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A personal artist blog, specializing in portraits, pastels, oils and charcoals. Features tutorials in traditional mediums, also current new works and artist adventures while on the road. Cynthia Blair is an award-winning artist, with a BFA in Illustration from RISD but also works in computer graphics and web design. Well-known for her Classic and Alternative Rock original art.
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Cynthia Blair Traditional and Digital Fine Arts

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Cynthia Blair · 9M ago

Nikki Sixx portrait, The Chaos Star

My latest painting was inspired by Nikki Sixx’s new book and album, "This Is Gonna Hurt.Many of the symbolic references come from this, in one twisted way or another. I may have expanded on some and pulled others right out of my, er, head. Artist’s prerogative. Maybe I haven't finished it yet...
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Cynthia Blair · 1Y ago

Max Green, Escape The Fate

Exploring the dark and light of Max in the mirror. Since I get so many requests for Max Green, I didn't know whether to choose a early version of Max or a recent version of Max to paint, so the only solution was to paint both. I evolved this into a story which got bigger as I went along. It started
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Cynthia Blair · 1Y ago

Ronnie Radke

badass Ronnie from old Escape The Fate daysnow frontman for Falling In Reversetech details: 15x20 acrylic, charcoal and pastel painting on boardabout 9 hours. Still experimenting with my new mixed media techniques...I'm really liking the effects I can achieve. I think I'll do a tutorial on this one.
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Cynthia Blair · 1Y ago

Escape The Fate Worcester Palladium 2.12.11

There must be something special about this band that makes their fans so dedicated.I have a painting for Craig Mabbitt, but when we get to the venue they want you to pay for their Meet & Greet signing at the end of the show, which is something I just refuse to do. I figure that they’d be happy to ha
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Cynthia Blair · 1Y ago

Oli Sykes, Blessed with A Curse

First finished painting for the New Year is Oliver Sykes of Bring Me The Horizon.  This one is inspired by his song "Blessed with a Curse" .  In mixed media style, this 10 x 15 painting has acrylic, oils, blood splashes and tar gel applied. I splashed so much blood around I'm still finding it all ov
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Cynthia Blair · 1Y ago

2011, Bring Me The Horizon

Happy New Year to everyone! 2011 is going to be a powerful year of transformation, a time to find your own unique expression. A time to let go of old patterns, a time to expand and be open to the unexpected. I definitely feel it.This started out as a plain painting of Oli Sykes 'til I decided to mes
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Cynthia Blair · 1Y ago

John Lennon

John LennonOriginally uploaded by Cynthia Blairinspired by "Across The Universe" in this time of peace and goodwill near the Winter Solstice, who better than John to remind us that 'all we need is love'?In hard times, we may not be able to give financial ways, but we can always give the very best of
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Cynthia Blair · 1Y ago

Jimi Hendrix

Jimi HendrixOriginally uploaded by Cynthia BlairMy tribute to Mr. Jimi !Dancing between fine art painting and drawing techniques here...tech details: 11x14 acrylic and pastel on boardpart of my classic rock seriesin support of Memories in Music and the Music Heritage Project
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Cynthia Blair · 1Y ago

The Allman Brothers Band with Duane - Whipping Post - Fillmore East - 09...

Wow! I was in the audience for this show - Fillmore East, NYC - good times.My friend Bev and I had snuck out (we were 15) took the train into the city. "Eat A Peach" was so big then.
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Cynthia Blair · 1Y ago

Drop Dead, Oli Sykes

Drop Dead, Oli SykesOriginally uploaded by Cynthia BlairDrop Dead gorgeousDrop Dead clothing Drop Dead (tattoos)Drop Dead you make my ears bleed...jkIt Never Ends (BMTH video).tech details:9 x 12 charcoal drawing on boardwebsite: cynthiablair.com
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