Cindy Procious – Principle Gallery

Technique Tuesday: Palette Knife

What is it? A long-time standard in the artist’s toolkit, the palette knife is a tool consisting of a handle and a blunt blade, and was originally used for mixing paint on an artist’s palette. Since the 1800’s, it has seen an increase in popularity as a painting tool as well as a mixing one.…

Technique Tusedays: The Mahl Stick

By: Principle Gallery April 14, 2015April 11, 2015

Fine ArtCindy Procious, demo Liberace, Edouard Manet, Events, fine art, Johannes Vermeer, mahl stick, mahlstick, oil painting, Painting, Robert Liberace, Sofonisba Anguissola, technique, Technique Tuesdays, Teresa OaxacaLeave a Comment

What is it? Today’s Technique Tuesday takes a look “behind the scenes” at a handy artist’s tool known as the mahl stick (sometimes spelled mahlstick or maulstick). A mahl stick typically looks something like this: This kind of mahl stick is held in the non-painting hand, though some mahl sticks (like one we’ll see in…

Yin and Yang in a Crustacean World

By: Principle Gallery April 9, 2015October 16, 2018

Fine Artanimals, Cindy Procious, fine art, in progress, lobsters, oil painting, Painting, seafood, still life, yin and yangLeave a Comment

Remember last November, when Cindy Procious and Mia Bergeron had that fantastic two person exhibition with us? One of Cindy’s largest paintings in that show was “Yin and Yang in a Crustacean World”. Check out these in-progress photos Cindy took to see the awesome journey these two lobsters went on! And the finished product….…

Technique Tuesdays: The Multi-Loaded Brush

What is it? Most everyone would probably be able to guess what exactly is meant by the phrase “loading the brush” as it relates to painting–you dip the paintbrush in the paint! It’s pretty simple. There are all sorts of ways, however, that artists adjust the way that they load their paintbrush in order to…

Face Off 2014

By: Principle Gallery August 22, 2014

Fine ArtCindy Procious, Elizabeth Floyd, Events, Face Off, live painting, Mia Bergeron, portraitLeave a Comment

We were thrilled that so many were able to join us (both in person and online via the three live streams) for the Face Off live painting event on Friday, August 8. With three talented painters faced with the nerve-wracking task of painting a portrait from a live model in under three hours (and in…

The WPW Collector’s Preview is now available at the link below!

By: Principle Gallery August 12, 2014August 19, 2014

Charleston, Fine Art, Principle Gallery CharlestonAlia El-Bermani, Amelia Murdock, Angela Cunnningham, Angela Hardy, Anne-Marie Kornachuk, Ardith Staroska, Art, Belinda Del Pesco, Candice Chovanec, Carmen Mansilla, Catherine Lucus, Catherine Prescott, Charleston, Christina Grace Mastrangelo, Cindy Procious, Cynthia Hillis McBride, Dana Levin, Daryl Zang, Diane Feissel, Donna Colleran, Echo Baker, Elena Caravela, Elise Phillips, Felicia Forte, Hilarie Lambert, Janet A. Cook, Jennifer Balkan, Jennifer Gennari, Jenny Kelley, Jessica Gordon, Judith Peck, Judy Takacs, Julia Diller, Kamille Corry, Karen Kaapcke, Karen Offutt, Karen Yee, Laura den Hertog, Laura Pritchett, Laura Thompson, Lauren Tilden, Laurie Brom, Leah Mitchell, Linda Button, Linda Lee Nelson, Linda Lucas Hardy, Linda Tracey Brandon, Marci Oleszkiewicz, Marisela Quiros, Mary Chiaramonte, Meg Aiken, Nadia Lazizi, Naiara Castellanos, Nanci France-vas, Nancy Hollinghurst, Nicola Joy Johnson, Olga Krimon, Principle Gallery Charleston, Rachel Constantine, Rachel Moseley, Samantha Hand, Sara Sniderhan, Stephanie Deshpande, Stephanie Tewes, Sue Gilkey, Suzy Smith, Sydney McGinley, Teresa Oaxaca, Terry Strickland, Theresa Morgan, Tiffany Sage, Tina Spratt, Women Painting Women, WPWLeave a Comment

Women Painting Women : Collector’s Preview SNEAK PEEK of all 86 paintings juried into 2014 WPW out of 743 international submissions, and also a few words from Guest Juror Allison Malfronte + Principle Gallery about the Women Painting Women movement – ENJOY!

Studio Selfie Saturday – Cindy Procious

By: Principle Gallery July 26, 2014August 19, 2014

Fine Art10 Questions for the Artist, Cindy Procious, Face Off, selfie, Studio Selfie Saturday, Tennessee1 Comment

This #StudioSelfieSaturday is brought to you by Cindy Procious! She seen here in her Tennessee studio with a painting for a two woman show coming up in November featuring Cindy and Mia Bergeron! ALSO, be sure to come to the gallery on August 8th from 6-9pm see our third annual Face Off where Cindy will be…

Face Off: Q&A Session

By: Principle Gallery August 21, 2012August 21, 2012

Artist Painting Stages, Events, Figurative, Fine Art, New Artwork, Openings, Principle Gallery, Visiting the GalleryCindy Procious, Mia Bergeron, Rachel Constantine, Terry Strickland1 Comment

Friday nights Face Off was a smashing success! We are so thankful to our wonderful artists, Mia, Rachel, Cindy, & Terry, our beautiful model Jen, and all the wonderful people who came out to support them! The artists worked in 20-minute sessions of painting, followed by 5-minutes of questions. We realize trying to fit all…

Face Off Prep

By: Principle Gallery August 17, 2012August 17, 2012

Artist Painting Stages, Events, Figurative, Fine Art, New Artwork, Openings, Principle GalleryCindy Procious, Mia Bergeron, Rachel Constantine, Terry Strickland, Women Painting Women3 Comments

We are starting to get excited for tonight’s Women Painting Women: Face Off Demo featuring Mia Bergeron, Rachel Constantine, Cindy Procious, and Terry Strickland from 6:30-9pm! The ladies arrived yesterday and already had ideas running through their head about the set-up! Here’s a look at what we’ve been up to around the gallery since the ladies arrived! We started…

Congratulations International 2011-2012 ARC Salon Finalists!

Please join us in congratulating the following Principle Gallery artists that were selected as International 2011-2012 ARC Salon Finalists!! So many talented individuals! We are so very proud to represent them! They were chosen out of 2,100 entries from over 800 artists, which is a tremendous accomplishment! Here are some of the winning paintings: …