When people ask me, “What do you do?” – I usually pause and say, “I’m an artist”. Then they ask what medium I work in…. and that’s usually when I have to bring out my phone and start showing photos.
Cindy Chinn Artwork Video
Miscellaneous Murals by Cindy Chinn
Here’s a few more murals I’ve done over the years – some large, some small. I think it shows a good mix what I can do with some paint and a few brushes. Exterior Mural for Hardware Store (Belleville, KS)
Underwater Murals and More for Children’s Hospital
Here’s a look at one of my earlier mural projects, I created for a hospital in Las Vegas. This was for a new children’s ward, so it had to be bright and playful. Some of it was painted in the
Hand Carved Wooden Toy Box Project
Hand Carved Wooden Toy Box Project This page will show the progress as I begin a wooden toy box project for a client’s twins. The designs will feature jungle scenes with one toy box having a lion and the other will
Custom Wood Carving Portrait of a Pilot
Custom Wood Carving Portrait by Cindy Chinn This project has been a long time in the making. It began when I registered for a woodcarving workshop and signed up for a ‘log carving’ class. I really wanted to learn some
New Metal Art – Motorcycle Saw
I recently completed a custom order for a client who asked for “a guy on a bike being chased by dogs”. We went back and forth with various ideas and she decided to pay a little more a custom 3D
A look back at 2016
For a lot of the world, 2016 was not a kind year. We were reminded of the horrors that people can inflict upon each other on a weekly, almost daily basis. Many great artists passed on and reminded us that
Carved Pencil of a Giraffe Family
Here is the story of my latest carved pencil that was completed in October 2016. After the success and online popularity of my Elephant Pencil, I was commissioned to complete a Giraffe Pencil with a similar layout. I knew it
New Train Pencil Carvings!
Ever since my first train pencil carving went “viral” across the internet back in December 2015, I’ve been very busy becoming an “internationally renowned pencil carving artist”! 😀 I’ve been featured in dozens of websites and many magazines. I’ve done
Bonham Theatre Chair-ity Project
A local theatre is raising funds for their renovations and are using their old chairs in a great recycling event. The Bonham Theatre Project in Fairbury Nebraska has called for artists to pick up chairs and transform them into works
Train Pencil Carving in Progress
I’m putting on the finishing touches of a new series of ‘train pencils‘. In the meantime, I thought that I would show you some of the in progress photos I’ve taken along the way. As I’ve stated before, I don’t
Pet Portraits in Pencil Leads!
As an artist I never know what kind of work will catch on – especially with the power of social media. All it takes is the right page to share your work and you’re swamped! I’ve been carving pencils all