Carol Ann Conners Art Journal

Watercolor 10″ x 14″ Arches 300 lb

Buff Titanium

Quinacridone Gold

Burnt Bronzite Genuine

Rodonite Genuine

Green Apatite Genuine

Moonglow

Cobalt Blue

Phthalo Blue

Lunar Black

Happy 🌏 Earth  Day !

Mom’s House

Watercolor

9″ x 12″

Derwent Watercolor Pencils

Daniel Smith Primatek

 

A covey of quail wandered under our window one morning and conversed on our fence.

9″ x 12″ Schut Noblesse 140 lbs Cotton

Derwent Watercolor Pencils

Daniel Smith Watercolor Sticks

Daniel Smith Primatek:

Mayan Blue

Jadeite Genuine

Hematite

Piemontite Genuine

7″ x 10″ Lanaquarelle Cotton

Watercolor 9″ x 12″

Moonglow

Cascade Green

Sodalite Genuine

Rhodonite Genuine

Cadmium Yellow Hue

Watercolor 10″ x  14″

Cascade Green

Titanium White

Rodonite Genuine

Cadmium Yellow

Lunar Black

Moonglow

Sodalite Genuine

A moody day with changing clouds and passing showers keeps us indoors with the wood stove stoked. The rain showers will water the plants that I dug up and moved yesterday.

9″ x  12″ The Langton Prestige Cotton

Hansa Yellow

Ultramarine  Blue

Royal Blue

Quinacridone Red

 

Watercolor  7″ x 10″

Lanaquarelle Cotton

Hansa Yellow

Quinacridone Red

Jadeite Genuine

French Ultramarine

9″ x 12″ Watercolor on Canvas

Watercolor Ground Titanium White

Hansa Yellow

Quinacridone Red

Rhodonite Genuine

Royal Blue

Ultramarine Blue

Watercolor on Canvas 9″x 12″

Artist Loft Heavy Duty Canvas

Daniel Smith Watercolor Ground

Quinacridone Rose

Quinacridone Red

Rose of Ultramarine

Rodonite Genuine

Quinacridone Gold

Goethite (Brown Ochre)

Cobalt Blue

Royal Blue

Moonglow

This was an another experimental project inspired by my Repurposing Perfectly Good Cosmetic Boxes Project.

The first step was gathering the materials.

After shaking and stirring the Watercolor Ground, I used a small disposable brush and a small roller to apply it to the canvas.

This was a bit messy. There was lint on the roller, so I used lots of paper towels to wipe off the lint.

After the Watercolor Ground was applied, it dried and cured for 72 hours.

Applying the watercolor paint began by first blocking in the colors.

Unlike painting on Cotton where the paper absorbs the paint, the watercolor paint can be moved around and even lifted from the surface of the prepped canvas. The painting was constantly changing. To get the rich colors, many applications of paint were applied then wiped off to get the effects and intensity.

Eventually, I was satisfied with the results. I sprayed one coat of Shellac on the project and allowed it to dry. I painted a black band of paint along the outside of the frame followed by gold paint for trim.

When dry, I applied two more coats of Shellac.