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

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. 
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    st james.jpg
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    breaking wave oil_60x50.jpg
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    bathing boxes__color etching_11x8 .jpg
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    boxes and sea_crayon_22x30.jpg
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    breaking wave_litho_12x16.jpg
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    pool st. james-lithograph_15x12.jpg
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    pool with breaking wave_etching_ 23x24.jpg
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    seaside bouquet_etching_12x18.jpg

Homage a Cezanne

These works are inspired by a visit to Cezanne's studio in Aix-en-Provence.
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    cezanne with cherries_relief_12x18.jpg
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    homage to cezanne_lino_18x11.jpg
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    red_waistcoat_24x18_relief print with chine colle_30x22.jpg
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    the studio -- relief print with chine colle--30x22.jpg
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    the swimming pool--relief print--30x22 .jpg

Maidens Cove

Changing colors and reflections in a small tidal pool on the Cape Town coast .
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    maidens cove_oil, 50x60.jpg
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    maidens cove1_oil_50%22x60%22oil.jpg
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    maiden's cove_watercolor_22x30jpg.jpg
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    maiden's cove1_watercolor_22x30.jpg
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    maiden's cove2_watercolor_22x30.jpg
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    maiden's cove3_watercolor_22x30,jpg.jpg
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    maiden's cove4_watercolor_22x30.jpg