Carol Ann Conners Art Blog

Two Chickens

6″ x 6″

Acrylic on wooden board.

Lesson 4 with Dianna Shyne from Acrylic University

Starfish

6″ x 6″ Acrylic on Board

Lesson 3 with Dianna Shyne / Acrylic University

I really enjoyed painting this starfish.

Bell Pepper (s)

6″ x 6″ Acrylic Paint

Lesson 2 with Dianna Shyne of Acrylic University.

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again then quit. I really wanted to master this lesson. I am not really thrilled with any of these four attempt of painting a red pepper. However, I am not going to consider this a failure, but look at it as a positive learning experience.

Painting with heavy body acrylic paint is a much different experience than painting with watercolor paint. Acrylic painting is much messier! The paints dry fast. To keep the paints from drying out, I am going to use Masterson Premier Pallet which has a machine washable sponge to keep the paint from drying out. We shall see if this truly does keep the paint from drying out.

Stripes

Prompt 3 Inktober 52

The colors change with the light.

Faber-Castell Cool Gray Pitt Pens and Faber-Castell Metallic in ice ice blue and wanderlust

Strathmore Toned Blue Mix Media Paper

Soon To Be Guacamole

Soon To be Guacamole

6″ x 6″

One of my art goals for 2022 is to continue with the online art classes with Acrylic University. Last year I only attended the first 4 lessons of 52 lessons with Jed Dorsey. No worries as the classes are available to me forever.

Soon to Be Guacamole is the first of 52 lessons with Dianna Shyne through Acrylic University. The introductory lessons with Dianna were very helpful. I ordered supplies that I needed.

This was painted on a wooden board. I prepped a bunch of 6″ x 6″ boards with Golden GAC 100. The next day I painted some of the boards with black gesso, some with gray gesso, and some with white gesso.

Baby Blue Eyes

Decay

Prompt 2 Inktober 52

Before they decay further, these bananas will make delicious banana bread.

Graphix Aqua Ink Sunshine Yellow, Speedball Calligraphy Ink Primrose Yellow, Kuretake Gold, Faber-Castell Pitt Gold, and Copic Gray Shades.

Wild

Watercolor, gouache and ink

Prompt 1 of Inktober52 2022

Baby Blue Eyes (Nemophila menziesii) is a wild flower in some places. In our yard it is a delicacy for field mice. They love to gather it to line their nests. I love its cobalt blue color.

Passage

12″ x 16″ Acrylic