Author: Ginnefine

Suicide’s NoteBy Langston Hughes  The calm,  Cool face of the river  Asked me for a kiss. Langston’s Note – Acrylic on Canvas 20×16  This painting was inspired by Langston Hughes’ poem “Suicide’s Note.” The concept was to make him the speaker of the poem as he sees the “face” of the river. Within the reflection…

To a Poor Old WomanBy William Carlos Williams munching a plum on    the street a paper bag of them in her hand They taste good to her They taste good    to her. They taste good to her You can see it by the way she gives herself to the one half sucked out in her…

The Great Figure   by William Carlos Williams Among the rainand lightsI saw the figure 5in goldon a redfiretruckmovingtenseunheededto gong clangssiren howlsand wheels rumblingthrough the dark city. – courtesy of poets.org The Figure – Acrylic on canvas (3 -18×16 panels)  This is a painting inspired by a William Carlos Williams poem, “The Great Figure.” This…

Finally, here is the finished series together – since we had the final painting critique today I could get them all together in it’s entirety. J House Portrait The concept behind this series is an unconventional family portrait. Rather than render everyone separately or together on one canvas, I took a unique/memorable physical attribute from…

Here’s another part of the series. This picture was taken when the painting was still in the early stages but you get the idea. …final critique is on Thursday [April 21] which is also when I’ll post the whole finished series.