October 4th, 2018

cmsa; a note to my sister in art, today:
you can only be the painter you are!!!all that criticism we received in art school during the "painting is dead" period, really helped drive that point home for me.. Trying to jump on the wagon as it passes us by once again,, we both know is fruitless and death to the artist inside; we gotta hope we'll live to see the day when WE ARE FINALLY THE STATUS QUO; PAINT YOUR HEART OUT FRIENDS. love, cynda mary
here's a real oldie, 1992, finished the night before my first son arrived. "An Angel Passes", cynda valle, a little house in claremont, where magic often happened

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October 3rd, 2018

cmsa; any student looking for a painting is welcome to try this; beginning of the advanced curriculum;
dear daughter in art;
cynda valle <cyndavalle@gmail.com>

hey girl, gonna guess some of your 5 or so paintings you got going are done? send images of them when they are done. I think it's time to start a new one too, try a little larger (36x24 +/-) and i offer this for your inspiration; they are stained glass windows and space "nebula" i think?
What they have in common is luminosity; Luminosity means; appears to be lit from within. and as many oil painters profess (including me) i'm all about painting luminous images. 
I would like you to be inspired to paint a luminous painting yourself. 
Please note how the inspiration photos achieve luminosity in two traditional ways'
1. Glazing; thinner glazes produce brightest colors possible
2. Chiaroscuro; the basic law of "all is relative" ; in this case; the darker the surrounding surfaces are, the more luminous the lit areas become.
So the ultimate goal is luminosity, by demonstrating the principles of chiaroscuro and glazing. beyond that, be inspired in anyway you want by the images. Try to think of the project in the back of your mind, while doing boring stuff, inspiration most likely to happen than, and give it time, every time your idea morphs it becomes something more a thing on it's own, I call it "growing the idea", eventuallly, youre just along for the ride, the medium, not the author, it feels amazing

October 2nd, 2018

cmsa; making america great again, the left hand way ("protest is partriotic!")...at the moon festival in chinatown checking out the marvelous work of Michael Sabet at the gallery Lei Min Place at 443 Lei Min Way

September 27th, 2018

cmsa; just rented these two ffor tv show called "grownish". Brewery artists; The studio gallery that rented them is a new one called "enchanted studios" (in the valley). They'll be here for artwalk and i think are interested in all different kinds of art. if youre interested get in touch with Daphne and or dave at Enchanted Studios...they are wonderful supporters of artists, and fun to hang around with!

September 24th, 2018

cmsa; ever since a glorious morning 30 years ago when i saw my grey cat walk across a carpet of fallen jacaranda blooms, i have loved color combo of purple/violet against greys. I take advantage of every opportunity to paint the combo, ...here's this morn's palette from current wip, yum

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September 15th, 2018

cmsa; when our son was 10 weeks old (1992), we were the news of the moment,(ex was shot while at work at county general, the old hospital, fast forward to today , he works there again). it'll suck if that was my "15 minutes" @ Valle Rogers

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September 10th, 2018

cmsa; Dear friend, Maya Blum, don't know whether to laugh or cry, cuz this one reminds me of the strange and surreal terrain of impending old age...face lift anyone????? ps. Just kidding Maya, it's a beautiful photo!

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