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Ginger Whellock » About the Artist
GINGER WHELLOCK
Colorado Based Western Landscape Oil Painter
“Chronicling the landscape for future generations has never been my intention. I want to convince you, through my paintings, to protect this wonderful place forever. I will paint our awesome planet for you to enjoy, but we are all responsible for its care and preservation.
I approach a painting with a loose impressionistic style and progress gradually to more refined detail in the focal area. As I contemplate the process of the painting, I organize certain compositional elements to provide understandable perspective thereby developing a place for the viewer to ‘go’ in the painting. In other words, I am asking you to join me in the journey. I paint from and with a sense of peace, tranquility and hope. I paint to give you pleasure.”
Wade in the Water 18 x 24 Oil
Juried into Salon International 2010
Top 60 Jurors' Award
International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art
Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio TX
BIOGRAPHY
Western landscape painter Ginger Whellock always considered herself an artist – she has no memory of a time before drawing and painting – but dedicating herself to painting full time began only about 20 years ago. Through her use of color, atmosphere, sunlight, depth of field and well designed and thought-out compositions, Ginger captures and shares her love for the beauty and bounty of our planet Earth.
In the early 1970s’, with two young children in tow, Ginger moved from her home in the big city to a remote cattle ranch near Two Dot, Montana. Born and raised in the Chicago area, Ginger found this move presented as challenging a life style adjustment as anyone can imagine. Out in that wild, open country surrounded by mountains, a huge sky and miles from civilization, she became enchanted with the western life style and landscape. Frequently, she threatens to write a biography about her adventures on the ranch in Montana, but that anticipated volume remains elusive.
Snake River Autumn 14 x 18 Oil
Paint the Parks Top 100 Winner 2010
Though known for her western landscape paintings, this award winning artist also excels in painting an extensive variety of worldwide locations. In her body of work are paintings of England, France, and Canada, the US east coast from Maryland to Florida, California and the mid-west as well as all of the western states. Ginger suggests that painting water creates her biggest challenge and her greatest sense of satisfaction. Looking at the number of successful paintings of water she has produced, one concludes that she rises to the challenge. Our collective response to Ginger’s paintings is a sense of peace, tranquility, hope and wonder. She has the unique ability to grab the viewers’ attention by triggering our own memories of such magical places and then visually creating a desire in us to journey on into the painting. "My work is realistic though not romantic, colorful, meditative and relaxing. My aim is to bring you, the viewer, into the painting with me to share the moment, breathe in the smell of the land, feel the breeze on your face and the sun on your shoulders and imagine what fascinating vistas will greet us just around the corner."
During high school Ginger became seriously interested in the Impressionist Movement and diligently studied many of those painters and others loosely associated with the movement. Then, in college where Abstract Expressionism was the rule of the day, she became discontented and questioned her interest in art. One professor, who recognized and understood her drawing talent and discontent, challenged her to continue with her traditional, representational approach to painting. Many interesting adventures, moves, changes and career paths later, she eventually picked up this professor’s challenge and began to paint seriously once again. This occurred in 1990 when her husband offered her the opportunity to stop working, suggesting instead that she finally pursue her love of painting.
Ginger currently works exclusively in oil, though she is accomplished in pastel, watercolor, graphite and pen and ink. She is a Signature Member of the Pastel Society of Colorado and a Juried Associate Member of the Oil Painters of America, Women Artists of the West and the Pastel Society of America. Her paintings have been selected for articles in Southwest Art, Wildlife Art, International Artist and 2007 Best of American Pastel Artists and Artisans.
She has been invited to participate in the South Eastern Wildlife Exhibition, Art for the Sangres, Mt Oyster Club Art Show and Sale, Richard Schmid Fine Art Auction and the Colorado Governor’s Show among others. Ginger has earned many awards at national shows and has been juried into Oil Painters of America Western Region Exhibit 2010, American Impressionist Society 2010 Exhibition, Salon International 2010, Paint the Parks Top 100 - 2010 and 2007, PaintAmerica Top 100 - 2008, 2007 and 2006 and Arts for the Parks Mini 100 - 2006. Ginger’s paintings hang in private and corporate collections worldwide. Her studio, located in her home in Castle Pines Village, Colorado is open to all interested parties by appointment.
Winter Arrives Early 12 x 16 Oil
FINE ART VIEWS FAV15% for November 2009
AWARDS and HONORS
Paint the Parks Top 100 Winner 2010
Salon International, Top 60 Jurors' Award 2010
RayMar Art Contest Finalist December 2009
Fine Art Views FAV15 Winner November 2009
Associate Member, Oil Painters of America 2009
Associate Member, American Impressionist Society 2009
Signature Member, PaintAmerica 2007
PaintAmerica Top 100 and Top 50 Mini Winners 2008
PaintAmerica Top 2nd 100 Winner 2008
Paint the Parks Top 2nd 100 Winner 2008
Paint the Parks Top 2nd 50 Mini Winner 2008
Paint the Parks Top 100 Winner 2007
Paint the Parks Top 2nd 100 Winner 2007
PaintAmerica Top 100 Winner 2007
PaintAmerica 2nd Top 100 Winner 2007
C. Waldo Love Memorial Award, Artists of Colorado, 2007
Signature Member, Pastel Society of Colorado 2006
PaintAmerica Top 100 Winner 2006
Arts for the Parks Top 100 Mini Winner 2006
Arts for the Parks Top 200 Winner 2004
Associate Member, Pastel Society of America 2004
Second Place, Pastel Society of Colorado, National 2004
Best of Show, Pastel Society of the Northern Rockies, 2003
First Place, Pastel, Parker, CO 2003
Second Place, Pastel Society of Colorado, National 2004
Second Place, Pastel Society of Colorado, National 2003
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