I’m so excited! My award from the 2023 Women in Watercolor International Juried Competition is here. Thanks once again to Lynn Pratt and the amazing judges of this year’s exhibition! Visit www.womeninwatercolor.com (2023 Awards) to see this wonderful show!
Wonderful long weekend of hiking, kayaking, and of course, attending the opening of the Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors at The View Arts Center, in Old Forge! Another wonderful show of amazing watercolors this year. The exhibition will be on display for the next couple months, so be sure to check it out if you’re in the area!
Starting today, I have several of my watercolors on display at the Saratoga Springs Visitor Center. The Visitor Center is open Tuesday – Saturday, 9 am – 5 pm. My show will be on display through August 24th.
My painting, Vintage Color, was accepted into the Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolor. One of my favorite exhibitions, this year showcases 79 works from water-media artists across the nation. The exhibition runs August 5 – October 1 at The View Arts Center in Old Forge, NY. The postcard announcing the show is out and I am so honored that they chose an excerpt of my painting for their mailings. It was such a wonderful surprise!
The 4th Annual Women in Watercolor International Juried Competition is now online! I’m super excited to announce that my painting Vintage Color was just awarded the Legion Merchandise Award for the Still Life and Floral Category! Many thanks to the amazing judges: Lynn D. Pratt, Petya Taneva, Daniela Werneck, Katarzyna Kmiecik, Buffy Kaufman, Sarah Yeoman, Ali Cavanaugh, Kristina Gavrilova and Pam Wenger.
Click on the link below to view this amazing watercolor show!
My painting, Vintage Color, was just accepted into the 4th Annual Women in Watercolor International Juried Competition. This year’s panel of judges accepted 216 works out of the 1,800 entries, representing 60 countries around the world. Women in Watercolor was created to help encourage, support, and promote the outstanding women that are working in this medium on an international level. I’m so honored that my painting will be part of this exhibition!
It’s finally here! Artists Magazine’s The Best of Watercolor edition is now available at magazine stands. I’m so very grateful and beyond excited to have my watercolor, Market Joy (bottom left), chosen to be part of this amazing showcase.
I took a break from the large watercolor paintings I’ve been doing, to create these two small ones for my upcoming solo show, this summer in Saratoga Springs. Both paintings are 8″ x 8″, matted and framed to 14″ x 14″. I took many photographs of some market tulips, shot with different lighting and angles. The two that I chose in the end, have similar compositions, but turned out very differently.
Sign of Spring I is warmer and has a warm dark brown wood frame. The light reflections on the plastic wrap were a real challenge but turned out well.
Sign of Spring II is cooler and I used a cool black frame. On this one, the plastic wrap is not as prominent, as I was more excited about painting the basket weave and the glass reflections.
The LARAC Annual Member’s Show is now on display at the LARAC Lapham Gallery, in Glens Falls NY. My watercolor painting, Sacramento Street, is part of this local show. The show runs May 26th through June 29th. Gallery hours are 10 am – 3 pm Monday through Saturday (open late on Thursdays until 6 pm).
The gallery will also be open as part of the 52nd Annual LARAC June Arts Fest (June 17th, 10 am – 5 pm and June 18th, 10 am – 4 pm), featuring 160 artisans, live music and food. Come see all the great local artists!
The Expressions 2023 show opened this weekend at the North Country Arts Gallery in the Shirt Factory, Glens Falls NY. This juried show features 79 wonderful local artists within a 50 mile radius of the city of Glens Falls. I am beyond pleased to announce that my watercolor painting, Cherry Plum Blossom, was awarded the Gold Award. Many thanks to Laura Von Rosk (Gallery Director of the Lake George Arts Project) who juried the show, the Touba Family Foundation who sponsored the show, and North Country Arts for hosting this year’s show. The show will be on display until June 1st. Gallery hours are Thursday to Saturday, 12:00 pm – 5:00 pm.
Cindi Handy 