Prints coming soon.....

As many of my collectors know I have only been selling my original paintings but soon I will be adding prints of my artwork. You will be able to purchase prints from my NiNi Arts website http://www.niniarts.com & I will continue to sell my original paintings from my http://www.stores.ebay.com/nini-arts Check my website often ...prints are coming soon!

It's Worth A Million But I'll Take Fifty Website....

This is a new Art website that 11 of my fabulous art friends & myself have created to sell our smaller pieces of original art... NO Copies on this site, all the artwork are juried in to create a place where original art can be purchased at affordable prices by some of the most talented artists around the world. The Jury process is to have a wide variety of mediums & styles from abstracts to folk art. Be sure & check out .... www.itsworthamillionbutilltakefifty.com or click on the $50.00 Art Gallery in the links on the right side of this page.

Katrina Victims Auctions....

It's terrible what Katrina has done to the beautiful city of New Orleans and surrounding area's. My heart goes out to all people who are helpless at this devistating time. All the New Orleans history washed away.......it's so sad!

I have folk art paintings up for auction in my Ebay Store, NiNi Arts, with 100% proceeds going to Katrina Victims. I am an award winning folk artist & have these paintings starting out at very affordable prices so please check them out, it's going to a greatly needed cause! I will be adding more within the next few days.

Thank you for your help!
Please click on my NiNi Arts Ebay Store link!

Wet from the Easel.......

This is my latest original painting that will be up for auction in my ebay store. By the way I changed my Ebay user ID to niniartsstudio.

This painting is 22" x 28" called Flower Fairies, vibrant colors of midnight blues, berry, white & yellows. The Fairy below is enjoying the scent of the sweet smelling flower while her little friend on the leaf is waiting patiently for her to come play. I believe Fairies play at night, in the darkness or a full moon, they don't think we can see them but sometimes we catch a glimpse.

Took some time off...

I've taken some time off to accomplish certain goals within my art career and to do some commission work for my returning clients.
I am all caught up and have some exciting new paintings coming, be sure & sign up for my newsletter on my website to receive all the new
information with NiNi Arts Studio & Ebay Store.

Thanks for your Support!
Carol
www.niniarts.com

bids-4-kids......

Artist for Hole in the Wall project...... Ebay Self Representing Artist support kids with life threatening diseases by raising funds for Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Camps.

Buy great art and supply art supplies for kids at Hole in the Wall camps! Click on the link for more info....see you there!

Abstract Pink Flower

Wet from the Easel......

My latest is an Abstract Pink Flower that I will also be putting up for auction in my NiNi Arts Ebay Store or in my NiNi Arts website......Always search NiNi in Ebay's art category's. I mainly list in the Contempory Art category and my Ebay user ID is carold78.
.... Thanks!

NiNi Arts Gallery Show.....

Click Here to view my Gallery slide show presentation.

My NiNi.....

I've had several clients ask me how I came up with my studio name NiNi Arts.
NiNi is my fabulous poodle's name and it's short for Athina. As you can see in the picture below she is adorable...... I love her so! I purchased NiNi in Las Vegas and she definately is a Vegas showgirl!

I actually have many animals .... another poodle named Penny, a stinky bassett named Scooby, a cat named Bobbi and a talking parrot named CoCo. But NiNi is the boss even though CoCo tries to run the show. I can't imagine what it would be like to live in a house without animals, probably alot cleaner!

Photo of MY NiNi ....

Wet from the Easel.........

Here is another painting from my Tribute to Georgia O'Keeffe Series called "Abstract Purple Iris". This large painting will be up for auction on Ebay. Always search NiNi in ebay's art category's. I want to thank all my collector's for the huge success of these paintings!

Abstract Purple Iris

Ebay Art Show, Subject Frida Kahlo

Members from the Art & Artist community at Ebay have been busy working on an Art Show with Frida Kahlo as the subject. Please be sure to visit this Friday, May 6th, at 6:00 P.M. eastern standard time for the show. Most of this artwork is also up for auction. The list of participants so far are listed below by there Ebay user Id names:

Carold78 (NiNi Arts)
Ambyorik aka Whitehend
Ms*Pat
Bumblebeestudio
Cricket_Art
Jackeddycat
Passion*4art
Fullwoodcreek
moomoosmom
ladyfur
sweetdreamweaverart
veruka_salt
paintingdanno3
1jeenyus
afnorling
pyro_harp

Be sure & check it out, there's some fun & awesome Artwork!!

Red Poppy

Wet from the Easel.....

This is my latest painting from my Tribute to Georgia O'Keeffe Abstract Flower Series called Red Poppy. I will be listing it in my website or NiNi Arts Ebay Store...alway's search NiNi in Ebay's Art Category's.

Abstract Yellow Orchid

Wet from the Easel....

Yellow orchid is from my Tribute to Georgia O'Keeffe Abstract Flower Series.... I just finished it and will be putting it up for auction with Ebay or in my NiNi Arts Studio ...... always search NiNi in Ebay's Art Category.

Ebay's Artist Choice Award....

I love Folk Art and I am proud that I was voted in the top 5 on Ebay's Artist Choice Awards for Best Folk Art. There are some fabulous Artist's on Ebay and I am honored to recieve this award. Thank You.
Visit my NiNi Arts ebay store!

Carol 

Starting out to become an Artist....

I'm struggling with this blog thing but from what I gather it's a good idea so I'm giving it a try.

I thought I would start at the very beginning of my Artist blog adventure with my family, my Greek family, that should say enough right there!

Anyway, I started drawing at a young age, my father was an artist, two of my cousin's are artist's and my aunt Helena is an artist.

I grew up on the South Side of Chicago with my grandmother, who grew up in Greece and my mother who's an American born Greek (you can only imagine what it was like, there's a whole other story here).

We didn't have much money, like most in my neighborhood, so instead of art classes, while in high school I won a scholarship into beauty school, (tells you what kind of high school I went to) but my heart was in drawing and painting. So, for 3 years (it took me longer than normal, cause I skipped all the time) I attended one of the top beauty schools in downtown Chicago (big deal, I didn't care, my Greek aunt Angelina made me go). I finally got all my required hours and never took the state exam (Greek tempers were flying over that).

I wanted to attend art classes, which I managed to do but had to quit the classes to find work (or a Greek husband, I chose work). So in my spare time I painted and sketched drawings. A customer (I'm doing hair on the side) bought one of my paintings, acrylic on wood of a seaside. That gave me the courage to approach a Gallery, which I got accepted in.

I remember my first order for a personal painting, it was for a Joker from a deck of playing cards (could only happen to me), which is ironic cause within the last 20 years to today I am a high limit assistant with Poker Tournaments in Las Vegas and on Cruise ships but that's another story that I won't bore you with.

I've been lucky enough to sell many of my paintings from my website.... www.niniarts.com and from my ebay store, which is also niniarts.

I love cheerful, bright, bold colors...My motto is: When in doubt paint it red !

I like to sign my paintings... NiNi, which is one of my poodle's names, it's short for Athina (Greek of course) but I do sign the back with my Carol signature... My married last name is not Greek, of course (that was a problem but they got over it).

I adore vibrant colors and that's what most of my artwork is about, color certainly makes the world more interesting.