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An original oil painting by Cynthia McLoughlin. Twilight blue sky over a deep blue ocean, soft waves ripple along the silvery, wet, reflective, beach.

Save the Date!

Friday, June 28th through Sunday, June 30th, I will be the "Featured Artist" at the Summit Gallery,…

Collage, "Mindfulness" and "Serenity"

[caption id="attachment_6332" align="aligncenter" width="358"] Serenity[/caption] [caption id="attachment_6331" align="aligncenter" width="363"] Mindfulness[/caption] These pen and ink drawings are the…

On the Way Home

[caption id="attachment_6360" align="alignnone" width="2420"] On the Way Home, oil paint on a brushed aluminum panel, 27" x…

Park City Sunset Series

[caption id="attachment_6347" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Park City Sunset Series, #1, oil on brushed aluminum, 27" x 27", $2250[/caption]…

Sneak Peek!!!

[caption id="attachment_5649" align="alignnone" width="2678"] "Aerial Blush", oil on aluminum, 15" x 19", $975[/caption] Western Art and…

Wind blown evergreen with elongated trunk in silhouette against an orange sky on the beach in Carmel.

Carmel by the Sea

I love the evergreen trees in Carmel, California! They have so much personality and are so different…

California Dreaming

This is the first year since I have been spending the majority of my time in Utah…

LA Sky

[gallery ids="6288,6283" type="rectangular"] Sometimes, I will flip a painting in progress around to get a better…

Jellyfish Sky and other seaworthy things…

[gallery ids="6277,6279,6278" type="rectangular"] I have been working on some beach themed paintings for the Monaco Yacht Show…

Red Sky at Night

[caption id="attachment_6255" align="alignnone" width="2891"] Red Sky at Night #2, oil paint on a brushed aluminum panel, 27"…

Living in Park City, Utah, I have met Olympians, extreme athletes, and all kinds of outdoor enthusiasts. Back country skiing is common here and many of the folks I meet enjoy the activity. This painting was inspired by a photo from a friend who hiked Mt. Shasta, in California, seeking adventure. I loved the idea of being high above the violet clouds and town below, peering through the mountain terrain.

Elevation 14,180'

[caption id="attachment_6244" align="aligncenter" width="475"] View from 14,180', Mt. Shasta, oil on a brushed aluminum panel, 39" x…

I love to travel and in March, 2019, I went in search of the Northern Lights. Iceland was the most amazing, desolate, and extreme climate which I have ever experienced. I now understand how a person could die from exposure. It was however, spectacularly beautiful, changeable and the light had this incredible blue cast, reflecting off the snow. This snow covered peak, with icy silver swirls over looks a frozen landscape with soft, blurred mountains on the horizon line was inspired by my experiences on that trip.

Spring Thaw

Original square abstract oil painting on metal in blues with silver scrapes reflecting light.

Snowdrift

[caption id="attachment_6107" align="aligncenter" width="326"] Snowdrift, oil on a brushed aluminum panel, $1150[/caption] I have been doing a…

Oil painting of a teal wavy sky over a rigid road.

Dreamscape

[caption id="attachment_6108" align="aligncenter" width="453"] Dreamscape, oil paint on a brushed aluminum panel, 27" x 27", $2250[/caption] This…

Summit Gallery Tour…

Here is a short video of the Summit Gallery Show for those of you that could not…

I used different sizes of brayers to lay down the initial indigo and abstract the mountains and roadside. The area in the upper right is sanded with steel wool to let the silver reflection show through, bringing reflective light as opposed to the clouds which are painted, splattered and dripped into place. I felt like it needed some small shots of color and added the fuchsia to compliment the blues.

Moon Shadow

[caption id="attachment_6091" align="alignnone" width="2760"] Moon Shadow, oil on a brushed aluminum panel, 51" x 51", $8750[/caption]…

Oil painting on metal of snow covered mountains looking over clouds and indigo land below.

Above the Clouds

[caption id="attachment_6085" align="aligncenter" width="540"] Above the Clouds, oil paint on a brushed aluminum panel, 39" x 51",…

Abstract oil painting on metal in silver and blues.

The Three Musketeers

[gallery ids="6056,6057,6058" columns="1"] I have always been a fan of classic stories and loved sharing them…

Abstract oil painting on metal in blue with exposed silver overlapping fan like hashmarks creating space.

Red, White and Snow

[caption id="attachment_5822" align="aligncenter" width="397"] "Channeling Blue over Grey"", oil on brushed aluminum, 19" x 15", $975[/caption] It…

An icy road winds through the mountain pass and slips under a silver bridge. A blue/green sky drips and reflects over this cold landscape. Cynthia McLoughlin©2018

Sold | Skating on the Bridge!

