Having been around art all her
life, Cynthia Bryant has always been fascinated with colors.
As she grew up, she watched attentively as her father, artist
Jack Bryant, squeezed paint from tubes and mixed two or three
colors to make totally different shades. In awe she watched him
use his paints that transformed the canvas into a beautiful painting.
At the age of twelve, Cynthia began
painting. Selling that first painting for twenty dollars made
her think she was rich. She was motivated to do more paintings
and by age fifteen was selling her work to various dealers.
Her father had not encouraged her
to follow his same painting technique. In fact, he was hesitant
to give her instructions in painting, the reason being that he
wanted Cynthia to develop her own style. It was somewhat by trial
and error that she learned to duplicate what she saw with her
own eyes. Taking advantage of every opportunity to paint and
spending hours outdoors studying her surroundings, her skills
as an artist began to evolve. She developed a deep appreciation
for the ever-changing facets of nature. And as she painted what she saw, she
placed the rich colors and textures of the clouds, trees and the flowers
around her on canvas She entered her paintings in many art shows
and won awards every time. She was taking her place in the art
world.
Many of Cynthia's early paintings
were done as she held a brush in one hand and her babies on her
lap. The children watched her paint with the same fascination
for colors she had when she watched her father paint. Blessed
now with grandchildren, they sit in her lap and watch her paint
- the fascination for colors repeating again.