Carol Ann Conners Art Journal

Trembling Aspens

9″ x 12″ Acrylic on Stonehenge Aqua Coldpress Black Paper

Last night was Friday Night Live with Acrylic University host Jed Dorsey who was joined remotely by special guest artist, Dianna Shyne – two artists painting from a photograph of trembling aspen trees in Prince Edward Island, Canada. I participated and painted along with others as we listened to the artists talk. It was so much fun!

I have happy memories of camping on Prince Edward Island with my childhood family. And during the pandemic I have been rereading the Anne of Green Gables series of books by L.M. Montgomery.

Camping

Inktober52 #8

Copic Ink Pen, Kuretake Custom Irodori Kabako Kit on Windsor and Newton Hot Press Watercolor Paper.

This one was fun to create, as we have such happy memories camping on the Mattole River when the kids were young.

Winter Sunset

8″ x 10″ Golden Open Acrylic on Fredrix Watercolor Board.

My new art foray is acrylic paint. Painting with acrylic paint is much different than painting with watercolor paint. So much different that I signed up for web lessons with Acrylic University. This painting I started a few weeks ago, and I am going to move on and start the lessons. I will continue on with Inktober 52, as it is only one drawing a week. I enjoy the challenge as creating art makes one think.

Dragonfly Inktober52 #7

Copic, Tombow and Sketchbox pens with watercolor paint on hot press Hahnemuhle watercolor paper

Monster

Inktober52 #6 Monster 5″ x 7″

My favorite monster is the Cookie 🍪 Monster from Sesame Street.

Copic and Faber-Castell Pens on Strathmore Marker Paper

Remote #5 Inktober52

Due to the COVID19 pandemic, since March 18, 2020, my husband, Greg and I have spent most all of our time working remotely from home. We first set up or home office and ran our business from the dining room table. Soon we converted extra bedrooms into our home offices. This room is now my office, yoga, and art room. It is where I work remotely.

4″ x 7″ Sketchbox Panel

Acrylic Golden Open Paint:

Cobalt Blue

Quinacridone Magenta

Chromium Oxide Green

Benzimidazone Yellow Light

Phtalo Green

Payn’s Grey

Burnt Sienna

Yellow Ochre

Sennelier Flesh Ochre

Ancient

Inktober52 #4

The Stagg Tree is the 5th largest tree in the world and is over 2000 years old.

Posca Uni White pen

Brushmarker Pro – Copper Brown and Neutral Grey

Tombow Pro Brush Pen

Sketchbox Signature Pens

Uni Emott Fine Point Pen

Monami Color Twin Brush

Deleted Neopiko Brush and Fine Pens

Zig Calligraphy Pen Sepia

Copic Multiliner Wine and Cobalt

Tombow MONO drawing pen

Faber-Castell Dark Sepia

Pilot Razor Point Green

Kuretake Custom Irodori Kobako Kit

Hahnemuhle Hot Press Watercolor Paper

Reflection

Inktober52 #3

Emott Ever Fine Pens, Pilot Razor Point Green, Copic Multiliner Cobalt Blue, Faber-Castell Pitt Pens in Gold and Dark Sepia, Fudenosuke Purple Pen, and Kuretake Zig Calligraphy Sepia Pen on Arnheim 100% Cotton Paper

5″ x 7″

My husband Gregory Conners in our garden –

Hansa Yellow Light – DS Daniel Smith

Aureolin – HWC Holbein Artists’ Watercolor

Cobalt Green Yellow Shade – HWC

Green Apatite Genuine – DS

Cascade Green – DS

Moonglow – DS

Lunar Black – DS

Burnt Bronzite Genuine – DS

Payne’s Gray – WN Windsor and Newton

Jaune Brilliant No. 2 – HWC

Permanent White Gouache – HWC

Malachite Genuine – DS

Copper- Jack Richeson Metallic

Kuretake Custom Irodori Kobako Kit

Faber – Castell Pitt Artist Gold Pen

Copic Multiliner Wine

8″ x 10″ Fredric Watercolor Canvas Board