Category Archives: Work in Progress

New Painting!

Posted on December 15, 2025 by cindihandy

I come from a long line of quilters. And although I have quilted myself several times, quilting is very time consuming, and I prefer to paint. I appreciate the time and effort that goes into quilting and all the attention … Continue reading →

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New Painting

Posted on July 31, 2025 by cindihandy

This one was a struggle! My latest watercolor painting, entitled Rack ‘Em Up, is based on a photograph I took at the Salmagundi Club, in NYC, earlier this year. The brightly colored, mismatched assortment of pool balls is what drew … Continue reading →

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New Painting

Posted on October 22, 2024 by cindihandy

Here is my latest watercolor painting, entitled Threads of Friendship. My daughter has quite the large collection of embroidery floss from her years of making friendship bracelets for all her friends. The painting is based on one of many photographs … Continue reading →

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New Painting

Posted on April 4, 2024 by cindihandy

My latest painting is called Nostalgia. After creating my spool paintings last year, I had many people tell me how the paintings reminded them of their mothers and grandmothers. Keeping with that theme, I decided to paint my grandmother’s afghan. … Continue reading →

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New Painting

Posted on November 13, 2023 by cindihandy

I just completed a new transparent watercolor painting, called Trastevere. It’s based on a photo I took last spring, when I was lucky enough to visit my daughter, studying abroad in Italy. Trastevere is the name of a neighborhood in … Continue reading →

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Color Burst

Posted on September 27, 2023 by cindihandy

My latest watercolor painting, Color Burst, is finally finished. I started this watercolor painting back in June, and worked on it on and off the entire summer. (Living in the Northeast, once the weather changes to summer, I want to … Continue reading →

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Vintage Color II

Posted on April 12, 2023 by cindihandy

I’ve just finished my second spools painting, Vintage Color II. Since several of you asked, after my first spools painting, I kept track of my time. It took me a little over 100 hours to paint this watercolor. The dimensions … Continue reading →

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Work in Progress

Posted on March 28, 2023 by cindihandy

I am well into my second painting of spools, and thought I’d give a sneak peek of my progress. Several people have asked me how I do some of the detail work, so here is a step-by-step on how I … Continue reading →

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New watercolor painting!

Posted on February 2, 2023 by cindihandy

I was inspired last summer while sorting through my mother’s old sewing supplies. My mother was an avid quilter, known for her crazy quilts. She had sorted hundreds of thread spools into Ziplock bags by color scheme. The colors caught … Continue reading →

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Market Joy

Posted on December 16, 2021 by cindihandy

Part 3 Working around the central flowers, I continue painting one small section at a time. The painting is starting to get more complicated with the cellophane and water droplets abstracting the image. I continue using resist to preserve the … Continue reading →

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