[caption id="attachment_5760" align="alignnone" width="2628"] "Skating on the Bridge", 51" x 51", oil on aluminum panel, SOLD![/caption] February…

A superstorm blew into Park City, Utah on February 18th, 2016. The temperature dropped twenty degrees in five minutes when the storm overtook our town. I was so captivated by the drama happening in the sky, I pulled my car over to the side of the road and took pictures of the event. I have worked a whole series of paintings around that event, experimenting with the clouds, developing my techniques, exposing the reflective silver of the panels by scraping, buffing, and simply leaving it as negative space. My work is difficult to capture in a photograph as the reflective light quality is lost in the transition to a digital format. The best way to experience my paintings is to visit the Summit Gallery or the gallery wall at Oohs and Aah's in Park City, Utah to see my original works.

Featured Artist!

[caption id="attachment_6044" align="aligncenter" width="449"] Celestial Rhapsody, oil on a brushed aluminum panel, 99" x 51", $16,900[/caption] Mark…

Abstract oil painting on metal in blue with exposed silver overlapping hashmarks creating space.

Save the Date!

[caption id="attachment_5825" align="aligncenter" width="390"] "Twisted Web", oil on brushed aluminum, 19" x 15", $975[/caption] Mark your calendars!…

Warhol | The Whitney Museum

[gallery ids="5988,5987" type="columns"] While in NYC this week I managed to see "Warhol, A to B and…

Oil on metal, deep blue sky over a tilted blue/grey road to infinity.

Commissions!

[caption id="attachment_5977" align="alignnone" width="2451"] "Full Tilt-Vertical", Oil on brushed aluminum panel, 51" x 39", SOLD[/caption] It is…

Spirits, represented by shots of yellow surrounded by pink and orange halos float in between our world and the world beyond, their reflection obscured in the flowing water below. Cynthia McLoughlin © 2016

Never Forget

[caption id="attachment_5877" align="aligncenter" width="585"] Spirits Sandy Hook Memorial, acrylic on steel, 39" x 51", $6000[/caption] Today is…

Mountain triptych oil painting on metal by Cynthia McLoughlin hanging in the Summit Gallery, Park City, Utah

Gratitude!

Thanks so much to everyone who braved the incredible snowstorm last night and made it to the…

Photo of the moon over the ocean/beach in NJ by Cynthia McLoughlin

Moonrise

There is something exciting about getting all bundled up to brave the cold for a winter walk.…

Abstract oil painting by Cynthia McLoughlin in silver and blues.

Spotlights

[caption id="attachment_5748" align="aligncenter" width="409"] "Spotlights", oil on brushed aluminum, 19" x 15", SOLD![/caption] The first painting that…

This is one from deep in my subconscious. I grew up in a house that was well over 200 years old. It had a lot of character and many strange things occurred in this house. I often sensed there was a presence lurking nearby and was afraid to go to bed at night. My mom would leave the light on in her room to comfort me, which helped me to go to sleep at night.

Nightmares

"I'll be right in the next room…which was never close enough after a nightmare”. Oil on a…

Gallery Update!

After much delay, it looks like this may actually happen! Several of the artists, myself included, will…

No Boundaries was inspired by the Northern California mountains. I like to paint from a birds eye view, there is something spiritual about being above it all, soaring through the sky, drifting on the currents of air. My hope is to bring a feeling of peace and calm to the viewer, helping them to realize we are all guardians of our beautiful planet. Boundaries separate us, we have to think globally to solve our environmental issues.

"Dreamscapes", Opens this Friday, November 16!

[gallery ids="5648,5853,5556" type="rectangular"] I was invited to participate in the upcoming "Dreamscapes" show at the Cafe Gallery in…

Oil on metal, indigo foreground with scraped mountains and clouds well after the sun has set.

Day is Done

I like to take the idea of one of my successful paintings and expand on that idea,…

I spent about ten years in Westport, CT. Almost every day, I would head to Sherwood Island State Park, the oldest State Park in CT. It is a beautiful place and during the week, it doesn't get many visitors. It has a two lovely expansive, sand beaches on Long Island Sound, ruins of old farm houses, an orchard which must be from revolutionary times, wood and wetlands, (which make a wonderful bird sanctuary), and miles of paths to walk through it all. It is incredibly peaceful. This painting is a memory from my time on the beach at twlight, looking through the still grasses, across the sound to the lights on Long Island.

Indigo Rain

I usually start with an intension and then, "follow the paint". It is kind of a fun,…

Oil on metal, deep blue sky over a tilted blue/grey road to infinity. cynthia McLoughlin © 2018

Midnight Ride

[caption id="attachment_5900" align="alignnone" width="2332"] "Midnight Ride", oil on brushed aluminum, 39" x 51", $6000[/caption] One of the…

Happy Halloween!

Over the weekend I was lucky enough to help out at the arts and crafts tables for…

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