About cynthia
Baltimore City
Through the years I have discovered that I am moved by the complexities of landscape and by the emotional impact of place. It seems that the contradiction of order/disorder, form and poetry that I find in natural and man-made landscapes has compelled me to paint places not only for their natural qualities but for the richness and formal qualities that make places unique.
I use drawings and watercolors to mark down the immediacy of a place and work in the studio to develop formal… more
I use drawings and watercolors to mark down the immediacy of a place and work in the studio to develop formal… more
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African Collection
Woodblock, linoleum and etchings. Inspired by the form and function of these handmade African artifacts. I have created my own interpretations as a point of departure.
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Jawitz Brower_Fetish Head_Linoleum Print_1999.jpgLinoleum Relief Print. 35" x 24"
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Jawitz Brower_Omalangidi_Linolium Print_1999.jpgLinolium Relief Print 19" x 14"
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Gaming Pieces.jpgEtching with Watercolor Print.
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Fetish anatomy.jpgWoodblock Print
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totem.jpgWoodblock Relief Print
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Fetish6.jpgLithograph Print
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fetish.jpgLithograph Print
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two fetishes and moon.jpgLithograph Print
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Fetish figures 2.jpgLithograph Print
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Fetish1.jpgLithograph Print
Mountains
The changing colors and moods of these mountains around Stellenbosch, South Africa, mean a great deal to me; they are part of my childhood.
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after the fire_oil_50x60.jpg
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after the fire,blue mountain_oil_60x50.jpg
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cape dutch_oil_65x50.jpg
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genconner_watercolor_30x22.jpg
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jonkershoek fire_watercolor_22x30 .jpg
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kirstenbosch_watercolor_30x22.jpg
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mountain stream2_linocut_24x18.jpg
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mountain stream_watercolor30x22.jpg
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Protea_lino_24x18 .jpg
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After the Fire3_watercolor_30x22.jpg
Eastern Shore, Maryland
The flat planes of the Eastern Shore of Maryland; their simplicity, and changes in color reflect the essence of the place.
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Near_Centreville_EasternShoreMD_oil 50%22x68%22.jpg
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Off_St_JosephRd_EasternShoreMD_50%22x72%22_oil.jpg
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Riggs Farm Summer_oil_.50x60tif.jpg
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two trees_Eastern shore_oil_65x65.jpg
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view from route 404_oil_48x60.jpg
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willoughby cannery road_oil_24x30.jpg
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Field_Eastern Shore_oil_36x36.jpg
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ploughed field_oil_29x35_.jpg
New Mexico
A visit to New Mexico opened my eyes to a landscape of color and earth formations, revelations of the earth's strata, and the history of the country and its people.
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Canyon Moon_litho and wooblock_12x18.jpg
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clouds, new mexico.oil_30x50.jpg
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mountain_strata_watercolor_22x30.jpg
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stepping stones, new mexico_oil_48x50.jpg
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the white place, New Mexico _iitho_16x12.jpg
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near-ghost-ranch_46x50.jpg
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White Place_litho_16x12.jpg
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Magic Mountain2_litho with ink and crayon_16x13 .jpg
Seaside
Cape Town's seas and beaches—crashing waves, tidal pools and bathing boxes—are part of my upbringing.
Maidens Cove
Changing colors and reflections in a small tidal pool on the Cape Town coast .
Hommage à Cezanne
These works are inspired by a visit to Cezanne's studio in Aix-en-Provence.