It's Me...Cynthia
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I've always been a storyteller.
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As an only child, my mom wanted to literally crawl inside me and walk around. There was no getting away with, "It was fine." She wanted everything. Where did I go? Who was there? What did they wear? What did I eat? What did it smell like? Who did I talk to? What did we talk about? How long did I stay? Who was nice? Who wasn't? Without realizing it, she taught me to observe. To pay attention. To remember the details. And then to tell the story—with a lot of humor, a little sass, and a perspective all my own. Looking back, I think that's where everything began.
"You always tell the best stories."
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Years later, more than a decade as an entertainment publicist in Los Angeles and telling stories good bad or indifferent I sharpened those instincts and added something else: a world-class BS detector. After watching images carefully crafted, stories spun, and public personas polished, I learned to separate substance from spectacle and
I always look for the story behind the story. I can see the "tells" others miss.
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When the world was changing in January 2020, I had decided to forgo the crazy LA Publicist Persona and become a full time artist. Art has always been a mainstay in my life a refuge of sorts where when painting I can listen. Listen to my own thoughts and truly think, plan and dream. Looking for new inspiration I decided to do something different
and paint a commentary on the world as I saw it. I picked up a paintbrush.
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One canvas became another, then another, until I realized something that hadn't occurred to me before.
I'm not just a painter. I'm a storyteller who paints. That realization changed everything.
I don't paint headlines. I paint Snap Shots in Time.

Some are historic. Some are heartbreaking. Some are inspiring. Some are so absurd you couldn't make them up if you tried. History has a wicked sense of humor. So do I.
I've learned that its most revealing moments are often hiding in plain sight.
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Every painting begins with research. I read constantly, compare sources, follow stories as they unfold, and decide what belongs on the canvas. I see the humor or sarcasm in the politics, world affairs, economics, popular culture, triumphs, tragedies, cultural touchstones, and life's unexpected twists all have a place in the Chronicle because together they tell the story of our time. It's like putting together puzzle pieces so they flow into a cohesive integrated and connected composition.
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If you spend enough time with my paintings, you'll discover visual puns, hidden imagery, symbolism, political color cues, and details that reward a second—or tenth—look. I like paintings that keep revealing themselves. I'm endlessly curious. I'm observant. I'm irreverent when the moment calls for it. I trust my instincts, call things as I see them,
and I never paint to tell people what to think. I paint to make people stop, look closer, decide for themselves
and invite conversation.
What began as a single canvas has grown into Chronicle of an Unquiet Age—Where History Lives in Real Time.

Welcome to the Chronicle
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