tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16776609399699183232024-03-05T16:31:59.754-06:00Life Outside the LinesTake a peek at the ramblings of a creative mind: artwork, inspiration, causes, dreams. I hope to open people's eyes to the beauty of the world, share my spirit and hopefully inspire some of you.
I'm Gina Marie Dunn, Owner of Utopia Pkwy. Art Studio, a private art studio in Dallas. I'm an Artist, Gallery Director, Art and Yoga Instructor, Devoted Mama and Wifey, Displaced New Yorker and grateful every day to live my dream.
Gina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.comBlogger360125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-80619513315160865612014-01-02T15:16:00.001-06:002014-01-02T15:16:58.565-06:00Transitioning
As I transition into 2014, my goal is to be more mindful. More aware. More present by finding a deeper connection to that still, silent place within.
Developing our intuition is not about adding more or wanting more. It's about clearing the clutter and enjoying less. Sometimes I feel like I have been holding so much clutter in my mind and in my lifestyle. Do I really need to book myselfGina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-17238359163969591512013-12-26T10:06:00.002-06:002013-12-26T10:06:53.630-06:00New Tiny Trees, Be Light in LifeHope your Christmas was full of wonder and miracles. The family and I had a lovely time celebrating. Leading up to the holiday, I spent a good amount of time in the studio, painting away, working on several commissions.
"Gifts made by hand warm the heart," has always been the thought behind creating art for special occasions. There is nothing quite like opening a gift that exists, from Gina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-17108415651320123362013-03-11T11:24:00.000-05:002013-03-11T11:26:08.439-05:00Newly Commissioned Painting, Soul Resonance
Soul Resonance36" x 48"Oil and Mixed Media on CanvasGaitonde CollectionFine Art Giclee Prints Available, please message for more details
I was approached by a very kind couple who had seen my recent write-up in the Dallas Morning News and that lead them to my artwork. They had been on the hunt for an original painting for their home and were moved by this piece. They asked me to create Gina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-42314829696678859182013-02-09T18:08:00.001-06:002013-02-11T16:05:12.924-06:00New Painting, So Much Love
16" x 20" x 1.5"
Original is sold
Fine art prints available, please message me for details.
Studio doors flung open, music playing and painting with an open heart in the studio. Mumford and Sons' words, "Where you invest your love, you invest your life" has inspired me to revisit my heart/poppies series and create pieces full of love. This one was not complete without three simple words atGina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-74785274030389535532013-01-31T14:29:00.002-06:002013-01-31T14:46:06.548-06:00What Happens When Street Art Meets Fine Art
Photo Courtesy JMR
The Dallas Contemporary is shining a bit brighter today. With the recent mural installation by local Artist James M Rizzi, or JMR, a once drab side wall in the Dallas Design District is no longer–now it's decked out in bold, vibrant colors and painted textures. JMR's process was astonishingly similar to that of your everyday graffiti artist, slowly and meticulously Gina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-75835147670796585802012-10-05T15:56:00.000-05:002012-10-05T15:56:08.798-05:00New Painting, You Brighten My Soul
New PaintingYou Brighten My Soul24" x 24"Oil and Mixed Media on CanvasAvailablewww.ginamariedunn.com
We have to breathe in order to stay alive, but only when we have love in our hearts are we alive in the truest sense.
My husband has been traveling this week, so I used the evening hours after the kiddos went to bed to finish up this painting. I was putting the last touches on it, and Gina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-62013818847341864212012-09-28T13:42:00.003-05:002012-09-28T13:50:52.262-05:00Autumn's Early Glow
16" x 20"
Oil and Mixed Media on Canvas
Original and Fine Art Giclee Prints Available HERE.
Close your eyes and think about something you are really grateful for. Tune into that warm emotional rush you feel when you focus on that something. Experiencing that feeling of true gratitude, puts us into a state of grace.
This morning I awoke and heard that little voice inside got me out of Gina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-67085197523463838032012-09-16T09:06:00.001-05:002012-09-16T09:06:24.869-05:00Love is my Religion, Sunday in the StudioIt was an early morning of work out in the studio. I can never anticipate when The Muse will descend, and today I woke up as the sun rose, with something calling me to go out and paint.
