Cindy Alvarado was born in Austin, Texas,
and her childhood was filled with animals. She
began painting and drawing animals as soon
as she could hold a pencil, and was
especially fascinated by dogs and horses.
When Cindy was twelve, she traveled to India
with her brother and sisters and her mother,
an anthropology professor, where she lived
for two years. The amazing variety of wildlife
and the the intricate beauty of Indian art was
an inspiration to her. After her return to the
United States, she completed her first
commission for the president of the Racking
Horse Association at only 16 years of age.
Cindy studied art at the University of Texas at
Austin, and the realism and emotion in her
artwork comes from observation as well as
her feeling for animals. Her favorite medium is
watercolor, although she also works in pen
and ink and graphite. She has exhibited her
artwork extensively and her paintings are in
collections throughout the United States, as
well as Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada,
England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New
Zealand, Portugal, Scotland, Spain and
Tasmania. Cindy has won national awards at
the Art Show at the Dog Show, an
international juried show. She is a member of
the Artists Registry at the AKC Museum of
Dog, and one of her paintings is in the
permanent collection of the AKC Museum of
the Dog. She has also exhibited her work in
juried shows at the William Kenton Gallery at
the International Museum of the Horse in
Kentucky Horse Park, the Raymond James
Financial Associate Art Show, and the
International Miniature Art Show (Miniature Art
Society of Florida). Cindy's artwork has been
featured in Dog Fancy magazine, Dogs USA,
Hawaii Magazine, Collie Cues magazine, and
the Collie Review.
Cindy trained her first Collie in obedience
when she was 10 years old and later went on
to earn several obedience titles with her
Collies and her English Cocker Spaniel.
She began horseback riding when she was
three years old on her uncle's ranch in
Blossom, Texas and has owned several
horses over the years. Cindy and Hunter
enjoy their two English Cocker Spaniels and
their Border Collie mix.
and her childhood was filled with animals. She
began painting and drawing animals as soon
as she could hold a pencil, and was
especially fascinated by dogs and horses.
When Cindy was twelve, she traveled to India
with her brother and sisters and her mother,
an anthropology professor, where she lived
for two years. The amazing variety of wildlife
and the the intricate beauty of Indian art was
an inspiration to her. After her return to the
United States, she completed her first
commission for the president of the Racking
Horse Association at only 16 years of age.
Cindy studied art at the University of Texas at
Austin, and the realism and emotion in her
artwork comes from observation as well as
her feeling for animals. Her favorite medium is
watercolor, although she also works in pen
and ink and graphite. She has exhibited her
artwork extensively and her paintings are in
collections throughout the United States, as
well as Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada,
England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, New
Zealand, Portugal, Scotland, Spain and
Tasmania. Cindy has won national awards at
the Art Show at the Dog Show, an
international juried show. She is a member of
the Artists Registry at the AKC Museum of
Dog, and one of her paintings is in the
permanent collection of the AKC Museum of
the Dog. She has also exhibited her work in
juried shows at the William Kenton Gallery at
the International Museum of the Horse in
Kentucky Horse Park, the Raymond James
Financial Associate Art Show, and the
International Miniature Art Show (Miniature Art
Society of Florida). Cindy's artwork has been
featured in Dog Fancy magazine, Dogs USA,
Hawaii Magazine, Collie Cues magazine, and
the Collie Review.
Cindy trained her first Collie in obedience
when she was 10 years old and later went on
to earn several obedience titles with her
Collies and her English Cocker Spaniel.
She began horseback riding when she was
three years old on her uncle's ranch in
Blossom, Texas and has owned several
horses over the years. Cindy and Hunter
enjoy their two English Cocker Spaniels and
their Border Collie mix.
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