Author Archives: cindihandy

Pencil Paintings

In September of 2012, I took a colored pencil class with Cynthia Knox. The butterfly pencil painting is what I did in her class and gave to my daughter for her birthday. The technique is to use very tiny circular pencil … Continue reading

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Kayaks Along the Hudson

This is a painting I just did for some of my kayaking buddies. The painting is based on a photo of our kayaks on the shore of the Hudson River, up in Lake Luzerne, NY.

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Guest Artist

Starting today, I have four watercolor paintings on display at the Trustco Bank in Halfmoon, NY (215 Guideboard Road). The paintings will be on display through the month of December.

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Early Autumn

This watercolor painting entitled Early Autumn just won 3rd place in the Clifton Park-Halfmoon Juried Show of Art & Photography. This painting will be on display at the library (475 Moe Road, Clifton Park, NY) for the rest of the … Continue reading

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Water Works

My love of kayaking has inspired me to create many watercolor paintings to express the tranquility and beauty I see on the water. Working from photographs, I paint layer upon layer of transparent watercolor paint to create the vivid colors … Continue reading

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Birds, Eyes and Oranges

The following images are miscellaneous paintings from my portfolio done in the last few years.

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Flowers, Flowers, Flowers

I then began painting full-sized watercolor paintings of all types of flowers. All of my watercolors are done on Strathmore 140 lb. coldpress with Winsor & Newton watercolor paints, unless otherwise noted. If you click on an image, you will … Continue reading

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Greeting Cards

When I started painting again after many years of hiatus, I began experimenting with watercolors, which I had never explored before. The following images are samples of the cards I painted for my friends and family.

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