Bethany Cynthia

arts for sale

2011-11-16T12:59:00.002-06:00

just a sampling of the art i have for sale...in the art sale...

Oh Hey MCAD Art Sale

2011-11-16T12:31:00.002-06:00

I have my own chunk of wall in the art sale this weekend!
welcome to the mcad elite bethy.

hourly comic!

2010-02-05T13:56:00.001-06:00

i made a comic!
one comic every hour that i was awake...

Graduation

2009-05-14T14:19:00.002-05:00

awesome

2009-05-04T19:00:00.002-05:00

while i am sitting in bed dying of the swine flu, as i should be in class creating an awesome product line of kids rain gear, in trying to find a good image to jump off of...i came across these jems of the internet.
first this amazingly happy baby in a cup of water..made me lol.

then this quote got me the most...but i love the bee stuff

Check this out!

2009-04-25T22:06:00.001-05:00

screenshot of the title page of my book...effing awesome if i do say so myself!

wow

2009-04-16T22:44:00.003-05:00

i think i might have the best boyfriend ever...i had a terrible day what with not getting chosen to be commencement speaker and all, and what does jason do? comes to visit with a present for me...not just a present, a harry potter action figure!! perfect.

New York Pictures!

2009-04-07T12:31:00.002-05:00

here are all of the pictures i took in new york:
a cupcake/childrens bookstore in soho. the elevator in the flatiron building.

Sk8er Boi!

2009-03-10T17:20:00.003-05:00

skateboard designs for product illustration, to be displayed in the tea garden in uptown starting this sunday!

Happy Birthday To Me!

2009-03-05T19:34:00.003-06:00

Hands down, best birthday ever!
wanna know why?
Because i made it all happen for myself, i didn't rely on anyone to do things for me, my first fully independent birthday...i think it will be a good year!
I made this beautiful cake, sang myself the birthday song and blew out the candles!

More PYA

2009-02-20T19:42:00.001-06:00

Hansel and Gretel (in the play the story is being told by a family...who act it out)

Revision on Zagazoo

Let me know

2009-02-20T11:46:00.002-06:00

So I love posting my new work here...but as I was preparing to post my most recent spread for senior project I was struck with the thought that if I do that then it wont be a surprise when I am done...
SO....
How about a vote?
Do you think I should post as I go, or keep it all a secret until I am done?
Let me know!
I'll leave you with a preview in case:

a little elephant

2009-02-17T21:12:00.002-06:00

a quick something for PYA for the play Zagazoo by Mike Kenny (story by Quentin Blake...one of my favorite illustrators of all time)

i hopped right in

2009-02-13T18:11:00.002-06:00

here is a spread from my book...though chances are this one will be replaces...but just to give an idea:

more senior project

2009-02-06T14:24:00.003-06:00

Character studies

2009-02-03T14:28:00.003-06:00

Ursula....tentative character/name for the subject of my senior project.

New York

2009-01-25T22:49:00.000-06:00

So hey people I know,

I am planning a trip to New York for spring break so I can do some
informational interviews that will hopefully lead to a job.

I was wondering if any of you might have any insight into people I should contact
before I go out there that would be open to meeting with someone like me?

I am looking into art direction positions in publishing, specifically in
children's book publishing, though I am open to pretty much any
opportunity at this point in my life!

I appreciate any advice you might have and would be very happy to meet
with you and refresh you on my portfolio and talk to you more about this!

Thank you so much,
Bethy

signed, sealed, delivered

2009-01-20T19:55:00.002-06:00

New website!

2008-12-08T21:33:00.004-06:00

check out my new website!

www.bethanycynthia.com

its a mystical place where i typed something that looks like this:

and it magically transformed into this:

look at all the women

2008-12-06T22:36:00.003-06:00

my final for editorial illustration:

Kids

2008-12-02T11:18:00.001-06:00

i drew a bunch of little kids...love it.

in class hilarity

2008-11-24T17:16:00.002-06:00

i had 3 hours to make these 3 illustrations...i think i did fairly well!
"Vegetable People"

"Going on a Hike"

"Dance Performance"

Letterpress with Roo

2008-11-19T13:56:00.004-06:00

My typography class went to the Minnesota Center for Book Arts and got to use the letterpress to make posters!
Raychel and I created this masterpiece.

