When Ginny began painting with watercolors on her first trip to Jamaica, she was captured by the light and color of the Caribbean coast and the beauty of the Jamaican people, and she knew that she’d found her life’s work. Her first painting guru was Bill Georgenes, who lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A compelling interest in portraiture led her to study with the late Dudty Fletcher who taught at the DeCordova Museum and the Cambridge Center for the Arts.
Tom shows their work by appointment at Two Boats Gallery, their home/studios in Jamaica Plain.
My artwork reflects the racial and ethnic diversity of my life and my community. I want happiness and optimism to permeate my paintings, to be shared with those who see the work and who take it into their homes.
Ginny passed away peacefully at home in Jamaica Plain on July 1, 2025. Here is a link to her obituary — a wonderful life story.
Ginny ONeil was a portrait and landscape artist who worked mainly in watercolor.
A lifetime Boston resident, she also spent time in Treasure Beach, Jamaica where she and her husband, Tom Menihan, were artists-in-residence at Jake’s Hotel during the winter months.
One of the ten ONeil sisters of Boston’s Easter Parade during the 1940’s and 50’s, Ginny credited her late mother, Julia ONeil, for early creative inspiration. While raising five children Ginny attended Boston State College and MIT for City Planning.
Photo credits: Photo of Ginny: Kathleen Gilroy Photo of the sisters: Nina Leen, Life Magazine 1950
Ginny ONeil
Ginny ONeil
Ginny passed away peacefully at home in Jamaica Plain on July 1, 2025. Here is a link to her obituary — a wonderful life story.
Ginny ONeil was a portrait and landscape artist who worked mainly in watercolor.
A lifetime Boston resident, she also spent time in Treasure Beach, Jamaica where she and her husband, Tom Menihan, were artists-in-residence at Jake’s Hotel during the winter months.
One of the Ten ONeil Sisters of Boston’s Easter Parade during the 1940’s and 50’s, Ginny credited her late mother, Julia ONeil, for early creative inspiration. While raising five children Ginny attended Boston State College and MIT for City Planning.
When Ginny began painting with watercolors on her first trip to Jamaica, she was captured by the light and color of the Caribbean coast and the beauty of the Jamaican people, and she knew that she’d found her life’s work. Her first painting guru was Bill Georgenes, who lived in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A compelling interest in portraiture led her to study with the late Dudty Fletcher who taught at the DeCordova Museum and the Cambridge Center for the Arts.
Tom shows their work by appointment at Two Boats Gallery, their home/studios in Jamaica Plain outside of Boston.
My artwork reflects the racial and ethnic diversity of my life and my community. I want happiness and optimism to permeate my paintings, to be shared with those who see the work and who take it into their homes.
Photo credits: Ginny: Kathleen Gilroy
Sisters: Nina Leen, Life Magazine 1950