Carol Ann Conners Art Journal

April Amaryllis

6″ x 6″ Acrylic

This amaryllis is now blooming in our garden shed.

Spring Forward

9″ x 12″

Let’s see if you can see the difference. When I tried to lift some dirt in the paint, also lifted the paint. I had to redo the sky, but it gave me an opportunity touch up the painting. This our flowering cherry tree in our front yard.

Flowering Cherry Tree

6″ x 6″ Acrylic

Star

Inktober52 #15

Illicium Verum is a medium size evergreen tree that is native to northeast Vietnam and southwest China. The fruit of the tree are harvested just before ripening.

Spring Forward

9″ x 12″ Acrylic paint on canvas

Our flowering cherry tree and daffodils have been on full display.

Shield

Inktober52 #14 Shield

I am catching up to the weekly Inktober52 drawings, as I have been learning to paint with acrylic paint. For this prompt, I used my Irish Ancestors Surname, the Dolan Family Crest.

Argent/White or Silver – Denotes Peace and Sincerity

Azure/Blue – Represents Loyalty and Truth

Yellow/Gold – Represents Generosity

Waiting on the Sun

6″ x 6″ Acrylic

This was the final day Acrylic University 5 Day Kick Starter Mini Paintings. This one was from a photo taken by Jed of the sunrise. It was tricky painting the people. I had to go back and forth between the light and the dark colors.

Windy Day Lake Michigan

6″ x 6″ Acrylic

Day 4 of the 5 Day Mini Paint Challenge. I missed Day 3, as I had several appointments yesterday. What I enjoy about this painting is the contrast of the light and the shadows.

Oak Creek Canyon, Arizona

6″ x 6″ Acrylic

Today’s painting took all day in 3 increments between my day job and other projects.

Peonies

6″ x 6″ Acrylic

This is the painting for the first day of the Acrylic University 5 Day Mini Paint Challenge. I was late logging into the class on my computer to discover that my panel should have been painted with black gesso. I scrambled to paint the panel black and blotted it with paper towels. The subject was flowers. I had no idea what kind of flowers, but I followed along with Jed painting pink flowers and blending shades of green. Then, I lost the connection to the video feed on the computer. Eventually, I was able to resume the class through my phone. It was difficult and small to see the photo and Jed’s painting, so I made it my own using lots of magenta paint. I decided that the flowers look like peonies that are just getting ready to bloom in our garden.

I learned the following techniques:

1. Mix a little gloss with the paint to make it last longer – even applying it directly to the canvas.

2. Use a hair drier to help dry the paint a little when needed.

3. Be ready to improvise.