Dancing

Light and color have an abstract energy. That process becomes a connector in my universe. Light reveals color. Tiny particles of energy dance, weave and bounce off and thru the subject, creating the form between glass walls of refraction, trapped in the edges, spun into a corner. No place to go. Bouncing back up thru the stillness. Or bouncing back at you from a monitor. Color existing only when light slams into it, shadows hint at another passage.

Clay,Wire, Paper, Glue, Leaves, Wood, String

Getting there through twists and turns. The three dimensional piece below started with an image in my head of something going vertical. Arm, head, neck. Branch? And then where? The face — a take on the comedy/tragedy masks. An idea that hadn’t found it’s place became the face of Tree Spirit watching from below the […]

The Diplomat

SERGIO A darling boy is Sergio. True of heart and brave. Loves to chase deer and squirrels. Always keeping the peace. Always consoling the hearts of others. When Enzo, has a bad day he soothes the hurt away with muzzle licks. When Sophia the cat escapes to the backyard or gets locked in the garage he barks […]

PONTY

See more of Ponty here.

ART VS AI

Will AI-generated art steal LI artists’ jobs? By Victor Ocasio victor.ocasio@newsday.com Updated March 24, 2023 12:26 pm Not the first challenge Digital artist and animator Cynthia Wells of Southold says artists have been confronted with technological challenges before and been able to adapt to them.  Photo Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas Longtime working artists said  they have been […]

ART AND TRIATHLONS

My latest series of paintings on swimming in triathlons has been picked up by Triathlon magazine How One Age-Grouper Finds Inspiration in the Art of Triathlon How One Age-Grouper Finds Inspiration in the Art of Triathlon With training and racing as her muse, artist Cynthia Wells paints to portray the beauty in the sport. APRIL […]

MY WORK

Regardless of the medium I end up using, be it animation, painting, drawing, sculpting or the occasional performance piece, my approach to executing an idea is always sourced from the same place in my head and heart. They are influenced by my past and observations of life around me. Movement is a series of images. […]

Pelican, Dolphin, Wave

RED BOOTS

OIL ON CANVAS Coffee, wine. Dishing, Pouring Tea, Tittle-tattle, Dizzying. The complexities of catching up. Is this a safe place or is it treacherous. Skewed perspective and contorted bodies illustrate the confusion of conversation.

Digital Painting

This post is about art that has been produced – partially or in full using Adobe Photoshop and a Wacom Cintq tablet and pen.

PiazzaNYC

An interactive website that illustrates the characters of the Commedia Dell Arte as conceived by artist Cynthia Wells

MOONGLOW

This is a children’s picture book I illustrated. The first half is fantasy, the second half is about the natural history of the animals featured in the book.

Dexter Gordon at Ronnie Scotts

I had arrived right before the start of the concert. The only seat left was a table in front of center stage. I found out why a couple of minutes later when the fantastic Mr Dexter Gordon came out and played his big ole saxophone. The juice from his playing would land right on our […]

Visible Spectrum

I see color intensely. When I see a display of colors my mind overloads with excitement. Light bounces off one particle to a myriad of other particles. I’m fascinated with the concept that there is so much happening outside the realm of human vision. Thus the title “Visible Spectrum”. Welcome to my blog. I’ve been […]