Work samples

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  • Mangroves in Naples
    Mangroves in Naples
  • The Passage of Micheleen Kimmey
    The Passage of Micheleen Kimmey
  • A View from a Beach in Sicily
    A View from a Beach in Sicily

    This image is from a trip to Malta with a side visit to Sicily.  The image relates to a similar port scene by Matisse when he was in Tunisia, as I was feeling the relationship to being in a new place - feeling displacement - so that I could see the abstractions of the scene and depict the light and color that was not part of my normal every day life.  

About Cynthia

I am a painter crafting vibrant,  painterly narratives where personal memory meets cultural mythology.  My expressive work weaves together figurative storytelling, wild anthropomorphic nature, and scenes that pulse with lived experience - each piece a fragment of connection between body, place and belonging.  

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Tarot

This is a fresh perspective on the traditional tarot using some traditional imagery juxtaposed with modern imagery and pop culture touchstones.  

  • Judgement
    Judgement

    This shows a phoenix rising representing the judgement card

  • Justice
    Justice

    Justice has the scales with birds balancing on each side and an infinity sign above.

  • Hanged Man
    Hanged Man

    The Hanged Man card has an auric light around him, while the chakra centers are shown almost as a stop light.

  • The World
    The World

    This is a traditional image where the world rides in the sky on the backs of four elephants who are on top of a turtle.  

  • Star
    Star

    The Star card shows boats simultaneously in the water and the starry sky signifying one's journey.

  • The Lovers
    The Lovers

    The lovers are represented by fish almost in a Pisces and a yin and yang configuration.  

  • Wheel of Fortune
    Wheel of Fortune

    The Wheel of Fortune is designed with the samsara wheel in mind.  

  • The Fool
    The Fool

    Ganesha and a dog are travelling along the tops of mountain cliffs as the Fool card.  

  • Death
    Death

    The death card shows the cycle of life with rebirth coming.  

  • Strengthe
    Strengthe

    The strength card shows a woman protected by an auric energy egg in orange and guarded by a purple dragon.  

Rocks

These are close up images of rocks in my collection.  They are tiny worlds of color, texture, and shapes.  

  • Shiva's Eyes
    Shiva's Eyes

    This is an image of a crystal with several Shiva's eyes stones.  

  • Red Egg
    Red Egg

    This is a red stone egg with a piece of emerald stone.

  • Flight
    Flight

    Flight shows a rock with thin layers on a blue background, but also evokes a movement and lightness.  

  • Storm
    Storm

    This rock is dark and brooding.  

  • Scheelite Stack
    Scheelite Stack

    This piece of Scheelite looks like it is in the desert and part of a landscape.

  • Star
    Star

    The star shape of this mica has a great energy.

  • Redon Rocks
    Redon Rocks

    The coloring and mark making in this rock painting reminds me of Odilon Redon's paintings.  

  • The Object
    The Object

    This is a piece of fluorite that is picking up colors from the environment - and looks a bit patriotic because of the blue and red and white stripes.  

  • Fluorite
    Fluorite

    This piece of purple fluorite looks like a small mountain.  

  • Amethyst
    Amethyst

    This large painting of an amethyst crystal looks like a mountain against the sky.