It's hard to describe that feeling that pulls me to the studio...it's bigger than me, and when I don't listen to its voice it just simply doesn't feel right. Coincidentally, this happened on this Sunday Gina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-16834734895498505942012-09-07T14:25:00.000-05:002012-09-07T16:38:14.381-05:00How to Appreciate Contemporary Art
I could do that + Yeah, but you didn't
= Modern Art
A Platform for Consciousness
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Take Me Away, Down the Star Mile
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Contemporary Art is generally classified as any art that was produced after World War II. It comes in many shapes and forms and can often be quite abstract, thought-proking and even shocking. This type of art Gina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-5347889957878285122012-09-05T13:14:00.000-05:002012-09-09T16:02:30.041-05:00Fall Cleaning
"Creativity is a gift...it doesn't come through if the air is cluttered."
- John Lennon
Here is a picture of the studio right now...the definition of "clutter". I haven't gone in there in five days because just the thoughts of it eeks me out. It's like a big messy monster waiting for me. My neat-freak, borderline OCD germaphobe husband has to walk through it every night when he Gina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-88834141732086061642012-08-23T08:19:00.002-05:002012-08-23T13:41:56.450-05:00New Painting, Dreaming in Sanskrit
Dreaming in Sanskrit
24" x 30" x 1.5"
Oil and Mixed Media on Canvas
Available
24" x 30"
Oil and Mixed Media on Canvas
Available for purchase here.
We don’t need to chase the shadow
Don’t need to wrestle, don’t need to battle
Wherever we go, it will always follow
Go to bed, dream at night, rise up tomorrow
Just let it all go
Let yourself be hollow
Empty every drop out of the bottle
Gina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-21889776815598578792012-08-05T14:52:00.001-05:002012-08-05T14:52:40.280-05:00New Painting, "The Way of the Light"
The Way of the Light48" x 36" x 1.5"Oil and Mixed Media on Canvas
We're all stumbling towards the light with varying degrees of grace at any given moment.
Here's a pic of the piece when it was in progress....
Sunflowers on our recent family trip to Carmel Valley, sunflowers on my yoga pants and sunflowers in progress on a big new canvas. Coincidence? Methinks not.Growth, Gina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-58388030491551018322012-07-04T04:53:00.001-05:002012-07-04T04:53:29.134-05:00New Painting: We Are the Light Bearers
24" x 24"
Oil and Mixed Media on Canvas
Available
Fine Art Giclee Prints Available on Etsy
Sunflowers bear the light, they breathe the light in and use it to grow tall and strong, and then they share this light with the world.
I just completed this painting and wanted to share it with you. I had been stuck on this canvas for months, and it was sort of hiding out in the art studio, waitingGina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-4967058512346664672012-07-03T11:02:00.005-05:002012-07-03T11:02:58.182-05:00Creative Intelligence
This picture of autistic Artist Stephen Wiltshire's unbelievable take on the NYC skyline has really impacted me. (for more of his story, visit here ). What an inspiration!
His work shows us what the mind is capable of. The human brain is both mysterious and amazing in how it works - it takes away in some areas but blesses us abundantly in others. Those who learnGina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-73665079800089108132012-07-02T09:06:00.002-05:002012-07-02T09:34:57.589-05:00Let it Go
What Lies Beneath
24" x 36"
SOLD
Fine art Giclee Prints available here.
It’s time to. . .
Let go of the anger of what could have been
Let go of the worry of what might become
Let go of the mistakes you think you’ve made
Let go of a future you cannot yet see
Let go of the expectations of others, their path is not your ownLet go of your need for control, it is only an illusionLet go of your Gina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-10910697999642157932012-07-01T15:40:00.002-05:002012-07-01T15:40:36.372-05:00Closing Reception"Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life." - Confucius
Thank you to everyone who came out to the closing reception for my art show!
Pieces will hang through this week.
With LuminArte Gallery Owners Jim Lively and Jamie Labar
Gina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-30711778324144451112012-06-28T10:01:00.002-05:002012-06-28T10:34:21.285-05:00You're Invited - Private Reception
I am having a closing reception for my art show, entitled, "Flags, UFO's and Bad Weather" at LuminArte Gallery in the Dallas Design District this Thursday evening, June 28. It was such an honor to be a part of this small group show of select artists from throughout the country. The title of this show proved to be interesting scaffolding for the pieces each one of us created.
