Artist Gina De Gorna, Statement and Biography: Born in Bulgaria , Gina De Gorna has lived and studied art in Europe, where she received her education in Fine Arts. There she received also her first Art award at the age of ten. Never stopped studying the works of the Masters, reading about art, color and painting, she has been a teacher for 11 years. In 1997 the artist moved to the USA and resided with her family in Oregon then in Washington State. Gina found paradise  and moved to Hawaii  in the summer of 2007.  In the USA Gina De Gorna launched her career as a full-time artist and as such she can offer originals of oil and acrylic paintings and variety of limited edition Giclee reproductions. Gina's fine art works and portraits have been shown in solo and group exhibitions in Europe, Canada, and the USA. Her work incorporates a wide variety of subject matter, including cartoons, illustrations, portraits , landscape  and seascape images , together with paintings of animals , birds , and flowers.  Her paintings are recognized for their realistic and expressional values. They are the product of a continuing process of exploration through which the artist is seeking to portray personal or visionary interpretations of the world. Gina's paintings are impressions of places and events from everyday life and personal responses to what she sees or feels. They have been collected in the US, Canada, China, Korea, India, South Africa, France, Bulgaria, and Italy. Favorite Color: RED Favorite Place: Hawaii, Big Island Favorite Hobby: ART Favorite Sport: Boogie Boarding Favorite Drink: Mojito Favorite Music: All but Heavy Metal Favorite Website: Home of Modern Art.com  and ExperienceKona.com Favorite Art Gallery: www.GinaDeGornaGalleries.com Favorite Art Materials and Tools Supplier:  Other Interests: Books - World Literature, Philosophy, Psychology, Art & Color Therapy, Charity.   Save the URL: www.GinaDeGornaGalleries.com