YES WE DID!

2008-11-05T17:14:00.003-06:00

Coolest President Ever.

My President. I Voted For.

President Barack Obama.

...please....please....please win....

2008-11-04T12:32:00.001-06:00

new harry potter trailer!

2008-10-28T16:23:00.001-05:00

leaked on sunday, amazing.

tesse

2008-10-17T12:59:00.001-05:00

tess was sad and needed a hug...but she is in florida and i am in minnesota...so i gave her a hug the best i could!

perfect chaos?

2008-10-17T12:56:00.002-05:00

for editorial illustration...creating a perfect chaos by combining 4 articles about happenings in the twin cities this weekend...

probably the best thing ever

2008-10-07T23:38:00.001-05:00

i heart pen and ink and watercolor.

this is for a postcard mailer for PYA promoting the little match girl!

abcDEFGhijklmnopqrstuvwxyz...

2008-10-05T22:14:00.005-05:00

for childrens book illustration we had to make an alphabet book for just 4 letters...i might just make the whole alphabet though since i like these so much!

just a little something

2008-09-25T00:01:00.001-05:00

thank you and goodnight.

Obama is never gonna let you down!

2008-09-15T23:20:00.000-05:00

love it.

more new art

2008-09-05T21:03:00.000-05:00

new art yo

2008-09-04T23:35:00.004-05:00

my new mantra:
"i am going to be the most successful person i know"

watch me.

oh and in case you didnt know:

2008-09-04T00:25:00.000-05:00

i got me another tattoo...

Soooo I'm gonna be famous...

2008-09-03T23:51:00.003-05:00

Just you wait Henry Higgins just you wait!

check out PYA's website to see some of my illustrations online, but more than that, i am designing the cover for their internationally distributed script catalog!
as well as making some space filler illustrated type for plays without photos or illustrations!

woot!

Half Blood Prince Trailer!

2008-07-29T19:14:00.003-05:00

Here

Dark Knight

2008-07-18T20:25:00.002-05:00

I am currently nursing a twitching eye and severe loopyness due to my excursion to see Batman at the IMAX at 3:15 this morning...then sleeping for an hour before going to work at the children's theatre. then right over to work in the service bureau...i have half an hour left in here...and man i feel like crying or throwing up or just having a complete meltdown from lack of sleep and proper nourishment.

...but holy shit batman....it was worth every dollar, every second, every little bit.

this is how i felt the whole time i was watching it:

worth every second.

best movie ever. hands down. fucking brilliant.

check it out yo!

2008-06-20T20:58:00.001-05:00

www.bethanycynthia.com

last one!

2008-06-19T19:09:00.001-05:00

last internship illustration!
this is sink or swim, a weird-ass ark story...and this is the part where they dump the piano overboard so they dont sink...

jack

2008-06-19T18:10:00.002-05:00

jack went up that beanstock and found some half ogre half giant couple that has marital issues...apparently mr. giant is cheating on the mrs with his gold egg laying chicken.

oh and that table cloth...not magic after all.

hair and bear

2008-06-17T08:52:00.003-05:00

first things first: i cut my hair! and oh man i loooovvveeeeee it!

and another illustration for my internship:

puff the magic dragon!

2008-06-10T20:18:00.003-05:00

i get to illustrate puff the magic dragon for my internship! how effing sweet is that?

also...i cut my hair all short again and i look just like that girl from what dreams may come...

more for the internship

2008-06-09T19:06:00.001-05:00

for the mike kenny play "song from the sea"

internship shizzle

2008-06-09T11:36:00.000-05:00

rumplestiltskin is his name...

Obambam

2008-06-04T16:24:00.002-05:00

oh dang! barack obama=democratic nominee!

win bambam win!

been a while

2008-05-14T10:00:00.001-05:00

here is the worlds oldest ballerina for your enjoyment

i'm your father, I'M your father...

