Meet the Artist

Lucinda Hamilton

As a lifelong student always looking to try new things, Lucinda started painting at the beginning of 2020, having never picked up a paint brush before. Through steady practice and determination, the fluidity and unpredictable nature of watercolor had her hooked and trying to paint everything she could think of. Over time, through study with various teachers influential to her style, she began to incorporate an element of abstraction into her work.

Many of her original paintings today begin from photos from her travels around New England, places special to her, or her family.

Lucinda has a bachelor of Arts from Penn State and a MBA from the University of Massachusetts - Lowell. She is an active member of the Newburyport Art Association, Newton Watercolor Society, and the New England Watercolor Society.

Artist Statement

I’m drawn to watercolor because of the fluidity and unpredictable nature of the medium, even though control is something that I crave in life – it’s a peculiar juxtaposition, but I’ve learned patience and adaptability to the shifting situation of paint and water on the paper in my practice.  To me, watercolor is the ultimate challenge in taking something in front of me and rendering it in a simple way that changes the perception or feeling of an ordinary object or scene. I push myself to constantly improve my skill and capabilities, each new work serving to try and prove to myself that I’m capable of new challenges and stretching my limits.

Awards and Recognition

2022

“January Afternoon on the Riverway” was awarded 2nd place in the Light and Shadow Show organized by The Newton Watercolor Society and judged by master watercolorist Tony Couch

Notable Exhibitions

2024

  • Newburyport Art Association, Group exhibition: Abstracts & Abstracted Expressions, Newburyport, MA
  • New England Watercolor Society, Group exhibition: Associate Members Show, Plymouth, MA 
  • Newburyport Art Association, Group exhibition: Winter Juried Show, Newburyport, MA

2023

  • New England Watercolor Society, Group exhibition: Associate Members Show, Plymouth, MA
  • Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Group exhibition: Amazing Spaces, Pawtucket, RI
  • New England Watercolor Society, Group exhibition: Spring Into Art, Plymouth, MA

2022

  • Newburyport Art Association, Group exhibition: NAA Annual Fall Juried Show, Newburyport, MA
  • New England Watercolor Society, Group exhibition: All Members Show, Plymouth, MA
  • Newton Watercolor Society, Group exhibition: Light and Shadow, Newton, MA
  • Newburyport Art Association, Group exhibition: Transparency, Newburyport, MA
  • Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Group exhibition: Vision ‘22, online

2021

  • Newburyport Art Association, Group exhibition: NAA Annual Fall Juried Show, Newburyport, MA