Cynthia Lundquist

In the studio

How a piece actually gets made.

A short walk through the practice — what happens on the beach, what happens at the easel, and how the painting gets to your wall.

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Watercolor first.

Most pieces start on paper, on site. A small watercolor block, two brushes, a pan set. The watercolor decides whether the painting is real before any oil gets opened.

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Oils, slow.

The oil version is made in the studio, usually over two or three sittings. Same palette through the day so the color stays honest — the cobalt blue, raw umber, lemon yellow, and titanium white she's used for years.

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Framed or floated.

Smaller pieces ship unframed in a flat mailer so the buyer can pick the finish. Larger pieces ship floater-framed in a custom crate. Prints ship rolled in a kraft tube.

Materials, briefly

Cobalt blue, raw umber, lemon yellow, titanium white. The same four she’s used for years.

Same palette through the day so the color stays honest. Belgian linen or Italian panel for oils; archival cotton paper for watercolor.