http://tonyconner.com Vermont Watercolor Artist & Architectural Illustrator Tue, 24 Jun 2008 18:18:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Vermont Crafts Council Open Studio Weekend - Memorial Day Weekend, May 24 & 25 - 10am - 5pm Once again, my studio along with more than 280 others will be open to the public on Memorial Day Weekend. This is my third year participating in this event. I ... http://tonyconner.com/2008/05/10/open-studio/ My latest work is a departure from the paintings inspired by the current season. This work is titled "Crow Foot" and represents a departure from my "normal" work in several ways. "Crow Foot" 20" x 20" This work looks more like autumn than any other, although I had no particular season ... http://tonyconner.com/2008/04/22/new-work-not-spring/   "Equinox Road" 20"h x 27"W This work is available - contact me for more information This work, with its final details and adjustments made only a few days ago, represents the final statement of a series of explorations in paint. It's title, as well as the painting itself is more metaphorical ... http://tonyconner.com/2008/04/01/new-painting-celebrates-the-change-of-season/ March in Vermont is when you can begin to anticipate spring, although it is not guaranteed to arrive until May!. My Monday morning painting class is a group of ladies who are interested in subjects that are found in classical still life paintings - dishes, fruit, & flowers. ... http://tonyconner.com/2008/03/18/new-work-think-spring/ My painting "Prairie Oak" has gained acceptance into the New England Watercolor Society Juried Exhibition at the Cotuit Center for the Arts. The exhibit runs from April 12 to May 14, 2008. The Center is located at 4404 Route 28, Cotuit Massachusetts (link Google Map). Exhibition hours are 10am ... http://tonyconner.com/2008/03/13/watercolor-painting-accepted-into-new-england-watercolor-society-exhibit/ The sketching habit is an important part of an artists' routine. Many sketches can be produced for any single painting. Most are exploratory and are rarely seen by anyone other than the artist. Some of the many sketches that are produced have a freshness and appeal all their ... http://tonyconner.com/2008/02/14/recent-sketches-on-the-end-of-winter-and-the-coming-spring/ On January 23, I left a post about a new work that was on the board. That post was a somewhat detailed description and illustration of the process of creating a new painting. It included a number of sketches, both in pencil and in watercolor. Well, the work ... http://tonyconner.com/2008/02/12/new-watercolor-landscape-in-winter/ Three of my works included have been included in an exhibit at the Bennington Center for the Arts. The annual exhibit includes work of nineteen Bennington, Vermont area artists. This year's exhibit inlcudes the work of nineteen local artists and features paintings, sculpture, and jewelry. The exhibit will ... http://tonyconner.com/2008/02/03/three-watercolor-landscape-paintings-inlcuded-in-local-exhibit/ There is a new watercolor painting “on the board”, as I like to put it. The paintings that I create in the studio are stretched on gator board, so anything that I am currently working on is “on the board”. While the painting is not complete, I often ... http://tonyconner.com/2008/01/23/my-painting-process-illustrated/ Tony's watercolor painting "Prairie Oak" will be exhibited as part of the Southern Vermont Arts Center 16th Annual Winter Members Exhibition.  The exhibit opens with a reception on Saturday, January 12 from 2:00 - 4:00pm, and continues through Tuesday, February 5, 2008. "Prairie Oak"   "Prairie Oak" is a studio painting inspired ... http://tonyconner.com/2008/01/06/12/