cynthia brower's portfolio

Work samples

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Etching with Watercolor
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Silkscreen Print
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Color Etching Print with Chine Collé
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Relief Print

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

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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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Linoleum Relief Print. 35" x 24"
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Linolium Relief Print 19" x 14"
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Etching with Watercolor Print.
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Woodblock Print
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Woodblock Relief Print
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Lithograph Print
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Lithograph Print
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Lithograph Print
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Lithograph Print
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Lithograph 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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cape dutch_oil_65x50.jpg
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jonkershoek fire_watercolor_22x30 .jpg
kirstenbosch_watercolor_30x22.jpg
mountain stream2_linocut_24x18.jpg
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Protea_lino_24x18 .jpg
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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willoughby cannery road_oil_24x30.jpg
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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.