Gina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-34950701137976293652012-05-26T14:41:00.004-05:002012-05-26T14:41:28.321-05:00New Painting, "Wings to Fly"
30" x 40"Oil and Mixed Media on CanvasOriginal is AvaialbleFine Art Giclee Prints Available Here
The Pegasus, or winged horse, is a symbol of aspiring to the greatest heights of accomplishment. They embody the concept of harnessing spiritual energy. Grounded by the stability of its body, yet in flight by the ephemeral power of its wings, Pegasus stands for clarity of mind, and how clean Gina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-58274505484037951502012-05-25T15:23:00.005-05:002012-05-26T08:19:01.324-05:00Why Buy Art?
I Was Made to Love You
Fine Art Giclee Prints available here
Why buy art?
If you're asking, you're missing the point. Art's power and usefulness isn't solely on a conscious level.Art is like gravity; it works on you whether you understand it or notand your belief isn't required either. Art can be practical and useful; art helps you. Art is meant to be interactive; it is meant to beGina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-60943299138966064112012-04-11T13:22:00.001-05:002012-04-11T13:25:14.561-05:00Why I Don't Do ManicuresWe have a black tie event to attend tonight, and the thought crossed my mind that I might want to consider a manicure. But logic won over, as I realized once again that manicures are pretty much a waste of money for me.
I have to keep my nails super short so they don't interfere with the creative process, and with the amount of paint I get on my nails just from working, it's difficult Gina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-23981650729708809852012-04-03T14:13:00.000-05:002012-04-03T14:13:54.832-05:00Newly Commissioned Painting, "Life Calmly Gives Out Its Own Secret"Life Calmly Gives Out Its Own Secret
48" x 60"
Oil and Mixed Media on Canvas
Harvey Collection
Dallas, TX
You see, I want a lot.Perhaps I want everythingthe darkness that comes with the infinite fall and the shivering blaze of every step up.
So many live on and want nothingand are raised to the rank of princeby the slippery ease of their light judgments.
But what you love to see are Gina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-88258632910928754862012-03-19T13:08:00.000-05:002012-03-19T13:08:44.685-05:00Work in Progress“I learned...that inspiration does not come like a bolt, nor is it kinetic, energetic striving, but it comes into us slowly and quietly and all the time, though we must regularly and every day give it a little chance to start flowing, prime it with a little solitude and idleness.” ~Brenda Ueland
Here's the progression of a recent commission I'm working on...
Working on it quietly, littleGina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-77755141898522585832012-03-16T12:23:00.000-05:002012-03-16T12:23:16.081-05:00Origin Magazine-National CoverageHonored to have been nationally published for the fifth time:
My artwork currently featured in this month's Origin Magazine. You can to pick up this national arts+culture publication at Whole foods across the country. Woody Harrelson is on the cover. Grateful to be part of a publication that is breaking down barriers and shifting the way arts + conscious living ideas areGina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-89574026215763463702012-02-27T14:03:00.001-06:002012-02-27T14:14:53.187-06:00New Painting: If I Find My Way, How Much Will I Find?
New PaintingIf I Find My Way, How Much Will I Find?24" x 28"Oil and Mixed Media on Canvas
Available
This painting will hang in the Dallas Public Library System's "It's All Just a Story" art exhibition this month, a group show where participating artists interpret a selected childhood story. This painting was inspired by Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden.
Detail
“One of the strangeGina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1677660939969918323.post-72126647828417418462012-02-14T05:22:00.000-06:002012-02-14T05:22:40.630-06:00Light up the Whole Sky
Beneath an Orange Sky
30" x 40", Oil and Mixed Media on Canvas
Available
The sun never says to the earth,
‘You owe me.’
Look what happens with
a love like that.
It lights up the whole sky.
Hafiz
This painting was inspired by one of my favorite quotes. When we allow our hearts to shine with love is when we are fully alive. I hope on today, of all days, you can enjoy love in all of its Gina Marie Dunnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07723774369195911322noreply@blogger.com2