cynthiapackardstudioTumblr (3.0; @cynthiapackard)http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2l7g98lI51rt1c3ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120414/LIFE/204140302/-1/ENTERTAIN" title="PROVINCETOWN Sometimes, the muse wears a hoodie. That's the torn-from-the-headlines catalyst for artist Cynthia Packard of Provincetown, driven to her easel by the killing of Trayvon Martin in Florida on Feb. 26. "Couldn't sleep one night what was it, a week ago?" Packard recalled, when asked about the moment of inspiration. "Thinking about this murder of this young beautiful African-American boy. And, really, the horror of it. The horror of racism that's still alive in this country."" target="_blank">PROVINCETOWN — Sometimes, the muse wears a hoodie.</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120414/LIFE/204140302/-1/ENTERTAIN" title="PROVINCETOWN Sometimes, the muse wears a hoodie. That's the torn-from-the-headlines catalyst for artist Cynthia Packard of Provincetown, driven to her easel by the killing of Trayvon Martin in Florida on Feb. 26. "Couldn't sleep one night what was it, a week ago?" Packard recalled, when asked about the moment of inspiration. "Thinking about this murder of this young beautiful African-American boy. And, really, the horror of it. The horror of racism that's still alive in this country."" target="_blank">That’s the torn-from-the-headlines catalyst for artist Cynthia Packard of Provincetown, driven to her</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120414/LIFE/204140302/-1/ENTERTAIN" title="PROVINCETOWN Sometimes, the muse wears a hoodie. That's the torn-from-the-headlines catalyst for artist Cynthia Packard of Provincetown, driven to her easel by the killing of Trayvon Martin in Florida on Feb. 26. "Couldn't sleep one night what was it, a week ago?" Packard recalled, when asked about the moment of inspiration. "Thinking about this murder of this young beautiful African-American boy. And, really, the horror of it. The horror of racism that's still alive in this country."" target="_blank">easel by the killing of Trayvon Martin in Florida on Feb. 26.</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120414/LIFE/204140302/-1/ENTERTAIN" title="PROVINCETOWN Sometimes, the muse wears a hoodie. That's the torn-from-the-headlines catalyst for artist Cynthia Packard of Provincetown, driven to her easel by the killing of Trayvon Martin in Florida on Feb. 26. "Couldn't sleep one night what was it, a week ago?" Packard recalled, when asked about the moment of inspiration. "Thinking about this murder of this young beautiful African-American boy. And, really, the horror of it. The horror of racism that's still alive in this country."" target="_blank">“Couldn’t sleep one night — what was it, a week ago?” Packard recalled, when asked about the moment of inspiration. “Thinking about this murder of this young beautiful African-American boy. And, really, the horror of it. The horror of racism that’s still alive in this country.”</a></p>http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/post/21221746465http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/post/21221746465Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:28:00 -0400<iframe width="400" height="213" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mONV1R7aQBo?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>On today’s CapeCast: The Florida killing of a young African-American man wearing a hooded sweatshirt has inspired Provincetown artist Cynthia Packard to create a series of paintings.</span></p>http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/post/20790028800http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/post/20790028800Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:41:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m282ocY80x1rt1c3ko1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>“Sheepish”</p> <p>This is the sixth painting of Cynthia’s new series of paintings influenced by the travesty of the Trayvon Martin murder. </p> <p>The hoodie has emerged as an symbol, a silent way of expressing solidarity and anger over justice delayed as protests erupt nationwide over the death of an unarmed black teenager at the hands of a Central Florida neighborhood watch captain who viewed the boy as suspicious. But this series speaks not just on Trayvon but instead it speaks to all of the young men and women that are stereotyped everyday.</p> <p>We fear the unknown, well lets get to know each other. Personal relationships will conquer racism. </p>http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/post/20785774333http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/post/20785774333Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:16:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m24xzpCJMr1rt1c3ko1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>“Demure”</p> <p>This is the fifth painting of Cynthia’s new series of paintings influenced by the travesty of the Trayvon Martin murder. </p> <p>The hoodie has emerged as an symbol, a silent way of expressing solidarity and anger over justice delayed as protests erupt nationwide over the death of an unarmed black teenager at the hands of a Central Florida neighborhood watch captain who viewed the boy as suspicious. But this series speaks not just on Trayvon but instead it speaks to all of the young men and women that are stereotyped everyday.</p> <p>We fear the unknown, well lets get to know each other. Personal relationships will conquer racism. </p>http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/post/20683312716http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/post/20683312716Sat, 07 Apr 2012 20:43:01 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m22kewg9HR1rt1c3ko1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>“Relinquish”</p> <p>This is the fourth painting of Cynthia’s new series of paintings influenced by the travesty of the Trayvon Martin murder. </p> <p>The hoodie has emerged as an symbol, a silent way of expressing solidarity and anger over justice delayed as protests erupt nationwide over the death of an unarmed black teenager at the hands of a Central Florida neighborhood watch captain who viewed the boy as suspicious. But this series speaks not just on Trayvon but instead it speaks to all of the young men and women that are stereotyped everyday.