Today we’d like to introduce you to Michelle Cyr. They and their team shared their story with us below:
Michelle Cyr is an emerging artist with a summer studio in Ladysmith, Wisconsin, and a winter studio in Fulton, Texas. Born in Connecticut and having a love for creating art, attended Western Connecticut State University in pursuit of a degree in Graphic Arts. It is in Connecticut that formidable relationships were formed that strongly influence her work today.
Cyr has run two businesses that led her to her true calling, the fine arts. These businesses were sold and are still running today. Cyr’s entrepreneurial skills and discipline, and dedication are key components in her current art business.
Her work is placed in private collections around the USA.
Can you talk to us a bit about the challenges and lessons you’ve learned along the way? Looking back, would you say it’s been easy or smooth in retrospect?
My obstacles have definitely been overcoming the starving artist mentality. I didn’t pursue fine art as a career until 50 years old. That being said, I wouldn’t change a thing! Every experience and flop has been a lesson of progress to get to the next step.
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I am passionate about finding the life lessons shown in people’s hands. My realistic oil paintings are larger than life. They showcase the hard work, pain, passion, and love of Everyday Legends.
When I was a young girl, an old woman came to live with us. She was dying. After school, I would race to her room so we could watch her favorite soap opera. I had known her for only a little over a year, but we had a unique and special bond. Many years after her death, when I was an adult, I was shocked to learn that she was my biological grandmother. Her beautiful hands showed me a love I would never be able to return and inspired my current passion.
The worn hands that I paint hold more stories than can be written in words. It’s as if every wrinkle holds a secret and every scar a lesson. Respectfully, through my art, I wish to show the beauty of this older generation, almost gone, through their hands.
Many of my works take close to 100 hours to complete. I have an incredible passion for the infinite detail.
Contact Info:
- Website: michellecyr.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/michelle_cyr_artist?igsh=MTdkc3RrM2trNHdlaQ%3D%3D&utm_source=qr
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/michellelcyrartist/
