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 strokes and create layer upon layer of color, along with burnishing between layers. It is extremely time consuming, but the end results look like an oil painting. The Dragonfly, that I did for my son, is a mixed media painting done with watercolor, colored pencil and ink.

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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.

Kayaks Along the Hudson

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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 month until November 30th.

Early Autumn

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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 in the paintings. As you can see, I fell in love with lily pads and consider these to be some of my best work.

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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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Flowers, Flowers, Flowers

Posted on November 19, 2012 by cindihandy

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 be able to view it in a larger format.

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Greeting Cards

Posted on November 19, 2012 by cindihandy

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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