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Cynthia Ryan Kelly

NOW SHOWING: Someday This Will Be Illegal @Loudoun House, Lexington, KY May 30 – July 11, 2025

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overstamped: a postcard project with leslie keats since 1992

LAK > CRK

serigraph| postcard size of course|

love this pattern

CRK>LAK

mixed media in b/w| postcard| 2022

love this line (just as the card says)

CRK>LAK

mixed media| postcard| 2023

almost didn't send this

CRK>LAK

paint on board| postcard| 2023

inspired by Henry Faulkner exhibition at Headley Whitney Museum

LAK > CRK

mixed media| postcard| 2022

love the image in a complementary setting

CRK>LAK

mixed media| postcard| 2022

working on the painted bottle with a new brand of paints

LAK>CRK>LAK

mixed media| postcard| 2020-21

let's get real about the w's

LAK > CRK>LAK

mixed media| postcard size of course| 2022

CRK > LAK

mixed media| postcard size of course ...maybe a little longer| 2023

CRK > LAK

mixed media| postcard size of course... maybe a little longer | 2023

CRK > LAK

mixed media| postcard size of course| 2022

Saturday from the Days of the Week Series: Saturday

LAK > CRK>LAK

mixed media| postcard size of course| 2022

This one arrived with missing elements and returned with more. :0

LAK > CRK>LAK

mixed media| postcard size of course| 2022

LAK > CRK>LAK

mixed media| postcard size of course| 2022

LAK > CRK>LAK

mixed media| postcard size ofpostcard size of course| 2022

CRK > LAK

mixed media| postcard size of course|

LAK > CRK

paint| postcard size of course|

CRK > LAK

mixed media| postcard size of course|

CRK > LAK

mixed media| postcard size of course|

CRK > LAK > CRK

mixed media| postcard size of course|

LAK > CRK

mixed media| postcard size of course|

LAK > CRK > LAK

mixed media| postcard size of course|

CRK > LAK

paint| postcard size of course|

CRK> LAK

mixed media| postcard size of course|

LAK > CRK

mixed media|

CRK to LAK

mixed media|

LAK > CRK

mixed media|

CRK > LAK

mixed media|

CRK > LAK

mixed media|

LAK > CRK > LAK

mixed media|

CRK > LAK

mixed media|

LAK > CRK

mixed media|

CRK > LAK

mixed media|

CRK > LAK

mixed media|

CRK > LAK

mixed media|

LAK > CRK

mixed media|

CRK > LAK

mixed media|

CRK > LAK

mixed media|

CRK > LAK

paint|

CRK > LAK

mixed media|

CRK > LAK

mixed media|

CRK > LAK

paint|

CRK > LAK

mixed media|

CRK > LAK

mixed media|

CRK > LAK

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CRK > LAK

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CRK > LAK

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Leslie and Cynthia celebrate 32 years of making and sending postcards to each other.  The freedom in creating each image is joyous.  The problem solving in each little composition is fulfilling.  The immediate impact of viewing each piece is great exercise.  We agree 99.9% of the time on when a card is finished or not. Each card travels thousands of miles to which we owe the USPS much gratitude.  The project count now stands at more than
1500 cards.

Our goal in 1992 was ….hey, let’s try to make 1000

 

©2025 CYNTHIA RYAN KELLY. Special thanks to LESLIE KEATS (the other half of Overstamped) for the original design and to BIRDBOAR for their facilitating it.
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    • landscape
    • figurative
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    • reimagine 2024
    • prhbtn 2023
    • horsemania 2022
  • about
    ▼
    • a little bio
    • statement
    • exhibitions
    • collections
    • just another telling page
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    • contact
    • thank you