{"id":4682,"date":"2020-02-18T16:28:01","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T16:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/?page_id=4682"},"modified":"2020-02-18T16:30:41","modified_gmt":"2020-02-18T16:30:41","slug":"cynthia-quinn-john-ribble","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/?page_id=4682","title":{"rendered":"Cynthia Quinn & John Ribble"},"content":{"rendered":"

Married since 1981, Cynthia Quinn and John Ribble are accomplished Wisconsin artists.\u00a0 Both have extensive careers as graphic artists, designers and instructors.\u00a0 Cynthia owned a graphic design business for several years and John was an instructor in the Graphic Design and Illustration program at Madison College for 32 years.<\/p>\n

Cynthia Quinn’s Artist Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“My predilection to draw and paint was first exhibited as a three year old child. My mother would sit me in front of an easel and I would paint for hours at a time. As an adult I have been lucky to have made a living as a graphic designer, offering successful creative management services for a host of varied local and national clients. I was working for one such company when I met my husband, John Ribble. We have been designers, art instructors and art producers for 40 years.\u00a0 In late 2013 we moved to a mid-century modern home to expand to an entire floor of the house as studio space. During the six month remodeling phase I was without a workplace and needed to find a solution. Through a fortuitous relationship with my friend Leslee Nelson, I began experimenting with textiles and hand-embroidery as a medium to express myself. I found I could work just about any anywhere and needed very little space. Once our studio was up and running I realized that textile art making had shifted my process. It has been rejuvenating to make art through this different lens. Using texture, embroidery threads, beads, and hand-dyed fabrics has added a whole new dimension to my vocabulary of expression. I don\u2019t intend to leave drawing and painting behind. I feel hand-stitching is akin to drawing; mark making but with thread. I also have found ways to incorporate painting into my pieces. As always, inspiration flows from the natural world that never ceases to provide creative ideas.”<\/p>\n

John Ribble’s Artist Statement:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“While teaching, I was lured into the world of landscape painting by a colleague Chris Gargan. We went on many a plein air adventure into western and southern Dane County and beyond. I began painting in oil but transitioned to pastels staying with the medium ever since. I have worked exclusively in plein air (a french term for working in \u201cthe open air\u201d) for the past 25 years.”<\/p>\n

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\nCynthia Quinn, ‘Foraging Crow’, textile and embroidery\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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\nCynthia Quinn, ‘OctoGarden<\/em>‘, textile and embroidery<\/p>\n

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\nCynthia Quinn, ‘Shoreline<\/em>‘, textile and embroidery<\/p>\n

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\nJohn Ribble, ‘Abundance<\/em>‘, pastel<\/p>\n

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\nJohn Ribble, ‘By The River<\/em>‘, pastel<\/p>\n

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\nJohn Ribble, ‘Dead Tree<\/em>‘, pastel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Married since 1981, Cynthia Quinn and John Ribble are accomplished Wisconsin artists.\u00a0 Both have extensive careers as graphic artists, designers and instructors.\u00a0 Cynthia owned a graphic design business for several years and John was an instructor in the Graphic Design and Illustration program at Madison College for 32 years. Cynthia Quinn’s Artist Statement: “My predilection […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4682","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4682","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4682"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4682\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.promega-artshow.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4682"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}