Gin does beautiful scratchboard art and has had several successful shows around L.A. in recent years. He is best known for his stunning portraits of Blues singers shown here at La Luz De Jesus in 2001, illustrations of African-American Folklore and, most recently, his series of Hobo portraits.

His work is evolving. The new series uses a much more lush, almost painterly, sand-paper scratchboard technique that he tints with watercolor. His subject matter has matured as well. He has moved beyond the realm of illustration to a more expressive, individualized vision of narrative portraiture. The new work is a series of tattoos and tattooed people. No longer is he merely illustrating a narrative story, but rather telling you the story through a stark image of a hand, foot, face or torso that is covered in years of history. The tattoos of his subjects are steeped in personal symbolism which give Gin's new series a self-expressive touch that I haven't seen in the past.
 
Gin now resides in Los Angeles where he has been creating work for private commission, album covers, and rock posters on top of also showing his art over the past several years at galleries in and around Los Angeles. Gin Stevens has shown here at La Luz De Jesus Gallery in multiple group shows as well as four and two person shows.
 
by Tom Neely

"Omie Wise "

19"x22"
scratchboard/color ink wash
$1,000.00
SOLD

"Lady of Sorrow"

20"x16"
scratchboard/color ink wash
$2,000.00

"Lula Viers"

19"x22"
scratchboard/color ink wash
$1,000.00
SOLD

"Jellon Grame"

8"x10" each
scratchboard/color ink wash
$1,200.00 (set of 2)
NFS

"Rose Connoley"

11"x14"
scratchboard/color ink wash
$1,000.00