Buried Seeds
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook says of her work... My previous solo exhibition, entitled Abundance of Apollo: The Celestial Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes of Greek Mythology, served as a point o...
Paper, Crayon, Latex, Acrylic
Ascending the Bramble
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook says of her work... My previous solo exhibition, entitled Abundance of Apollo: The Celestial Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes of Greek Mythology, served as a point o...
Paper, Crayon, Acrylic
Serpentine
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook says of her work... My previous solo exhibition, entitled Abundance of Apollo: The Celestial Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes of Greek Mythology, served as a point o...
Paper, Cotton Canvas, Latex, Permanent Marker
Loyal Companion
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook says of her work... My previous solo exhibition, entitled Abundance of Apollo: The Celestial Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes of Greek Mythology, served as a point o...
Paper, Permanent Marker
The Leopards
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook says of her work... My previous solo exhibition, entitled Abundance of Apollo: The Celestial Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes of Greek Mythology, served as a point o...
India Ink, Acrylic, Paper
Harvest Bowl
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook says of her work... My previous solo exhibition, entitled Abundance of Apollo: The Celestial Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes of Greek Mythology, served as a point o...
Paper, Cotton Canvas, Latex, Permanent Marker
Harvest Burnt Sienna
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook says of her work... My previous solo exhibition, entitled Abundance of Apollo: The Celestial Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes of Greek Mythology, served as a point o...
Permanent Marker, Ink
Harvest Contour
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook says of her work... My previous solo exhibition, entitled Abundance of Apollo: The Celestial Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes of Greek Mythology, served as a point o...
Paper, Permanent Marker
Flower Chain
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook says of her work... My previous solo exhibition, entitled Abundance of Apollo: The Celestial Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes of Greek Mythology, served as a point o...
Paper, India Ink
Cassandra
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook says of her work... My previous solo exhibition, entitled Abundance of Apollo: The Celestial Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes of Greek Mythology, served as a point o...
Canvas, Acrylic
Persephone: Something Blue
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook says of her work... My previous solo exhibition, entitled Abundance of Apollo: The Celestial Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes of Greek Mythology, served as a point o...
Paper, Crayon, Latex, Acrylic
Persephone
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook says of her work... My previous solo exhibition, entitled Abundance of Apollo: The Celestial Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes of Greek Mythology, served as a point o...
Canvas, Acrylic
Medusa
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook says of her work... My previous solo exhibition, entitled Abundance of Apollo: The Celestial Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes of Greek Mythology, served as a point o...
Canvas, Acrylic
Medusa: Quartzite Glow
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook says of her work... My previous solo exhibition, entitled Abundance of Apollo: The Celestial Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes of Greek Mythology, served as a point o...
Paper, Crayon, Latex, Acrylic
Medusa: Gorgon's Glare
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook says of her work... My previous solo exhibition, entitled Abundance of Apollo: The Celestial Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes of Greek Mythology, served as a point o...
Paper, Crayon, Latex, Acrylic
Medusa: Defiance of Wildflowers
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook says of her work... My previous solo exhibition, entitled Abundance of Apollo: The Celestial Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes of Greek Mythology, served as a point o...
Paper, Crayon, Acrylic, Latex
Medusa: Gaze of Fury
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook says of her work... My previous solo exhibition, entitled Abundance of Apollo: The Celestial Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes of Greek Mythology, served as a point o...
Acrylic, Paper, Crayon
The Archer
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Acrylic, Linen, Oil
Summer & Autumn
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Egret
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Plaster, Acrylic
Abundance of Apollo Study
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Paper, Pastel, Acrylic
Gemini: Temple of Castor and Pollux
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
Sagittarius: Chiron & Achilles
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Canvas, Acrylic, Pastel
Minerva
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
Abundance of Apollo
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
Sagittarius: Chiron
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
Aquarius: Ganymede
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
Leo: Hercules and the Nemean Lion
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
Virgo: Demeter the Goddess of Harvest
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
Libra: Astraea the Goddess of Justice
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
Taurus: Europa & Zeus
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
Sold|$4,300
Demeter
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook says of her work... My previous solo exhibition, entitled Abundance of Apollo: The Celestial Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes of Greek Mythology, served as a point o...
Canvas, Acrylic
Demeter: Winter of Discontent
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook says of her work... My previous solo exhibition, entitled Abundance of Apollo: The Celestial Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes of Greek Mythology, served as a point o...
Paper, Crayon, Acrylic, Latex
Persephone: Something Borrowed
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook says of her work... My previous solo exhibition, entitled Abundance of Apollo: The Celestial Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes of Greek Mythology, served as a point o...
Paper, Crayon, Latex, Acrylic
Sold|$4,300
Pandora
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook says of her work... My previous solo exhibition, entitled Abundance of Apollo: The Celestial Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes of Greek Mythology, served as a point o...
Acrylic, Canvas
Sold|$2,000
Change of Air
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Acrylic, Paper, Ink
Sold|$5,250
Water Bearer
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Acrylic, Crayon, Tempera, Canvas
Sold|$1,700
Flora & Zephyr
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Canvas, Crayon, Acrylic
Sold|$5,250
Change of Air
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Crayon, Acrylic, Tempera, Canvas
Sold|$3,300
Fidus Amor
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Canvas, Crayon, Acrylic
Sold|$1,700
Nonviable
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Acrylic, Canvas, Crayon
Sold|$2,000
Ad Meloria
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Paper, Ink, Acrylic
Sold|$3,200
Gemini: Dioscuri
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Paper, Acrylic
Virgo: Light in August
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Paper, Pastel, Acrylic
Virgo: Demeter's Harvest
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Paper, Acrylic, Pastel
Sold|$1,500
Virgo Study
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Acrylic, Paper
Pisces: Aphrodite and Eros
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
Scorpio: Artemis Nocturne
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
Gemini: Castor & Pollux
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
Aries: The Golden Fleece
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Canvas, Acrylic, Pastel
Sold|$3,600
Capricorn: Pan
By Ginger Williams Cook
Located in New Orleans, LA
Ginger Williams Cook is a painter, published illustrator, and arts educator based in Jackson, MS.
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
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