Cynthia Knott

Savannah, GA

Paintings 2010 – 2020

Knott found new inspiration in the colors and climate of the Georgia low country, and in her deep concern for environmental catastrophe around the world. She continued her focus toward the horizon, or future, painting in oils with wax and accents of gold leaf, and incorporating some natural elements like tar or Spanish moss — on canvas, linen, or found supports.

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Splendor 20 x 28 in.

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Caliboughi Sound 48 x 70 in.

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Bloodline 40 x 72 in.

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Eventide 48 x 56 in.

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Ping 42 x 76 in.

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Lifted: Banda Ache Tsnumi 72 x 40 in.

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Passage 42 x 40 in.

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Await 42 x 60 in.

I envisioned this ship as a mysterious sitting as no one had set eyes on it before! As they waited it appeared as the morning haze burned off and she presented herself in full glory of silk sails and alternate steam and paddle wheel.

CK, 2023 on Await (imagining the arrival of the SS Savanah in 1819).

These works were exhibited at the Savannah Ships of the Sea Maritime Museum — in the 2018 group show "Making Waves," with a site-specific installation Knott created for the show, and in her solo retrospective there the next year. That exhibit commemorated the 200-year birthday of Scarbrough House, where the Museum is housed since 1995. The Museum acquired Knott's 1992 Sea of Love and her 2019 Await for their permanant collection. See images and links here and on the about page.