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by cynthia barlow marrs SGFA
Pastel, charcoal and graphite
h: 33 w: 24 d: 1 (cms).
£350
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I have a lifelong interest in memory and thought, and the way we interpret our experiences over time.
I draw on memories of landscapes around the world to create sense impressions of space and light. My invented landscapes feature the repeated use of stylised forms such as leaves, trees and blades of grass, the one sometimes morphing into the other. In my sketchbooks, on the other hand, I attempt to capture unposed moments in everyday life. Drawing from observation helps to develop my working memory and my understanding of the world we live in. And as I draw I develop a richer appreciation for the stories we tell ourselves about our lives.
Whether working from observation or imagination, I am fascinated by relative scale and the way the smallest shift in perspective can determine whether something looks tiny or tremendous. These ideas have been important themes in my solo exhibitions. In 2007 I created a five metre-long installation 'Undercurrents - Ten Views through a River of Words' for my exhibition at the River & Rowing Museum in Henley-on-Thames. Undercurrents is about creative self expression, and what a story feels like when you can't find the words to tell it. In 2012 I developed 'The Portable Forest', an installation over two walls in my exhibition at Ripley Arts Centre in Bromley, Kent. I imagined quiet reflection as a habitat, and memories as deer that emerge in moments of stillness. These images derive from my time spent in Windsor Great Park, and from my experience living in Germany: I was once deep in a forest where the only sound was a cuckoo calling in the distance, and the only visible creature was the occasional surprised deer. The magic of that memory has stayed with me, and I retreat to that world from time to time. My solo exhibition ‘Pale Grey Castle’ in 2020 marked the beginning of two new drawing series: Papered Over, in which I explore ideas about transformation, and Pale Grey Castle, in which I reinvent familiar scenes in my home town of Windsor.
Cynthia is a British-American artist and urban sketcher in Windsor with an international background in environmental planning. Her career focus has shifted from master plans of thousands of hectares, to the intimate scale of everyday life around her. ‘Windsor on My Wall’ is her series of watercolours and drawings inspired by people and places in her home town.
Cynthia has a BFA degree in painting and further degrees in environmental planning and design. She is an elected member of the Society of Graphic Fine Art - The Drawing Society (SGFA) and for three years served on the SGFA council. Her art is in private collections in Britain and abroad, and can be seen in solo and group exhibitions in and around the Thames Valley, and in group exhibitions in London and further afield.
In print and online
Corporate collections
My drawing Papered Over No. 1 has been acquired by the international law firm Freshfields after a year-long in house exhibition at their London headquarters in Bishopsgate. More than 90 works of art were on display over eleven floors for the duration of the year. The exhibition and acquisition were organised by the specialist art consultancy Art Acumen, who work with private collectors and corporate clients to curate collections and stage exhibitions.
Awards
DRAW 13, the 92nd Annual Open Exhibition of the Society of Graphic Fine Art - The Drawing Society (SGFA).
Exhibitions
Cynthia has exhibited regularly since her debut in the inaugural Windsor Fringe Festival Open Studio Art Trail in 2004.
Group exhibitions in London
2021-2024
Earlier SGFA group exhibitions in London
Group exhibitions outside London
Solo exhibition venues
