube.com
-Finding those certain lyrics that I feel were written 'just for me'

Nothing changes the 'mood' of our home better then music.
When I wake in the morning, the radio in our kitchen is the first thing I turn on.
I love everything from Jazz, Indie Rock to Pop.

I love listening to my kids sing along to their favorite songs.

Here are just a FEW of the songs that 'inspire' me
or
keeping me moving when times are low.
BEAUTIFUL U R
If TODAY was your LAST day!

and artist I am ENJOYing today...

James Morrison
Sara Lov
Sara Bareilles
Indigo Girls

ALSO: a heated blanket & a good book

Nothing is better, especially when it's cold outside, then cuddling up in a heated blanket and a 'thrift' book. Nothing takes you away from stress and worries then a good novel.

They are extremely inexpensive when you buy them used... anywhere from
$1 - $4 @ our DI {aka goodwill}

A few on my 'to read' list:

-The Hunger Games
-The Secret Life of Bees
-Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons

A few I LOVE and adore:

-Letters To a Young Poet, Rainer Maria Rilke
-The Four Agreements, Don Miguel Ruiz
-Goodnight Nobody, Jennifer Weiner

Working on...

2009-11-04T12:18:00.003-07:00

YES YOU CAN! YES YOU CAN! YES YOU CAN!

and

Love is Important
{inspired by MJ and "this is it"}

She sat just like the others at the table.
But on second glance, she seemed to hold her cup
a little differently as she picked it up.
She smiled once. It was almost painful.

And when they finished and it was time to stand
and slowly, as chance selected them, they left
and moved through many rooms (they talked and laughed),
I saw her. She was moving far behind

the others, absorbed, like someone who will soon
have to sing before a large assembly;
upon her eyes, which were radiant with joy,
light played as on the surface of a pool.

She followed slowly, taking a long time,
as though there were some obstacle in the way;
and yet: as though, once it was overcome,
she would be beyond all walking, and would fly.

Rainer Maria Rilke

WORDbirds

2009-11-01T14:12:00.002-07:00

They are darling, hand painted and for a GOOD cause!

See them here!

{100% of proceeds will go to bmb}

Rockwell's new painting...

2009-10-29T09:26:00.006-06:00

My beautiful and talented friend Rebekah not only can take the most AMAZING pictures
but she also makes the most BEAUTIFUL babies...

welcome baby Rockwell
and the painting for his nursery!

sweet Rebekah had no 'real' theme for the nursery,
but told me it was blue, brown and white.
YIKES! it was free range for me! which was FABulous and nerve racking.
The first vision... a tree.
2nd vision... a nest of eggs
and it ALL flew from there!

When I dropped off the painting and saw the NURSERY for the FIRST time... I gasped!
It is so darling and the painting matched PERFECTLY!
...even the blue and white striped curtains.
Oh Becky, I hope you LOVE it as much as I do!

SOLD!!!!!

2009-10-21T20:31:00.003-06:00

SOLD!!!!

20x16
{click painting to enlarge}

"One day all that we wish for, all that we seek may knock on our door and find us weak.
The time that we have; the path that we walk, all things are determined by the tick of the clock.
What might have been and yet may be lies with circumstance; with it I plea.
Love was, and is, and continues on, even after our souls are gone."

Two Birds Of a Feather

2009-10-21T20:22:00.003-06:00

12x12
{click painting to enlarge}

Snow Patrol 'Crack The Shutters Open Wide"

SOLD!!!!

2009-10-21T20:05:00.006-06:00

SOLD!!!!!

18x24
{click painting to enlarge}

'bittersweet' Sara Bareilles

Beautiful Mess

2009-10-21T20:00:00.002-06:00

36x24
{click painting to enlarge}

This was more of an experiment for me. I bought a HUGE load of used magazines at
DI {goodwill} and just cut out what 'caught my eye' t
hen mixed them all into this beautiful mess!

This is one of the songs on my 'paint' play list. I love her and love ALL of her songs.

