Carol Ann Conners Art Journal

The storms have been rolling in one after another. The view is constantly changing which accentuates the beauty of winter  on the Eel River Delta.

Stormy Day on the River

10″ x 14″ Lanaquarelle 140 lb Cotton

Burnt Umber

Cobalt Blue

Goethite (Brown Ochre)

Green Apatite

Sodalite Genuine

Tourmaline Genuine

Quinacridone Rust

Pyrrol Red

Serpentine Genuine

Arches 300 lbs Cold Press Cotton

9″ x 12″

Cobalt Blue

Royal Blue

Rust Quinacridone

Gold Quinacridone

Quinacridone Rose

Rhodonite Genuine

Sunrise Before the Storm

10″ x 14″

Indigo

Quinacridone Rose

Cadmium Yellow Hue

Moonglow

Pyrrol Red

Hansa Yellow

Sodalite Genuine

Winter Sunrise

10″ x 14″ Arches Cold Press Cotton

Phthalo Turquoise

Quinacridone Rose

Hansa Yellow Light

French Ultramarine

Quinacridone Magenta

New Gamboge

Moonglow

Poinsettias

Arches 10″ x 14″ 300 lb Cotton

New Gamboge

Phthalo Turquoise

Hansa Yellow Light

Quinacridone Rose

French Ultramarine

Pyrrol Scarlet

Iridescent Gold

Every once in a while there is a project that I think about for a long time before I actually do it. As I age, I spend more time on my skin and caring for it.  I like certain cosmetics and sometimes the packaging is just too nice to throw away. I collected the boxes that I used for this project for a couple of years. They were perfectly good empty cosmetic boxes.

     

First, I paper mached the outside of the boxes. I applied a diluted outer coat of Elmer’s Glue and allowed to dry for a few days.  Next, I painted on a coating of Daniel Smith Watercolor Ground in titanium white and allowed to dry for a week. The watercolor ground provides a paintable surface. Using a glittery black enamel, I painted the inside of the boxes and the trim. I applied a paint blocker for the hydrangeas before I started painting.

It took several applications of paint as the paint was slippery on the watercolor ground. After I finished painting the hydrangeas, I touched up the black enamel and added gold trim. In our well-ventilated garage, I sprayed two coats of shellac on the outside of the boxes, allowing to dry between coats.

  

 

10″ x 14″ Arches 300 lb Cold Press Cotton

Cobalt Blue

Cobalt Green

Cadmium Yellow Hue

Titanium White

Malachite Genuine

Rose of Ultramarine

10″ x 14″ Arches 300 lb Cold Press Cotton

9″ x  12″ 300 lb Arches Cold Press Cotton

 

Watercolor 14″x 20″ Lanaquarelle

Moonglow

Cobalt Blue

Burnt Bronzite Genuine

Cascade Green

Burnt Umber

Serpentine Genuine

Green Apatite Genuine

Sodalite Genuine

Cadium Red Pale Hue