2008-04-26T20:54:00.001-05:00

please tell me someone remembers this....

weird bald man in his skivvies

2008-04-25T21:22:00.007-05:00

sooo this is something i have been working on for the past couple weeks...this dude showed up in my sketchbook and i liked the way his head was shaped, so i kept drawing him...and he has evolved into something of a friend during finals...where ever he is, whatever he is doing he seems to have lost something, and is very exposed (but stylish) in his colorful childlike underwear...i was thinking about him a lot today and i never think about it before i start drawing him, it always just grows from my fingertips to the paper...

best thing ever

2008-04-18T11:46:00.001-05:00

http://www.yeondoojung.com/artworks_view_wonderland.php?no=88

seriously the coolest thing.

life goes on

2008-04-14T22:09:00.000-05:00

bethy got dumped.

shitty.

website!

2008-04-10T18:49:00.003-05:00

in addition to creating this fabulous blog, i need a more professional way of displaying my work to the general public...and although this is no means a finished product (it's bloody iWeb for flips sake), it is a jumping off point for me, and it just feels good to see it live and in the wonderful world of cyberspace!

so please please visit it and come back here and comment if you should feel so inclined!

students.mcad.edu/~bknowlesthompson

thank you much!

spring break in berlin? yes.

2008-03-30T20:28:00.003-05:00

so i spent my spring break in berlin germany...pretty effing amazing.
my sister lives there and leads a perfect life.
i had the best week ever. i love it there.
these are some doodles i did while sitting in the park.
you should all visit berlin. it is beautiful.

oh what a beautiful morning!

2008-03-13T11:45:00.005-05:00

i love my walk to school every day...especially when i have to open the service bureau because then the sun is just rising and my day starts off right. it is wonderful, the birds were chirping, it wasnt too cold, and i had to walk slow today because there were frozen puddles the whole 7 blocks...a downright enjoyable morning...if i do say so myself!

why i cant wait until summer

2008-03-10T08:20:00.004-05:00

i was struck by a terrifying thought as i walked into school this morning at 8 am.
this is the last time i see the sun until tomorrow morning... that is something out of a horror movie, something bringing about thoughts of a post apocalyptic world, or one where we are all forced underground all day... no wonder art students have a depressing fascination with zombies.
i cannot wait until i can see the sun all day if i want to.

Happy Birthday to ME!

2008-03-05T00:52:00.002-06:00

today is my birthday!
i am celebrating by posting this beaaaauuutiful self portrait on my lovely blog!
so far the presents i have gotten are:
a card form my sister in germany.
a card and check for $50 from my aunt (i love you aunt dee!).
dinner from hallie (so delish, thank you darling!)
a beer from kyle (as it is my 21st birthday).
and a kiss from adam.
i would say that is a good haul...in fact i am already content in the present department, so all i need now are hugs throughout the day!
thank you!

might as well post again

2008-03-04T14:18:00.007-06:00

well i am posting again...this is a strange new thing for me still.

i dont have class this afternoon because my pregnant professor is sick, so i get to do all my homework today so i dont have to do it all tomorrow on my birrrrrthday!

yeah tomorrow is my birthday! i turn 21...no worries i wont drink myself into a stupor...at least not til this weekend!

anyway i am now going to go research some artists and illustrators for an upcoming project where i get to make an illustration in a way that is completely out of my comfort zone! scary but exciiiiting!

free as a bird.

...so this is a blog...

2008-03-03T21:30:00.001-06:00

so apparently the thing to do when you go to art school is create a blog...i feel very hip and with the times right now...and slightly like i am making a diary that everyone can read...interesting.

i always wish that people could read my mind anyway, so this is sort of like that i guess? haha

on a side note, since im spilling my thoughts to the internet world, bethy is a very happy girl right now....i dont know how in depth people get with their blogs, so i will just leave it at that, and if you know me at all you will be able to name the two reasons why i am ridiculously happy at this moment in time.

well this seems like a good post on my blog...hahah the word blog makes me laugh....ok im done.