Cynthia Mosser

My "Swim Puff" series, like this painting titled "Swim Puff (lollipop)," is all about a riot of color and biomorphic shapes. The feeling I desire to create is joy, fun and whimsy. Some say these pieces are psychedelic, which is great, because this is my version of being on drugs. Love, Cynthia ❤️ See this piece on my website at: www.tiny.cc/swim_puff_lollipop "Swim Puff (lollipop)" India ink pen, acrylic paint, encaustic medium, oil paint 18 x 28 $1700

Fraternal Foliage (glow) What the Fraternal Foliage series is all about Fraternal Foliage (glow) is part of my "Fraternal Foliage" series, which I began in 2005. I love pattern and shape, and it all started with playing around in my sketchbook. I also grew up around around massive amounts of greenery in the Pacific Northwest (Portland, OR). Surrounding my house were layers of English ivy, and I was always under a canopy of by tall trees. In essence, the shapes in my painting are an abstract riff on dense leaf-like forms. Finally, I create movement by grouping, and strategically-placed bright color. The painting itself is layered: I start with a drawing in the background, then add paint, and finally beeswax (encaustic medium) as the last layer. With a metal stylus, I write into the beeswax, which creates grooves. These grooves are then filled in with burnt umber (brown) oil paint, as well as white oil paint.  See more ...

Colored pencils are are about blending, and starting as light as possible. In this colored pencil piece "Celery Vie I" I created an abstract, botanical head. The original comes framed and matted. Cynthia See it on my website at: http://tiny.cc/celery_vie_I "Celery Vie I" Colored Pencil on Museum Board Image: 16 x 11 in Frame: 26 x 20.75 x 1.25 in Mat: 8-ply Rising Board $1875