'mess' Tristan Prettyman

Drifter

2009-10-19T17:31:00.002-06:00

22x40
{click painting to enlarge}

this is probably one of my favorite paintings thus far. It's painted on a cabinet door, which I think makes it stick out above the rest. It sits on a bed of wrinkled music paper.
It truly is an eye catcher.

'Drifter' Amie Miriello
her voice is AMAZING!

Out Of Order

2009-10-19T17:16:00.003-06:00

SOLD!!! 24x18 SOLD!!!
{click painting to enlarge}

'Out of Order' Duncan Sheik... I wasn't able to find this one on youtube or my playlist for some odd reason. It's a great song and I'm sure most of you have heard it.
This painting is about just that... feeling out of order, feeling like you can't compete or you aren't feeling yourself right now.
The painting has a mass confusing mess that trails off into blue skies.

FOR SALE: email artworkbygina@yahoo.com for details

InTo The Ocean

2009-10-19T09:45:00.002-06:00

12x12
{click painting to enlarge}

I heart. heart. BLUE OCTOBER, {into the ocean}
he is so intense and passionate about what he does and loves.
He inspires many of my poems and inspired this painting {obviously}

FOR SALE: email artworkbygina@yahoo.com for details

Strength SOLD!!!

2009-10-19T09:30:00.006-06:00

SOLD!!!18x24SOLD!!!

{click painting to enlarge}

'Hundred' The FRAY
I love when artist sing to the piano and The Fray is no rookie when it comes to this.
We've seen him live a few times and I'd have to say he is "just as good"
live as you hear on the radio.

ENJOY!

FOR SALE: email artworkbygina@yahoo.com for details

FLY

2009-10-19T09:21:00.004-06:00

SOLD!!!!

24x36
{click painting to enlarge}

FLY
deception of what home maybe
can be altered or disbelieved
a thin layer of distraction can make you think differently
what may feel as comfort could be distortion
but home...
{home}
is where your soul resides.
-gina

FOR SALE: email artowrkbygina@yahoo.com for details

SOLD!!!!

2009-10-16T10:48:00.005-06:00

SOLD!!!!

18x24
{click painting to enlarge}

This seems to be a FAVortie among those who see it in person.
The door lock is real and gives this painting it's character.

Gavin DeGraw is such an amazing singer! Belief is my favorite song by him.
BELIEF

Congratulations

2009-10-16T10:43:00.003-06:00

24x18
{click painting to enlarge}

I LOVE this song. It just does something to me inside...
I LOVE this painting!

Congratulations!

FOR SALE: email artworkbygina@yahoo.com for details

Somewhere In Between

2009-10-16T10:32:00.004-06:00

40x30
{click painting to enlarge}
This painting is ALL about choices and feeling stuck in between where you want to be and where you are meant to be. That confusing time where every decision you make could lead you down a path of 'what's real' or 'just a dream'.

LifeHouse

FOR SALE: email artworkbygina@yahoo.com for details

LUCY

2009-10-16T10:25:00.005-06:00

16x16
{click painting to enlarge}

My sweet grandma Lucy... this painting makes me think of her.
There is something about the flowers and
the antiqued holder around the vase that brings back thoughts of her.
She went through so much in her life...
and she seemed to have this incredible strength to carry on.
My sister made a CD of this song for all of us to remember grandma LUCY.

Bring On The Rain

FOR SALE: email artworkbygina@yahoo.com for details

I'm Yours

2009-10-16T10:20:00.004-06:00

{click painting to enlarge}
Made this cute lil' thing for my mom-in-law for her birthday.
I had the song "I'm Yours" by Jason Marz playing on my phone when she would call it. When I changed it she was so upset. lol! So, I thought it will be best to title it I'm Yours

They have so many hummingbirds at their house and it is such a treat to watch them all. This painting just makes me smile, as does this song.

LISTEN here

New Pictures... new meaning... new light!

