Tony Conner Artists Blog
Sketch of the Day, Feb. 20, 2012
Neighbors House & Street Light. Of all the sketches done for this project, this is the first one I’ve hesitated to post. The scene looks out our front windows toward the street and our neighbors house across the street at night along with the street light that sits at the corner of his property. I knew it would be a [...]
Sketch of the Day, Feb. 19, 2012
Tree Trunks in the “Y” woods. Today is the second day of my Wet into Wet Watercolor workshop and rather than try to start another sketch during lunch, like yesterday, I did this work in the morning before leaving for the class. Our neighborhood has the great benefit of having a preserved stand of woods in its midst. Called the [...]
Sketch of the Day, Feb. 18, 2012
Taraden Barn, North Bennington, Vermont. I started this sketch during the lunch break of a weekend workshop – Wet into Wet Watercolor – which was being held at Taraden B & B, in North Bennington. This view out of one of the finished barns toward the entry of another is familiar to me and I have painted it several time [...]
Sketch of the Day – Feb. 17, 2012
LaClair Road Puddles, Shaftsbury, Vermont. This area of Shaftsbury, Vermont is one of my favorite places to paint – see the sketch from Feb. 13, which is part of this territory. I went there early on this morning to try to get a sketch done. This view looks east and includes a lonely stretch of dirt road that was very [...]
Sketch of the Day – Feb. 16, 2012
Mt. Anthony and Westward Morning Sky. This quick sketch was done early this morning looking west out of my studio window. I spotted this sky coming together while out walking the dog a little before the sun had actually risen. Once back home, I picked up a pencil and sketched Mt. Anthony and the other land forms nearby. The sky [...]
Sketch of the Day – Feb. 15, 2012
Marie Hill Farm, Andover Vermont. This farm sits on a hill along the north side of Vt Rt 11, between Londonderry and Chester, Vermont. I travel along this route often and notice the farm everytime. On this day, the scene struck me as being particularly “wintery” during a year when we’ve really not had much of a winter. The sketch [...]
Sketch of the Day, Feb 14, 2012
Studio Bottles on Box. In a bit of a change in the theme that has run through my sketch of the day series, I decided to try something indoors for today. Like many studios, mine seems to be full of items that might otherwise be useless, including a collection on glass bottles and containers. Mostly they sit around, taking up [...]
Watercolor Sketch of the Day – Feb. 13, 2012
Shimmering Stream off Myers Road, Shaftsbury, VT. A busier day than usual kept me from doing anything too ambitious. This little stream flows under Myers Road at the intersection with Bennett Hill Road in Shaftsbury. I’ve passed it and noticed it many times, but never stopped to paint. Needing a subject to work on quickly, I thought of this little [...]
Sketch of the Day – Feb. 12, 2012
Neighbors Sun Porch in Morning Light. This view is out the window on the west side of my studio which looks into my neighbors back yard, the back of their house and their sun porch. On Feb 6, I sketched the view out the large picture window on the eastside of the studio, which gives me a view of the [...]
Sketch of the Day, Feb. 11, 2012
Looking North toward Mt. Equinox from Carpenter Hill Road, Bennington, VT. Similar to my sketch from Feb. 10, this scene takes in near middle and far distance. The most attractive thing about the scene on this particular morning was the light green-blue of the sky that was showing through the gray clouds. The sky is often this color in the [...]
