Reminiscent of Wallace Nutting and the itinerant early-day photographers, Maine artist Cindy McIntyre combines painting with black-and-white photography of landscapes and Americana. Although the technique of hand-tinting photographs is a century old, McIntyre's use of a high-energy palette and opaque textures gives her work a distinction few have matched. The realism of the photograph blends with the surrealism of the paint in a bold interpretation of traditional subject matter. This is a departure from the intent of the early colorists, whose aim was to make the photograph look as realistic as possible. The emotion, rather than the realism, is what imbues Cindy McIntyre's work with energy and spirit.

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Capping a 5-year project, Cindy McIntyre has combined her collection of vintage postcards of Maine with modern-day versions of the same scene.  The antique views were produced during the Golden Age of Postcards in the early 1900s.  Down East Books has published over 50 pairs in a 2004 book titled "A Century Apart - Maine Then and Now."  The sepia-toned views as they look today show both the ephemeral and the lasting monuments to the history of Maine.   Cindy’s second book of vintage postcards, “Maine at Work and Play,” will be released by Down East Books in summer 2006.

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"Straight" color photography has always been a part of Cindy’s repertoire, and this gallery features images of Maine and America.  They are available as fine art prints, or for licensing for publications.  Click on the Thumbnail photos on the RealPhoto page to access these galleries.