This is another watercolor I completed in Janet Roger’s Zoom workshop last week.
"French Abbey" by Ann McCann 9 X 11" Watercolor
I visited the abbey Notre Dame Senanque in Provence several years ago. I did an oil painting of it that I subsequently sold. This week, I painted it again in watercolors in a workshop with instructor Janet Rogers. It brought back fond memories of a wonderful trip. Ah, the smell of lavender and the hum of the hungry bees.
"Iris Trio" by Ann McCann 6 X 8" Watercolor
At the beginning of the pandemic, I did a series of iris watercolors that I titled “Corona Irises,” a play on words. Here is a small one I did that is soft and suggestive, the way I like to paint. For the next three days I am taking a Zoom watercolor course with Janet Rogers who got me reinterested in the medium two years ago!
"Dark and Deep Red Quince" by Ann McCann 9 X 12" Oil
Here is one more tribute to the bright red/hot pink quince blossoms that bloom here in early February.
"Happy Valentine's Day" Watercolor by Ann McCann
Enjoy your day! It is 10 degrees and snowy here in Dallas.
"First Flowers" by Ann McCann 9 X 12" Oil on Cradled Panel
Quince is blooming here with its hot pink/orange flowers. I have been painting them in watercolor (see below) and decided to do one in oil. This is a special panel that has wood sides so is framed and ready to go. I have a photo of this wood frame below.
Watercolor Hydrangeas by Ann McCann
“Hydrangea Flow” 10 X 14” Watercolor. Here I created blue hydrangeas that have substance but blurred boundaries that flow together.
“Hydrangea Clouds” 8 X 10” Watercolor. Here I created multicolored hydrangeas that are as soft as clouds.
House Portrait Commission by Ann McCann 8 X 10" Watercolor
A realtor friend commissioned me to do a watercolor of this house that she had just sold. She gifted it to the seller. I really like painting house portraits and adding all the little details. Consider one of your house or that of a friend. They make really nice gifts!
"Hydrangeas" by Ann McCann 9 X 12" Watercolor
I can’t grow these in Dallas, but I really enjoy them when we visit the East Coast, especially Cape Cod. They flourish there and are huge. Love the blues!
“First Daffodils” 8 X 10” Watercolor (c)Ann McCann 2021
2021 Watercolors by Ann McCann
“Magenta Tulips” 9 X 12” Watercolor (c)Ann McCann 2021
As at the beginning of the pandemic, I am again painting watercolors. There is something so transitory about this time period and waiting to get the vaccine, so watercolors seem a more appropriate medium for me. I enjoy their immediacy and transparency.
2020 Watercolors by Ann McCann
I thought I would look back over the year and celebrate some of the watercolors I created. I focused on watercolors at the beginning of the pandemic. I needed to do art that was light and uplifting!
2020 Gilded Flower Oil Paintings by Ann McCann
I thought I would look back over the year and celebrate some of the paintings I created. This series features a gold gesso underpainting that peaks thru randomly throughout the painting. They really glow!
2020 Coneflower Paintings by Ann McCann
I thought I would look back over the year and celebrate some of the paintings I created. I love the pink coneflowers that dominate my summer garden, and so I paint them a lot. A friend suggested they look like the wings of angels. Here are some of my best.
“Crepe Myrtle Vision” 12 X 24” Oil (c)Ann McCann 2020
25% Off Sale on Ann McCann's 2020 Show Paintings. Great Present!
I had my annual painting show last March, a week before the Covid 19 shutdown. The exhibition is still closed to the public as it is in Baylor, Scott & White Hospital. So, I am having a sale on those paintings. These sale prices are NOT listed on my website, so you need to contact me directly if you are interested (alouisemccann@gmail.com). This painting would make a great holiday present!
$575 Originally, now $430 + 8.25% tax
This grove of crepe myrtles is gorgeous twice a year when it is in full bloom. It is surrounded by buildings and can get lost in the scene as you drive by. However, I just erase them in my mind as I have done here in the painting. This canvas is a unusual, horizontal shape and would look interesting on your wall.