Denny Bond

An internationally recognized watercolorist living in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Denny Bond graduated from Kutztown University with a Bachelor of Fine Art in communications. Working as an illustrator, Bond utilizes his graphic background to combine elements in creating representational paintings and illustrations that emphasize timeless quality, sometimes real, sometimes imagined.

Currently exhibiting in galleries and museums throughout the world, Bond’s paintings are based within a contemporary culture, but fused by historical interplay.
Bond’s paintings have been featured in Watercolor Artist , February 2013, The Art of Watercolour, March 2012, Watercolor Artist, October 2011, Watercolor Artist, February 2008, and American Artist, June 2007. Bond’s paintings have also been included in several watercolor technique books.



“ I thoroughly enjoy the challenge of variation. Creating paintings in a series using a common theme allows me to focus on a particular subject matter of interest, but changing that focus for the next series is absolutely necessary to retain interest. I approach each painting with the thought of wanting to return to review it again at a later date. If I can capture that interest within myself, the ...

Signature membership:
National Watercolor Society
American Watercolor Society
Transparent Watercolor Society of America
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, ssg
Philadelphia Watercolor Society
Baltimore Watercolor Society
Watercolor USA
Transparent Watercolor Society of America

2010
Baltimore Watercolor Society Exhibition, Richeson Award
Philadelphia Watercolor Society Member’s Show, 3rd Place
Watercolor USA, Cash Award
Art of the State: Pennsylvania, 1st Place, works on paper
Adirondacks National Exhibition of American Watercolors, Forest Runes Award
Visual Arts Center National Art Exhibition, Bowles Award for Portrait Excellence
Chelsea International Fine Art Exhibit, Agora Gallery, NYC
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Member Show, 3rd Place
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society International Art Exhibition, PWS Member Award for Realism
Keystone National, Richeson Award
Allied Artists of America 97th Annual Exhibition, NYC

2011
Watercolor USA, Kenneth Schuck Memorial Award
Art of the State, Pennsylvania, Honorable Mention
National Watercolor Society 91st Annual Exhibition, Ray Baker Memorial Award
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society Member Online Exhibit, Achievement Award
Philadelphia Watercolor Society 111th In...