Pastel Painting Video
Cynthia is a visual artist who resides in Oxford Ct with her three children and most excellent husband. Her favorite mediums are photography, pastels, oils and acrylics. She is influenced by Monet, Degas, Leonardo Da Vinci and the Wyeth family. Cynthia Loves impressionistic art and explores many different types of techniques, always learning and maintaining her passion.
It is her mission to bring beauty and peace to the viewer in thought provoking ways. Exploring all kinds of relationships between big and small, differing viewpoints, color and subject matter, always bringing a certain passion for thought. She believes art has the power to transform individuals, society and the environment.
She has been an artist for most of her life, attending and graduating from Porter and Chester Institute many years ago, lending her talents to beautifying buildings and bridges. This type of design suited her well for a long time. Now she creates in a less rigid way, adding even more beauty to this world. She loves music, dance, theater and getting involved where she can to help make a positive experience for everyone.
You can find out more about Cynthia at www.facebook.com/DenofArt or instagram.com/den_of_art and her website at Cyn’s Den of Art https://den-of-art.com/ or call 203-232-5589.
- This painting is created with soft pastels (like chalk) and can smear easily. Please store in the original package and make sure the artwork doesn’t touch anything. Do not spray with a fixative as this will damage the painting.
- Use museum, regular, non-glare or UV glass but do not use plexiglass. If possible, avoid turning artwork upside down when framing so it doesn’t touch the glass. Keep painting face up at all times. At least double mat, use fillets or spacers to keep painting away from glass. Your framer will know what this means. Be very cautious when using point drivers as these can loosen pastel.
- Do not cover painting with anything, not even tissue paper. Use only glassine to help protect it. Do not slide glassine across artwork as this can cause smearing. Do not touch painting.
- Artworks do not fare well in bright sunlight. Watercolors and other works on paper are prone to color bleaching or degradation when placed in direct sunlight.
- Frequent or large changes in temperature can be damaging to artworks as can high levels of humidity or dampness. When selecting where to hang your new artworks, consider how the requirements of the medium match up with the room in which you’re placing it. Kitchens or rooms with open fires or radiators or strong sources of heat can cause warping or discoloration to some mediums. Avoid excessive dryness, heat, humidity or cold.
- Protect the painting from accidental bumps. Dust the outside of the framed piece regularly without chemicals or water.
If properly taken care of, your painting will last many lifetimes. Pastel is one of the most permanent art mediums in existence. Many pastels painted over 200 years ago are still as bright and fresh as the day they were created. The artist pigments in my pastels are the same as those used in fine oil paint.
