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"Hidden Writings" the end

2/3/2021

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Hidden Writings, Cindy Walton, oil and cold wax on panel, 45"x45"
Well the day came and the painting was finished.  Hopefully I'll be able to show you what it looks like in its new home in NYC.
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Commission-"Hidden Writings"

1/27/2021

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Well here we are the painting and I- hahah.  We have come a long way and almost finished!
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A new commission

1/20/2021

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I have had the opportunity to paint special paintings for several clients this year.  Here is the latest commission "Hidden Writings".  I like to take this time to show you the path of my work.  It is not always the same but this client wanted a certain rawness that needed a lot of under painting and the editing to hide and  reveal the details.  I will post several of in process paintings or details and the the final result.

​The image on the left is the beginning rounds of color, sorry it was cropped.  The painting on the right the edit is beginning.
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Commission finished

1/13/2021

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These paintings are finished and in their new home.  It was fun to paint and fun to see them finally hanging.
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December 10th, 2020

12/10/2020

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Some of my biggest challenges are worked out on the canvas.  I may sketch out a composition before hand but the painting always seems to have a mind of it's own. Then the color!  A client envisions one thing and I another.
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Commission time-birth of a painting

11/24/2020

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The beginning of a painting is always challenging. As I add paint and work through the different layers I begin to have an idea as to where things will will go.

These 2 panels are for a client each are 48x24".  They are to be companion pieces for a clients family room.  I begin a lot of my work with a warm under painting and marks of some kind.  The marks are just marks or "asemic writing, meaning "having no specific semantic content", or "without the smallest unit of meaning". For me these marks a very freeing

At this point I'm not sure of the composition.  I do know a basic color palette. More to come.  Please follow on Facebook and Instagram.
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Using Art to Inspire Poetry-Ekphrasis

10/14/2020

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(Construct) Rebellion 2, Cindy Walton, Arches oil paper, waxed linen thread, oil paint, cold wax, 10"x10", $650
This year the above "Construct" was in an exhibit at Arts Benicia, Benicia, CA. During the exhibit which was on line poets were invited to create poems about artwork in the exhibit.  Poetry that is inspired by art is called Ekphrasis.  Two poems were written about this sculpture/painting.  

Patchwork Life by Vatsala Menon

Life as I know it, is a patchwork of highs and lows, rough and smooth
Held together with strands of Time
Sometimes strong, sometimes frail
And yet we strive to glue our lives
Into a mosaic of good and the bad
Strive to live our lives as best as we can.

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Haiku 5 by Laurie McCarriar

choosing paper strips
constructing in rhythm
grids made and unmade

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Exploring with paper and abstraction

7/31/2020

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Sometimes during these unusual times we work on new ideas.  I have been playing with paper for awhile but last week I did a couple of different things.  Corrugated cardboard has been a new asset to my art tool box and a sander.  I have missed power tools and working at home has given me some freedom to explore.
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Artist Residency - 2020

4/2/2020

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Construct 2, Cindy Walton, oil and cold wax, paper, corrugated cardboard, 16"x16",NFS
Many of you have never been on an artist residency.  It is a time we go somewhere to work on our "work" with out the world entering in to our creative time.  Sometimes great things come from this time and sometimes it is just a time to get our heads on.

So, I am pretending that during this very challenging time in all of our lives that I am on a residency sponsored by the Corona Virus  As I have mentioned earlier I am at my home studio in the basement.  It is not glamorous but I can work whenever I want and do not have to be 6 feet from anyone. 

All this said I will be posting this interesting and challenging work and begin to talk about what I am actually doing.  Many times it is very hard to express why we are making what we are making but it needs to be made!
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Juried shows

3/22/2020

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Quiet but Deep, Cindy Walton, oil and cold wax on paper, waxes linen thread, 16"x16", $650
 Just an update.  Neither of these pieces (blog post 3-4-20)  made it to the finish line.  Of course disappointed because I felt they were strong pieces for a process themed show in a Women's made Gallery.  But on to the next.... 
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