Art

Gina is a multi-media artist who enjoys painting, drawing and sculpture in addition to pottery and many other forms.  Selected sculpture pieces can be reproduced in the material of your choice. Please visit the Gallery to view current items available.  Gina is also available for art commissioning for special events.

Gina exhibits frequently and appears in annual events such as the Riverside Arts Fair.  She frequently opens her studio for an Art Show, Musical Happening and Down Home Estate Sale featuring her art and the art of her students as well as musicians and art demonstrations throughout the two-day weekend event.  Check the Events tab to find out when the next happening will be.

Fine Art Instruction Options

Drawing and Seeing
Experimenting with Different Mediums
Mask Making and Costuming
Pottery – Basic Wheel Throwing and Hand Building

My Objectives as a Teacher and Mentor
To help students to find answers that are authentically their own.
To remain a vital and positive influence on students and inspire growth and confidence.
To help students to discover new potentials through their creative quests.

Gina Martinelli offers personalized mentoring sessions to meet the needs of students of any age.

Private mentoring sessions can be scheduled Monday through Saturday, from 9:00 a.m. through 9:00 p.m.

All students will be introduced to techniques and mediums that will enable them to express their ideas with the greatest impact.

All students will:

Maintain a sketchbook or a journal keeping track of their thoughts and ideas in their quest for creative growth;

Learn how to share what they have learned with others by using a critical thinking process;

Assess work through critique and exhibition;

Believe in yourself!

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Booking hours are flexible.

Payments can be made with cash or check.

Students who wish to study only on occasion or who would like to attend on a trial basis may pay $25 per session.

Students may pre-pay $160.00 per month for 8 hours of scheduled instruction ($20.00 per hour).  The 8 hours may be divided according to the student’s needs.

Group Art Sessions
Studio Group Sessions 
Regularly scheduled studio groups can meet for $100 prepaid per month for 8 hours of scheduled instruction.

Off-site, Occasional Group Sessions 
Ten to 20 students can be accommodated at the location of your choice.  The fee is $10.00 per hour per student for a minimum of a 2‑hour session.  Payments for groups are to be made in advance.  The facilitator of the group can place one student for free.