Category Archives: Work in Progress

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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Market Joy

Posted on December 15, 2021 by cindihandy

Part 2 Now I’m starting with the darks, by painting the purple leaves. I’m using a piece of clean paper to protect the areas already painted, so I don’t ruin it with my hand or drip on it accidentally. Next, … Continue reading →

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Market Joy

Posted on December 14, 2021 by cindihandy

Part 1 I have read that sunflowers are the happiest flower. I don’t know if that is true, but the day I saw these flowers, one morning during my grocery shopping, they bought me pure joy as I snapped photos … Continue reading →

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Succulents

Posted on February 12, 2021 by cindihandy

My latest watercolor painting is entitled Succulents. During the quarantine last spring, my daughter created a beautiful, mini garden of succulent plants. Working from photographs, I created this small 6.5 inch square painting. The following slide show is the story, … Continue reading →

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Enchanted Wood – Part 2

Posted on May 15, 2020 by cindihandy

To continue with my painting’s progress… I built up the foliage and started on the pine needles, which was the part I was most excited about painting. The pine needles required 6-8 layers of different colored paint and markings. The … Continue reading →

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Enchanted Wood – Part 1

Posted on May 14, 2020 by cindihandy

My latest watercolor painting is based on a photograph I took last summer, while canoe camping on the Raquette River, in the Adirondack Mountains. I was drawn to the scene by the strong shadows, created by the early morning sun, … Continue reading →

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All the Little Details – Part 2

Posted on March 31, 2020 by cindihandy

Following the competition of the door, I painted the door cornis and window sills. I also rewet the stairs and removed as much color as I could, since I was unhappy with the original colors. I then repainted the stairs … Continue reading →

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All the Little Details – Part 1

Posted on March 30, 2020 by cindihandy

I finally finished my latest watercolor painting! I began painting this piece back in December of last year. It is entitled Autumn Welcome and is based on a photograph my daughter took last September, in the Stockade area of Schenectady, … Continue reading →

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New Painting – Part 2

Posted on November 7, 2019 by cindihandy

The next step for my painting was to add all the intricate details on the building, shadows, awnings, and give the building some texture. Although the original building was brick, I decided to make it stucco. There were actually two sources … Continue reading →

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