lunedì 17 ottobre 2011

dried hydgrangea head





© JANE MINTER
watercolour wash # 96 
"single dried hydrangea head" 
Canson Fontenay
32 x 41 cm


.......painted from life  watercolour study "wet in wet" inital wash and "wet on dry"

17 commenti:

irinapictures ha detto...

It is so tender. Amazing properties of watercolor.

Studio at the Farm ha detto...

Jane, it's so beautiful!!! I've always wanted to paint dried hydrangeas. You have done an excellent job!

Jane ha detto...

One of my favorite flowers...even in winter time, and you paint it so well. Love it!

jamila aladdin ha detto...

Hi Jane
thank you for visiting my blog and checking my daughter´s site as well...
I love this painting you have done- it is do ethereal... and love the technique as well

Lydie ha detto...

So well done, beautiful in fall colors .

Tito ha detto...

Jane you are a master with the "wet on wet" technique! This dried hydrangea is simply fantastic. Bravissima! Ciao.

Miriam ha detto...

Jane che meraviglia questo fiore. Hai saputo dosare con maestria acqua e pigmento, colori caldi e colori freddi e l'emozione mi conquista!!! Ciao, bellissimo!!!

JANE MINTER ha detto...

hi iriana it's a small study thankyou .
hi katharyn hope you do

ciao jane one of my favorites too ... grazie mille .

hi cynnie glad you like it..thankyou

hi carol will keep exploring this subject thankyou

hi jamilia thanks.. your daughter's photos are excellent .. easy too add too much detail .

hi lydie merci thankyou

ciao tito mille grazie..."master" no but i do love working wet in wet

ciao miriam grazie mille per le tue bellissime parole :)

BrandNewStudio ha detto...

ExcellentWork

A Brush with Color ha detto...

Oooh! As always, you captured the essence of it. Lovely!

Concetta Flore ha detto...

Superb and at the same time so modest...a little masterpiece.

JANE MINTER ha detto...

your figures are brilliant skizo thanks for looking ciao

hi there sue need to work/refine this will paint another.

ciao concetta that's kind of you thankyou ...it's an intial study

cathyswatercolors ha detto...

Hi Jane, ah this is a beauty. I can definitly the wet on wet and the wet on dry work.It's the saved whites that are so interesting and of course the misty smokey colors. beautiful!

Cobalt Violet ha detto...

Seriously ... you are so inspiring. This is so beautiful and delicate ... romantic but in such a deep gorgeous non fussy way. Beautiful grey tones ... I LOVE it! Just incredible.

suzanneberry ha detto...

beautifully done! just lovely!

Anamaria do Val ha detto...

Beautiful, Jane! I love the colors you used and the background too

JANE MINTER ha detto...

hi cathy thankyou ...might have left too many whites in this case ..i to like retain some areas of white .

hi lucinda big thankyou ... have a few new colours the triads and greys are so beautiful .

hi suzanne thankyou so much

hello anamaria thankyou for commenting here too .