JANE MINTER WATERCOLOURS exhibition - mostra di aquerelli

JANE MINTER WATERCOLOURS EXHIBITION 16 - 23 APRIL 2011

OPENING SATURDAY 16 APRIL AT 18.30

 PALAZZO RUTILIO , CONTRA' SAN MARCO 4 , VICENZA , ITALY

vaso di peperoncini secchi - jar of dried chili peppers

© JANE MINTER

"vaso di peperoncini secchi "

" jar of dried chili peppers"

watercolour  sketch....painted from life... no pencil 

1/4 sheet Fabrinano  fine grain 300g/m2 

Japan Diaster Relief - Art Auctions

© JANE MINTER


wash # 51
pansy
"thought"

.....I've just read via Thomas Schaller's blog that a site has been set up by Iain Stewart ..the idea of the auction  was started by Kieko Tanabe

ART AUCTIONS FOR JAPANESE DIASTER RELIEF

here's the link

      http://artauctionsforjapan.blogspot.com/

.....my thoughts go back to helping as a volunteer with my husband after the earthquake in Assisi when we helped assess the structural damage of homes and properties .  The scale of the damage in Japan is incomprehensible ... I admire  this group of artists collective initiative to help with art.  

Le Maschere - Venetian masks

© JANE MINTER

wash # 53

"Le Maschere"

CARNEVAL DI VENEZIA

"Ventetian masks"

Carnival of Venice

inital watercolour study

a little late as carnival finished last week .... a quick study based on a photo of mine .

http://onehundredwashes.blogspot.com/

purple + white pansy

© JANE MINTER

wash # 52

"purple + white pansy "

Canson Monteval 300g/m2

watercolour study painted from life ..no pencil

giochi con aqua - playing with water

gloria's wash i

gloria's wash  ii

......with the last day of "carneval" this week my daugthers enjoyed a few days of school holidays...here are a couple of the washes my youngest daughter (who is 6 years old) painted just playing with water and paint with my largest mop brush whilst they joined me at watercolour class this week ...i just loved watching gloria paint these .

yellow primroses

© JANE MINTER

watercolour wash  # 48

"yellow primroses"

crocus

© JANE MINTER

"first crocus"
watercolour wash # 44 

watercolour study painted from life no pencil