Gino aka Ep2Art

Artistic engineer · painter · welder · builder · live-stream host

Albany & Rensselaer County, NY — Capital Region

I don't fit in one box, so I stopped trying. I make things with my hands, fix things with a wrench, and invite people along for the ride.

The short version

I'm Gino — online as Ep2Art, sometimes signed EPII or Gene on older work going back to 1991. I'm based in the Capital Region, splitting time between Albany, Rensselaer County, and studio work that often ties back to Troy.

I call myself an artistic engineer because that's what it feels like: half invention, half craft. Paintings on canvas, scrap-metal sculpture, giant mushroom builds, leaf-print series, welded nut-and-bolt figures, 3D-printed pieces, and whatever the next idea demands. If I can sketch it, weld it, pour it, print it, or hang it on a wall — I'm interested.

This site is my studio out loud. The gallery is organized by album. The live stream is basically my life on camera — studio sessions, late nights, movie nights with the chat room rolling. The shop covers commissions, Crafts by Randi, and the 3D Print Shop. Genius Repair is the shop side — small engines, automotive work, honest diagnostics. Drop-offs welcome; equipment pickup & delivery $50–$75, automobiles discussed — Capital Region only.

What I make

Paintings & mixed media — Marbling, cyan-line geometry, leaf prints, abstracts like Chaos of the Mind and Galexy Far, and collaborations with other Capital Region artists.
Sculpture & immersive builds — Papier-mâché and resin work at festival scale (Mushy-Lisa), scrap-metal rifles, welded character figures, and installation pieces with Imaginarium Albany and the Misfit Collective.
3D printing — Figurines, vases, décor, and custom requests printed on a Flashforge Adventurer 5M.
Sketchbook & lettering — Pencil studies, graffiti-influenced letterforms, and seasonal pieces — see the Sketches album.
Repair & fabrication — Small engines, brakes, exhaust, NYS pre-inspections, and one-off mechanical builds through Genius Repair.

In the studio & on the wall

A few snapshots of me at work and pieces I'm proud of. More in the full gallery.

Gino standing beside the finished Mushy-Lisa mushroom sculpture — **Me & Mushy-Lisa** — outdoor debut of the giant mushroom build

Galexy Far painting framed on the wall — **Galexy Far** — cyan geometry and color pours, framed

Chaos of the Mind abstract painting — **Chaos of the Mind** — layered abstract, moon and mandala motifs

Steampunk scrap-metal rifle sculpture on jack stands — **Steampunk rifle** — welded scrap-metal sculpture

Lineup of three welded nut-and-bolt figures — **Welded Creations** — scrap hardware figures from the shop

Leaf Burst painting on dark canvas — **Leaf Prints 2026** — pressed leaves, acrylic on canvas

Naughty Santa eye study pencil sketch — **Sketches** — pencil and ink from the sketchbook

Galexy Far canvas on the studio floor with Xina the dog — **Studio life** — Xina approves of *Galexy Far*

Community & what's next

I built the Ep2Art Misfit Collective for people who want more than a scroll — live chat, gallery comments, movie nights, and a growing crew of artists, makers, and fixers in the region. Membership is free; your screen name shows up when you're watching live so I know you're in the room.

I'm collaborating with folks like Imaginarium Albany, supporting local friends through the collective page, and always looking for the next build — whether that's a canvas, a weld, a stream, or a custom commission.

Want to work together, commission a piece, or just say hi? Contact me or browse the shop. Pass along materials or support the studio through donations. Deeper studio notes live in Articles.