lunedì 23 maggio 2011

vine - sumi - e iv

© JANE MINTER

"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  .  

17 commenti:

Karen Martin Sampson ha detto...

For a first attempt at sumi-e iv I think this is gorgeous!
I have watched master Chinese Brush painters in the past and they wouldn't do much better in my opinion.
You have the lightness of touch required for this wonderful medium.

Nil Catalano ha detto...

Jane, la serie con motivi orientali è tutto un gioiello, ha una delicatezza meravigliosa.
Il lavoro è stato molto bello.
I miei complimenti.

Jala Pfaff ha detto...

This is great!

I also love the Salad one. :)

Lydie ha detto...

Ton approche du Sumi-e à l'aquarelle est lumineuse ! Pas besoin de pinceaux spéciaux ... ;)

Tito ha detto...

Originale, delicato e poetico. Bellissimo lavoro, Jane.

BrandNewStudio ha detto...

Excellente
Work
Tank you for sharing

Dani ha detto...

Imspiracion en estado puro,precioso.Un saludo.

JANE MINTER ha detto...

thanks so much for your words of support on this karen ..you are lucky to have seen chinese masters painting...i've got alot to learn

hi nil many thanks for your kind comment .

hi jala ...thankyou !... glad you like the salad... picking and painting peas now :)

hi lydie sumi-e à aquerelle :D ..thankyou ! i'd love to try ink and rice paper

ciao tito i love the old vines ... they are a part of way of life here....thankyou.

hi dani ..i lost focus alittle in areas ..will try again...thankyou

25 maggio 2011 07:09

JANE MINTER ha detto...

i enjoyed painting this "brand newstudio " thankyou .

Jane ha detto...

This is so lovely Jane, looks like a dance of leaves.

Stephie Butler ha detto...

I am loving this new work Jane. Your brushwork is amazing....How did the exhibition go?

Isabelle ha detto...

belle série surement tres formatrice.surtout tres lumineuse

JANE MINTER ha detto...

ciao jane ..thankyou ..will the gentle breeze they do :)

hi stephie thankyou for looking ...it was a special week stephie ..i posted a few photos on the blog a while back .. you can see alot of the paintings exhibited on my website.

hi isabelle i'm glad you like them..merci beaucoup .

suzanneberry ha detto...

this is simply gorgeous!! so light, beautifully positioned and just lovely!!! amazing brushwork!

JANE MINTER ha detto...

thanks so much suzanne ... love the caterpillar series have seen wonderful "chains" of caterpillars coming down from trees on their silk paths recently .

michele bajona ha detto...

it is truly lovely and I like a lot the light that you could give to the branch with a fast dry brush (?) congratulations
michele

JANE MINTER ha detto...

hi there michele ..it's very kind of you to leave a comment here too ...it's beautiful what just one stroke can say ...your paintings are so expressive.