jane minter's sketchbook: maggio 2011

venerdì 27 maggio 2011

poppy iii

" poppy iii "

watercolour study painted from life

May 2010

irises

"irises"

watercolour study ..painted from life no pencil

40 x 60 cm

Fabriano 300g/m2

lunedì 23 maggio 2011

vine - sumi - e iv

"vine"

"sumi-iv"

watercolour wash # 64

neutral tint W&N

55 x75cm Fabriano 300g/m2

........some of the old vines in the vineyard have incredible shapes ...inspired by Lian Quan Zhen and Federico Bianchi vine paintings .....i painted outside in the vineyard today ... posting my first attempt of a "vine" sumi-e iv ...i don't have a hake brush so i used a 50mm flat brush and chinese brush .

domenica 22 maggio 2011

blossom - sumi-e ii

"blossom"

sumi-e ii

A4 moleskine watercolour sketchbook
watercolour wash # 59

......inspired by Suibokuga - Sumi - e Painting Lessons

venerdì 20 maggio 2011

watercolour wash # 61 - sumi-e + pouring

"bamboo"

watercolour wash # 61

sumi-e + pours

.......as part of the 100 washes challenge we were asked if we would like to create 10 washes with a Japanese theme ..I've started looking at and practicing "sumi-e" brushstrokes ... instead of using ink and rice paper ..I've used black ivory and watercolour paper ...posting sumi-e iii bamboo .. after masking I added 2 pours of sap green and cyan .. I posted the steps on challenge http://onehundredwashes.blogspot.com/.... I've started looking at various books and videos wondering if anyone can recommend a good book or video on "sumi-e " ?