2009-10-16T10:04:00.002-06:00

Rebekah Westover took the most AMAZING pictures of my paintings and
I am THRiLLED to share them with you all!
New Pictures, some NEW titles and a new LIGHT!

My passion for painting is apparent on this blog... but my passion for music runs almost as deep and many of my paintings were inspired by a certain song or title.
I have an iTunes play list titled "PAINT" the songs on there change from time to time, but it is vital that I listen to GOOD music while I paint. It helps me relax and get into that mode that I need to CREATE something that comes from within.
So, along with the new pictures I am including the songs that go along with them... or the poem that inspired them. I hope this will give you all a better idea of where these creations come from. ENJOY!!!

{songs are also playing on 'playlist' below}

Working on...

2009-10-02T13:55:00.003-06:00

I have a few things up my sleeve that will be posted soon.
ONE thing I am VERY VERY excited for is
Rebekah Westover
{only one of the BEST photographers I have ever know}

will be taking photos of ALL of my paintings Tuesday!!
She is extremely talented and I can't wait to see how the paintings will
look with a high quality photo, instead of my pathetic pics. lol!

I also did a painting for my mom-in-law that she LOVED
{thank goodness}
I will post pics of that one soon as well!

Rainer Maria Rilke

IF you trust in THINGS that are like the ones my eyes are now resting upon.
If you trust in Nature, in what is simple in Nature,
in the small THINGS that hardly anyone sees and that can so suddenly become huge, immeasurable; if you have this LOVE for what is humble and
try very simply, and someone who serves, to win the confidence of what seems poor:
then everything will become easier for you, more coherent and somehow more reconciling,
not in your conscious mind perhaps, which stays behind, astonished,
but in your innermost awareness,
awakeness and knowledge.

Fun new POST

2009-09-18T16:14:00.002-06:00

"how to" THRIFT shop @ the tickle pink thrift

thank u LAURA...

2009-09-04T09:03:00.002-06:00

looky looky...
I have a new HEADER! thanks to my beautiful, talented friend Laura.

seriously people this lady is amazing... not only does she have the cutest lil' boy ever, a wonderful hubby but she is extremely funny and witty.
She is an incredible photographer and a caring friend!
She spends a lot of her time serving others and I don't just mean helping her neighbor move... she is dedicated to some serious charity events and projects.
She inspires me and so many others that YOU can really make a difference.
Yes... tiny little you can make a BIG difference in someones life.
Check out her blogs and you will see too she is one special lady!

I love ya Laura. thanks for the cutest header ever!

The Lola Letters

Through Lola's Lens

serve Utah!

Mothers Without Borders

Love Swap
(some of you may have seen her on Good Things Utah, for this one)

Rainer Maria Rilke

2009-07-27T20:17:00.003-06:00

I am, O Anxious One. Don't you hear my voice
surging forth with all my earthly feelings?
They yearn so high, that they have sprouted wings
and whitely fly in circles round your face.
My soul, dressed in silence, rises up
and stands alone before you: can't you see?
don't you know that my prayer is growing ripe
upon your vision as upon a tree?
If you are the dreamer, I am what you dream.
But when you want to wake, I am your wish,
and I grow strong with all magnificence
and turn myself into a star's vast silence
above the strange and distant city, Time.

Rainer Maria Rilke

I absolutely HEART rainer maria rilke! his poetry is music to my ears. my favorite book of ALL time is LETTERS TO A YOUNG POET.

beautiful words... are a shame not to share.

I heart. heart. my new camera.

2009-07-21T11:21:00.012-06:00

Torrey, Utah

Yay! Me! 2nd place

2009-07-21T11:17:00.002-06:00

blew this bad boy up to a 11x14 and added a kick A
black thick frame
entered it in the Art Show and got 2nd place!
yay! me! I was so proud!
photography entries are now equal to my painting entries but right now I am really
liking the photography.... hhhmmm

she saw it... SOLD

2009-06-12T20:06:00.010-06:00

SOLD!

