Tag Archives: watercolor

North East Watercolor Society Show

Posted on January 14, 2022 by cindihandy

The North East Watercolor Society is hosting its Annual Juried Exhibition 2022. 52 watercolor paintings will be on display at the Orange Hall Gallery (24 Grandview Avenue, Middletown, NY) from now until mid-March. (Please see gallery website for current hours … 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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New painting

Posted on October 4, 2021 by cindihandy

After several months of not painting, I finally was able to sit down and paint a new watercolor. It is entitled “Cole’s Woods.” The painting is based on a photograph taken last winter while cross country skiing with friends in … 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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Cactaceae

Posted on March 15, 2021 by cindihandy

I just completed another smaller (8″ x 16″) watercolor painting, entitled Cactaceae. I expanded on my last painting Succulents. This time, I painted a different perspective of my daughter’s garden. Cactaceae refers to the species family that includes both cacti … 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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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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