Cindy Vener

Originally from Buffalo, New York, Cindy Vener lived and worked in Lynchburg, Virginia for 35 years. She retired 10 years ago from the financial services industry from a 30 year career as an insurance actuary. Cindy picked up a brush for the first time 25 years ago and has been painting ever since.

Cindy studied painting under the tutelage of Virginia artist Rosalie Day White for 10 years. She also has taken workshops and classes with artists John Morgan, Mary Gilkerson, Jeffrey Erickson, Robert Burridge and Jane Slivka. One of Cindy’s favorite learning experiences is the Nimrod Hall Summer Arts Program in Bath County, Virginia. She has attended this summer artist’s retreat every summer for 10 years and studied with artists in residence Sara Linda Poly, Laura Loe, Andras Bality, and Diego Sanchez.

Cindy has taught palette knife painting, abstract and beginner acrylic workshops in Virginia and Florida.

When she is not painting, Cindy can be found on the golf course or traveling with her husband of 30 years.

FL

My art is inspired by the Florida landscape. I love the bold colors, shapes and light of my surroundings, whether it's coastal blues and teals or varied greens of central Florida's palms and oaks.