New painting... well old painting with a new uplift!

because it is a simple cup...

nothing extraordinary about it's presence.

Most in fact would walk past it without a second glance

But she saw it

The simplicity sang to her

it's emptiness filled her

sharing it with loved ones is what she longed for

because it wasn't just a simple cup to those she served it to!

SOLD!

letters to a young poet

2009-05-28T19:02:00.002-06:00

being an artist means:
not numbering and counting
but ripening like a tree
which doesn't force its sap
and stands confidently in the storms of spring
not afraid that afterward summer may not come

but it comes only to those who are patient
who are there as if eternity lay before them
so unconcernedly silent and vast

patience is everything!

New Camera... new adventure!

2009-05-28T18:27:00.008-06:00

I am ecstatic about having a new NICE camera. Time will only tell if I can actually learn how to properly use it but here are my first NEW pics! Enjoy ya'll!

New Orleans Beauty...

2009-04-26T21:16:00.006-06:00

A New Day

2009-02-18T09:34:00.003-07:00

Time passes so quickly in a life of continuous motions
reminding myself that this isn't how it always has been
the thickness of appreciation engulfs my emotions
as though my life has just begun
senses are intensified by gratitude
a stillness of peace that today I am here
Today I am alive.

Wrap me up in this blanket of strength
holding in that confidence to awake for a new day
floating along with the wind
I am small
but what once controlled me I will use to achieve
a stillness of peace that today I am here
Today I am alive.

It is now that I must notice the silent survivor inside
that only I can and will continue this battle
gathering the flowers as they pass by me
stopping to embrace their scent
and stillness of peace
for today I am here
Today I am alive.

2009-01-18T16:02:00.003-07:00

All too often do I feel as though I am just hanging on..
as this tiny bird
Taking flight and soaring high and then suddenly feeling myself grasping for that last branch before I hit the earths floor.
All too often I feel as small and insignificant as a tiny bird.
Taken for granite and often gone unnoticed.
Such beauty I know lies beneath my wings screaming to fly out above all those below...
awaiting scenes of such magnitude only mine eyes can grasp there appreciation.
All too often I feel like a broken bird.
The knowledge of greater heights rest within me, waiting for repairs of a grasping wing...
soaring only in my dreams.

Merry Christmas Mom & Daddy!

2008-12-24T22:59:00.007-07:00

Fours a crowd so I went with three...

Wish I could take better pics but here is a piece of what was possibly the most frustrating Christmas present ever! :)

I cAnt ComPetE wIth That

2008-12-12T10:15:00.014-07:00

These pics do nothing for this painting. The detail is insane. It truly is a must see.
Created 12.12.08
In the final hours competing will bring you up short.
That last straw you draw will not be any longer then the one standing over you.
Each move you make to get ahead will become absent minded.
Your real emotions will be questioned at every corner
And you'll look at yourself and think...
I can't compete with that.
Instead of marching to get to the top of the line
Acknowledge that your trying to win a race that never ends
Instead reach out to those among you
And choose not to compete with that.
For life is not a competition but yet an up hill battle
Not determined by how sluggish you may be
But by those around you that follow your lead.
24x18

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Fun With Photography...

2008-12-06T09:26:00.002-07:00

11.5.08

Wild Child

2008-12-01T13:30:00.005-07:00

24x18 Crackled acrylic on stretched canvas ready to hang

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2008-11-06T15:08:00.000-07:00

The Whole World Within The Key

2008-09-11T18:54:00.006-06:00

12 X 12 original acrylic painting on stretched canvas ready to hang. (antique lock)

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Three Is Key

2008-09-11T18:44:00.007-06:00

Set of three 12 X 12 original acrylic painting on stretched canvas ready to hang.

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Two Birds Of A Feather

2008-09-11T18:41:00.006-06:00

12 X 12 original acrylic painting on stretched canvas ready to hang.

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Cafe SOLD

2008-08-25T23:03:00.003-06:00