Author Archives: cindihandy

Great Blue

Posted on April 7, 2013 by cindihandy

The following image is one of the commissioned watercolor paintings I’ve been working on this winter. It’s entitled Great Blue and I loved painting it. It’s rare that a painting turns out exactly as you envisioned it in your mind, … Continue reading →

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Guest Artist

Posted on April 1, 2013 by cindihandy

Starting today, I have three watercolor paintings on display at the NBT Bank in Clifton Park (Hannaford Plaza). My paintings will be on display through April 30th.

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Thurman Pond

Posted on February 21, 2013 by cindihandy

Diverging from my usual closeups, I created this landscape watercolor painting with as few layers of paint as possible, instead of my usual multiple layers of paint. Thurman Pond is a beautiful, peaceful body of water in the Adirondacks, that … Continue reading →

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Lilac Wine

Posted on January 14, 2013 by cindihandy

This pencil painting that I just completed is entitled Lilac Wine. It’s based on a photograph that I took of the Lilac Wine Iris in my garden. 

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Pencil Paintings

Posted on January 2, 2013 by cindihandy

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

Posted on December 8, 2012 by cindihandy

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

Posted on December 1, 2012 by cindihandy

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

Posted on November 19, 2012 by cindihandy

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

Posted on November 19, 2012 by cindihandy

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

Posted on November 19, 2012 by cindihandy

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

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