Molly's turn: A Wonderful Mother and Artist Remembered, Virginia Irvin

Gini working on bust of her sister Barbara

from sketchbook early 1950's

rough for color drawing using Gini's children Christie and Jamie

color drawing completed

San Francisco looking towards Coit Tower

Gini Working at The Seattle Times

Golden Gate Fields for the S.F. Examiner

This work done on commission for a Doctor's office

one of many drawings of models for the newspapers

Looking across S.F. towards the bay

Gini modeling for a Lily Co.

Home on Potereo Hill

drawing herself

Gini loved to use Japanese Ink Stick

Here again the Japanese Ink Stick

Pensive Virginia

Bolinas, California

daughter Molly, age 16, playing guitar

Mozart

This sheep is from a small sketchbook

Virginia's surprise 70th Birthday Party in Fairfax

Gini was an avid life drawing participant

these are just a few examples of her many many beautiful nudes

Virginia at her home in Fairfax     circa 2000

The month of March marks the 2nd anniversary of my Mother's death.  She was a huge influence in my life and I know she had many friends who felt the richer for knowing her.  She was born to artists, so it was natural and very comfortable for her to draw, she drew like we breath.  She was never without a sketch book throughout her active life and loved to record everything going on around her.  She was so adept at the quick sketch that many newspaper (San Francisco Examiner, Seattle Times, Portland Oregonian) hired  her as their "artist on the spot".  These are some of my favorite drawings by her as well as some photos which capture her lovely, serene self.  From these photos you would never know what a wacky sense of humor she had- but she did!  I miss my best friend.