Cynthia Payne through by standing for Parliament as a candidate for the Payne and Pleasure Party in the Kensington by-election in July 1988, followed by her standing in her own area of Streatham for the Rainbow Dream Ticket in the 1992 UK General Election. She did not gain a parliamentary seat. There are two films that are loosely based on her life, both released in 1987: "Wish You Were Here", about her adolescence, with Emily Lloyd in the lead role, and "Personal Services", about her adult life, starring Julie Walters. Both were written (and "Wish You Were Here" was directed) by David
Cynthia Daignault piece was described as lyrical and existing on the "verge of transcendence." Daignault took a few years to paint alone in the woods. She has said that the experience strengthened her resolve as an artist and that painting is her "life's practice." Daignault is also a published art writer and editor, including the monograph "Improbable History" about painter Sean Landers published by JRP|Ringier in the Fall of 2011, and the founder and editor of the publication A-Z. Cynthia Daignault Cynthia Daignault (born 1978) is a painter who lives and works in Brooklyn. Her work is often described as rigorous and