</p> <p>We fear the unknown, well lets get to know each other. Personal relationships will conquer racism. </p>http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/post/20599098133http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/post/20599098133Fri, 06 Apr 2012 13:54:00 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/bxc1vpeaJwQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p><span>Cynthia Packard uses the tugboats passing through the East River in New York as a vehicle for her series of paintings. The metaphorical aspect of large barges as helpless huge objects relying on the effort of the small tugboats that push and pull them and their tons of cargo.</span><br/><br/><span>Directed by Silas Luster - full video coming soon.</span></p>http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/post/20583256364http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/post/20583256364Fri, 06 Apr 2012 07:46:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m20z94hvGL1rt1c3ko1_r2_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>“Luring Depth” </p> <p>This is the third painting of Cynthia’s new series of paintings influenced by the travesty of the Trayvon Martin murder. </p> <p>The hoodie has emerged as an symbol, a silent way of expressing solidarity and anger over justice delayed as protests erupt nationwide over the death of an unarmed black teenager at the hands of a Central Florida neighborhood watch captain who viewed the boy as suspicious. But this series speaks not just on Trayvon but instead it speaks to all of the young men and women that are stereotyped everyday.</p> <p>We fear the unknown, well lets get to know each other. Personal relationships will conquer racism. </p>http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/post/20546179573http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/post/20546179573Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:19:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m20dikOu2A1rt1c3ko1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>“Preconceived” </p> <p>This is the third painting of Cynthia’s new series of paintings influenced by the travesty of the Trayvon Martin murder. </p> <p>The hoodie has emerged as an symbol, a silent way of expressing solidarity and anger over justice delayed as protests erupt nationwide over the death of an unarmed black teenager at the hands of a Central Florida neighborhood watch captain who viewed the boy as suspicious. But this series speaks not just on Trayvon but instead it speaks to all of the young men and women that are stereotyped everyday.</p> <p>We fear the unknown, well lets get to know each other. Personal relationships will conquer racism. </p>http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/post/20524755289http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/post/20524755289Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:30:00 -0400<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xveK9sO4bMg?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>What choice did Travon have? What choice do my sons have?</p> <p>Cynthia Packard paints her frustrations and fears around Travon Martin’s death and the implications for her bi-racial sons.</p> <p>Video by Tim McCarthy</p>http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/post/20522830769http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/post/20522830769Thu, 05 Apr 2012 08:23:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1x8k1zg6F1rt1c3ko1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>“Fear” </p> <p>This is the second painting of Cynthia’s new series of paintings influenced by the travesty of the Trayvon Martin murder. </p> <p><span>The hoodie has emerged as an symbol, a silent way of expressing solidarity and anger over justice delayed as protests erupt nationwide over the death of an unarmed black teenager at the hands of a Central Florida neighborhood watch captain who viewed the boy as suspicious. But this series speaks not just on Trayvon but instead it speaks to all of the young men and women that are stereotyped everyday. </span></p> <p><span>We fear the unknown, well lets get to know each other. Personal relationships will conquer racism. </span></p>http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/post/20424428766http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/post/20424428766Tue, 03 Apr 2012 16:50:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1vb9rHnaY1rt1c3ko1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>“Hooded”</p> <p>This is the first painting of Cynthia’s new series of paintings influenced by the travesty of the Trayvon Martin murder. </p> <p><span>The hoodie has emerged as an symbol, a silent way of expressing solidarity and anger over justice delayed as protests erupt nationwide over the death of an unarmed black teenager at the hands of a Central Florida neighborhood watch captain who viewed the boy as suspicious. But this series speaks not just on Trayvon but instead it speaks to all of the young men and women that are stereotyped everyday. </span></p> <p><span>We fear the unknown, well lets get to know each other. Personal relationships will conquer </span>racism. </p>http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/post/20362125722http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/post/20362125722Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:53:00 -0400<iframe width="400" height="213" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/BxsmnK96tG8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/post/20361065064http://cynthiapackard.tumblr.com/post/20361065064Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:33:00 -0400