Meet the Artist...

 A love for color, beauty, and expressiveness motivates artist Ginny Lea. Born and raised in Manhattan, Kansas, Ginny gained her love and talent for art from her artistic dad, a printer by trade. As a child, she watched as he drew pen and inks at his homemade drawing table.

After college and becoming a farmer’s wife, she began dabbling in art. While raising three daughters, she took local painting classes and workshops. To bring more art opportunities to her rural area, Ginny organized painting workshops taught by professional artists. A life-change took her to Colorado where she graduated from The Art Institute of Colorado in Denver.

Throughout the various seasons and challenges of life, art has continually been a refreshing retreat and source of joy for Ginny. “I can’t imagine life without it,” she says. “I have to be creative in some capacity or another.”

A lover of variety, Young’s subject matter includes still life, floral, figure, landscapes and abstract art. Creativity is Ginny’s lifestyle and passion, and she loves to take common, often “unnoticed” things and make them beautiful. She is inspired by both the common and the grand because she knows that all beauty comes from God, the original and ultimate Creator. Mediums she uses include oil, watercolor, acrylic, collage, and mixed media.

Her award-winning art can be seen in such locations as Good Samaritan Exempla Hospital in Lafayette Colorado, YMCA conference center in Estes Park, Pepsi Corporation in New York, Gettysburg Pennsylvania Presbyterian Church, the home of former KSU Football coach Bill Snyder, and the Fort Collins “Rearin’ to Go” public art project.