Category Archives: Birds

Another new painting

Posted on November 29, 2017 by cindihandy

This recently completed watercolor painting is called Watching the Sun Set. Based on a photograph I took while on an evening paddle in Little Round Lake, this Great Blue Heron was frozen in place watching the sun set as we … Continue reading →

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Mullin Pond

Posted on October 25, 2017 by cindihandy

These two commissioned paintings depict the same scene, shown both in winter and summer. I painted them over several months apart from each other. It was quite challenging to first photograph, then paint the scenes, making sure each one matched the … Continue reading →

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Hunting

Posted on February 9, 2016 by cindihandy

This is my latest painting, entitled Hunting. This Great Blue Heron was so intent on stalking whatever it was he saw in the lake, that he allowed me to come up quite close and photograph him several times. I once again … Continue reading →

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Loon

Posted on January 11, 2016 by cindihandy

This small painting (8″ x 10″) is my first watercolor attempt of a Loon. Although Loons have been widely painted by many artists, I wanted to give it a try too. I met this Loon at the Chittenden Reservoir, in Vermont. Such … Continue reading →

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Merganser

Posted on November 2, 2015 by cindihandy

This small (8″x10″) watercolor painting is entitled Merganser. The painting is based on a photograph I took while kayaking at the Chittenden Reservoir this past summer. A female Red-Breasted Merganser kept me company, while I was exploring one of the inlets, … Continue reading →

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Nests

Posted on May 14, 2015 by cindihandy

I’ve just completed a very challenging set of commissioned paintings entitled Empty Nesters. Since every branch of each nest needed to be the same, I worked on both paintings at once… one branch at a time. For 90% of the paintings … Continue reading →

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All in a Line

Posted on January 9, 2015 by cindihandy

This watercolor painting is entitled All in a Line. The title is not just referring to the geese, who so politely lined up for me to snap their picture, but for the layers and rows of scenery behind them. The sky, trees, … Continue reading →

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Water Works Show

Posted on January 22, 2014 by cindihandy

I have finished the last five paintings for my Water Works show next week. The show will consist of 15 of my “water-themed” watercolor paintings. The paintings will be on display January 29th through February 24th at the Saratoga Library … Continue reading →

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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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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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