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New painting

Posted on February 6, 2024 by cindihandy

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 … Continue reading →

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New Painting

Posted on August 9, 2022 by cindihandy

Here’s my latest watercolor painting, entitled Cherry Plum Blossom. It’s based on a photograph I took, this past spring, of our Cherry Plum tree. The buds start pink then turn into white blossoms. (The tree is now covered with plums!) … Continue reading →

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New painting

Posted on June 14, 2021 by cindihandy

I have just completed a new watercolor painting entitled South Inlet. The painting is based on a photograph taken while kayaking South Inlet (off Raquette Lake in the Adirondack Mountains) last summer. The multi-colored rocks and the contrasting shadows are … Continue reading →

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Sheltered Cove

Posted on November 18, 2020 by cindihandy

I finally finished my watercolor painting, Sheltered Cove. I began this painting back in May, but with my kids home from school and space at a premium, I got very little painting done the last several months. In a year … 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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Magnolia

Posted on August 19, 2019 by cindihandy

I have hundreds of reference photos, from years of collecting images that “I might paint one day.” I used one such image for a watercolor painting I just completed, entitled Magnolia. This painting is based on photos I took of the Magnolia … Continue reading →

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Kaleidoscope

Posted on June 3, 2017 by cindihandy

My latest watercolor painting is entitled Kaleidoscope. The reflection in the water dominates the scene and displays a kaleidoscope of vibrant colors. I carefully preserved the floating leaves in the water with resist, then painted the water in an abstract … Continue reading →

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Lapland Lake

Posted on April 6, 2017 by cindihandy

The following image is a watercolor painting of my son, admiring the frozen lake view while skiing at Lapland Lake, in the Adirondack Mountains. It was a beautiful, sunny winter day. The sun is blocked by the large tree in the foreground of … Continue reading →

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Autumn Gold

Posted on February 13, 2017 by cindihandy

My latest watercolor painting is entitled Autumn Gold. It is inspired by a beautiful tree I photographed last autumn, on a cliff’s edge, at Peebles Island. Despite the overcast day, the leaves on this tree were very vibrant. The painting is 16 … Continue reading →

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