Self Portrait of the Artist

Self Portrait of the Artist
Cynthia Adams Losen, on a July, 2009 Visit to the Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens

Paintings and Photographs and Text Sometimes

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

"Waterlilies"




I just finished this painting on Friday, July 18, 2008 (I made changes today). It comes from a photograph session at the botanical gardens with Zhaniya and her grandmother, Valerie. Zhaniya was a great model and both Valerie and I had a great time watching her perform. She garnered an audience of her own when she picked up a hoola-hoop. Later, Valerie and I rested in the shade as Zhaniya ran through the water at the water-park part of the children's garden.

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Shantel & Destiny at the Botanical Gardens


First, notice that I made a change in my previous blog. It was Kim who saved the brochure for the Lilly Oncology on Canvas contest.
Now, for this painting: Shantel, Destiny, and I went to the Botanical Gardens on June 30th and this is one of the paintings that resulted. I expect I'll get more out of that one visit. They are lovely subjects. Shantel turned eighteen the next day. Little Destiny will be a year old in August. Both Shantel and Destiny have sweet dispositions and are easy to photograph as well as paint. I completed the painting (except for fixative) on July 8, 2008.
On Wednesday, July 2, I took Valerie Battle and her beautiful grandaughter, Zhanyah there. I'm working on a painting of Zhanyah now.