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New Autumn Landscape

Posted by on September 15, 2009 in New Work | 4 Comments

New Autumn Landscape

watercolor landscape painting by Tony Conner

“Golden Afternoon”

11″ x 15″

This painting began as a way to experiment with a new color, Daniel Smith’s Quinacridone Deep Gold.  My palette doesn’t change much in that I generally stick with colors and brands that I am used to, this one caught my eye while browsing the Daniel Smith catalog.  Once the paint arrived, I had to use it!  The color out of the tube is an intense golden orange color – one that reminded me of the color one can experience standing in a Vermont hardwood forest at peak autumn color.  The light filtering through the golden leaves infuses the entire landscape with a magical golden color.   Looking for quick inspiration, I scanned my photo archives for an autumn landscape and found one that seemed to have just the correct light conditions.  With photo at the ready, a couple quick thumbnail sketches and a color sketch launched the work shown above.

4 Comments

  1. Van Marciano Art
    November 24, 2009

    This is another one of my favourite pieces of yours. I love the way you’ve captured the warmth and light and the dark shades in the foreground, brilliant.

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    December 6, 2009

    Subscribing to your feed. Thanks.

  3. Cathy Colloff
    December 23, 2009

    I LOVE your work. The colors are lush and enveloping; and your paintings have the beautiful wateriness and transparency of watercolor with enough definition to allow the viewer inside the scene.

  4. Julie Anneberg
    September 22, 2010

    Hi Tony,

    My name is Julie Anneberg and I am a fourth grade teacher at Syre Elementary in the Shoreline School District in Shoreline, Washington. Your work is gorgeous and my colleague and I are planning on teaching autumn landscapes based on your pieces.
    I was wondering if you wouldn’t mind sending us some information on yourself…some background information, how you became interested in art, what inspires you etc.
    That would be wonderful!
    Thank you so much…I know you are busy but it would be thrilling for the kids to receive an e-mail from a real artist.
    Looking forward to hearing from you! (fingers crossed : ) )

    Julie Anneberg

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