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Freshfields Art Walk & Wine Taste |
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Written by Michael
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Tuesday, 31 January 2012 03:28 |
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Mark your calendars for the evening of Friday, February 17, 2012. The Freshfields Village is hosting its annual Art Walk and Wine Tasting. Several shops and galleries will be featuring a LowCountry artist. The Photographics Gallery is proud to feature Kiawah Island's own Shar Duffy and her collection of new oil paintings. It's totally worth the trip to The Village (at the roundabout between Kiawah and Seabrook Islands) to sample some wine and appetizers while viewing some amazing artwork. What a great way to spend a Charleston winter evening. 
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 31 January 2012 03:41 |
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"Rising Mist" by Michael Cyra |
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Written by Michael
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Friday, 11 February 2011 03:53 |
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"Rising Mist" Woodburn and Oil by Michael Cyra I had fun with this piece. I started by sketching the trees and marsh grass with a woodburning tool on a black walnut panel. Next I applied thin layers of oil paint with a technique called glaziing. I finished up with a layer of varnish and added this cool stucco-like frame. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
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Last Updated on Friday, 11 February 2011 04:02 |
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Written by Michael
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Monday, 19 April 2010 19:53 |
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I walked off Seabrook Island to Nancy Island and painted this scene during Bill Jameson's Oil Painting Workshop. This is such a gorgeous location! |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:38 |
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Mirror Mirror on the Wall... |
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Written by Michael
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Sunday, 28 March 2010 17:34 |
 | This is from my latest "Foggy Mirror" series. I'm painting foggy marsh scenes on wood panels and framing the square panel with a bevel-cut mirror above the painting. If you so choose, you can admire your own beauty along with one of my original oils. ...who's the fairest of them all? |
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Last Updated on Sunday, 28 March 2010 18:03 |
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Written by Michael
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Tuesday, 23 March 2010 02:46 |
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I'm finally recovering from my shoulder surgery last month. The good news is I can
hold both a camera and a brush real steady now! Kinda important for an artist, no? This is a recent painting I finished called Tangerine Dreams. I worked on it
throughout a workshop taught by Chris Groves of the Horton Hayes Gallery.
Chris is an excellent artist and a giving instructor as well. 
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 01:40 |
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Watercolors on NOAA Charts |
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Written by Michael
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Saturday, 06 February 2010 02:55 |
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 My latest project was to paint images of local fish on these NOAA marine charts. Each chart is mounted to foamcore and has a watercolor painting rendition of a fish popular with local fishermen. These painted charts can be custom ordered with a specific depicted coastal region and fish species. You can also have these charts custom framed right at the gallery. |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 06 February 2010 03:03 |
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Written by Michael
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Saturday, 06 February 2010 01:56 |
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My first blog entry for this website is a BIG THANK YOU to Steven Hyatt of Imaging Arts who helped me set up this Joomla-based website. I couldn't have done it without him. |
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Last Updated on Saturday, 06 February 2010 03:14 |
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