BIO
Cindy Procious is an American Realist painter, portrait artist and illustrator, living and working in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Recognized for her highly detailed paintings executed in the time-honored techniques of the Old Masters, Procious has been represented by Marine Arts Gallery, in Salem, Massachusetts for the past four years. Her work is crafted with elaborate under paintings, and then built upon with layers of glazes and color – the final effect is both intricate and delicate. With a keen eye for color, composition and light, her paintings are a blend of a devout appreciation for artistic tradition and a contemporary aesthetic sensibility.
An artist from the moment she could wield a crayon, Cindy’s first professional experience came at the age of ten, when she drew caricatures commissioned by the tourists in New Orleans’ Jackson Square. She later went on to serve as the president of the National Art Honor Society in high school and received a scholarship to attend the Memphis Academy of Arts.
A Renaissance woman, Procious also established a successful career as an illustrator and cartoonist. An illustrator of books, comic strips, single-panel comics, and a five year stint as an award winning editorial cartoonist for the Huntsville (Alabama) Times, were just a few of the achievements in this period of her professional life.
Cindy is married to Clay Bennett, the Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist for the Chattanooga Times Free Press, and is the domineering mother of Matt, Ben and Sarah.
Cindy’s paintings are available at:
The Legacy Gallery
Scottsdale, AZ
Camilla Richman Fine Arts
Osterville, MA 508-428-8802
Susan Powell Fine Art
Madison, CT
Marine Arts Gallery
Salem, MA
Gallery 1401
Chattanooga, TN