Opening tonight (5-7 pm), the LARAC Mountain Gallery will exhibit Show II: Here and There, highlighting ten local artists. I’m so very grateful to have been invited to be part of this showcase of amazing artists! The show will be on display until the end of March. The Mountain Gallery is located at 21 Bay Street, Glens Falls, NY. Gallery hours are Wednesday – Saturday, 10 am – 3 pm.
Opening next week, the LARAC Mountain Gallery will exhibit Show II: Here and There, highlighting ten local artists. I’m very grateful to have been invited to be part of this showcase of amazing artists. Invited artists were asked to create artwork inspired by local places, as well as locations far away. There will be a mix of oil paintings, watercolors, photography, and sculptures.
The show opens next Friday, February 23rd, 5 – 7 pm, and will be on display until the end of March. The Mountain Gallery is located at 21 Bay Street, Glens Falls, NY. Gallery hours are Wednesday – Saturday, 10 am – 3 pm.
Here is the last little (8″ x 10″) painting for my upcoming show in Glens Falls. For such a small painting, this one gave me a lot of trouble! (This is actually my second attempt. I spent 10 hours on the first one, before I declared it a disaster.) The painting is entitled Autumn Serenity and was based on a photo I took while kayaking with friends on the Feeder Canal. It was a perfectly gorgeous autumn day and the water’s undisturbed reflection in the canal mimicked the landscape exactly. I painted thousands of little dots, building up the color, to create the bright leaves. This painting will be part of an invitational show later this month, highlighting scenes in the Glens Falls area and beyond.
Many thanks to the North East Watercolor Society (NEWS) and juror Hema Gupta for awarding my painting, Trastevere, the Excellence Award in their 2024 members’ show. Congratulations to the other award winners as well! Still plenty of time to see this lovely show in the Orange Hall Gallery in Middletown, NY. The show will stay open until March 15th.
Trastevere is also currently part of the Women in Watercolor’s (WIW) online members’ show. This online show features amazing, women watercolor artists from all over the world. The link below will take you to this online show.
I’m so very happy to announce that my painting, Vintage Color, was selected as a finalist in the Splash 25: The Best of Watercolor competition! My painting will be published in a special edition of Artists Magazine in July of 2024. Many thanks to juror Thomas Schaller and Artists Magazine for this wonderful honor!
I have just completed a new painting entitled Early Morning Color, for an upcoming show. I am very fortunate to have been invited to be part of a local exhibit at the LARAC Mountain Gallery, highlighting a few local artists in the Glens Falls area. I will have six watercolor paintings on display. More info to come!
This painting is based on a photograph I took at the Adirondack Balloon Festival a few years ago, on an early (and cold!) morning, as the sun just started to rise. I’d been saving the photo to paint one day, and this art show highlighting local places, was the perfect opportunity to use it. Every year this amazing festival brings balloonists from around the country and fills the sky with color.
Opening today at the Orange Hall Gallery, the North East Watercolor Society (NEWS) is having its first 2024 show. Two of my paintings, Trastevere and Cherry Plum Blossoms were accepted into the show. The exhibit will be on display through March 15th, at 24 Grandview Avenue, Middletown, NY. Gallery hours are Monday -Thursday, 8 am – 8 pm, and Friday, 8 am – 5 pm. There will be an artist reception on February 3rd, 1 – 4 pm, with music by Geoff Hamburg and a demonstration by juror Hema Gupta.
As the year draws to a close, I want to thank all the people who helped make 2023 such an amazing year for my art. Many thanks to Women in Watercolor and Artist Magazine for highlighting my work in articles this past year. Additional thanks to all the judges for jurying my art into shows/awards and to the great local galleries and groups for displaying my paintings: North Country Arts, Saratoga Arts, LARAC, the Mountain Gallery, The View Arts Center, and the North East Watercolor Society. I am also sincerely grateful for all the people that purchased paintings from me this year. There’s no greater honor than having people hang your artwork in their home. Thanks to all my family and friends for attending gallery openings with me. I appreciate your support!
And thank YOU for following my blog/Instagram/Facebook and for all your kind comments on my artwork. Happy Holidays and best of luck in 2024!
Opening tomorrow (Saturday, November 25th, 12-4 pm), Saratoga Arts will be hosting their 2023 Members’ Exhibition at their gallery in Saratoga Springs, NY. My watercolor painting Cherry Plum Blossom will be on display, along with many other local artists, just in time for the holidays. The gallery will be open Monday – Friday, 9am – 5pm, and Saturday, 12-4 pm. The exhibition runs through January 6th, 2024.
Tonight (November 17th at 6 pm) is the opening of the LARAC Mountain Gallery’s end of the year show. My painting, Sign of Spring II, is on display along with 78 other local artists. The Mountain Gallery is located at 21 Bay Street, in downtown Glens Falls, NY. (Hours are Wednesday – Saturday, 10 am – 3 pm.) The show will be display until December 20th.
Tomorrow night (November 18th at 5 pm) is the opening of the North Country Arts’ show Celebration. In this show, my painting, Sign of Spring I, will be on display. This show will take place in the NCA Gallery in the Shirt Factory, Suite 120. The Shirt Factory is located at 71 Lawrence Street, Glens Falls, NY. (Hours are Thursday – Saturday, 12 – 5 pm.) This show will be on display until January 6th.
Cindi Handy 