jane minter's sketchbook: novembre 2011

martedì 29 novembre 2011

Vote for your favourite Wash Paintings on 100 Wash Challenge

To Vote for your favorite WASH paintings from ONE HUNDRED WASH CHALLENGE
http://onehundredwashes.blogspot.com/2011/11/vote-for-your-favourite-wash-painting.html

here's an extract from Maggie's post :

By now you all know that our journey with 100 Washes is over, and I would like to thank all the participating artists and all our followers who have left encouraging comments throughout the year.

It has been a wonderful journey for Jane, Olivia, Theresa, Vandy, Christy, Suzanne and myself who took part in this challenge, and I know many of us are continuing our washes journey on our own blogs.........................

..........The poll will be open for voting until December 31^st 2011, after which I will tally up the votes and each voters name will go into a hat and the lucky name pulled out will receive fourteen greeting cards (two winning images from each blog participant) showcasing the wash paintings with the highest number of votes.

All blog participants and followers/blog readers may vote, but only followers/readers will be entitled to win the set of greeting cards.......

Happy voting !

My best wishes to everyone and happy voting!

Maggie

To Vote:

http://onehundredwashes.blogspot.com/2011/11/vote-for-your-favourite-wash-painting.html

lunedì 28 novembre 2011

Watercolour Exhibition in Verona

"Ponte Pietra"

Verona

L'Acquerello Oggi AIA

Collectiva AIA ASSOCIAZIONE ITALIANA ACQUERELLISTI

Museo MINI SCALCHI ERIZZO di VERONA

12 - 27 Novembre 2011

Sunday 27th November was the last day of AIA's www.acquerello-aia.it collective watercolour exhibition in Verona - L'Acquerello Oggi AIA
It was good to have the chance to visit Verona at the weekend and see the exhibition . I especially enjoyed seeing a few blogger friends work on display ... you can see photos of the exhibition and their paintings on their links below.

Jane True Colour's http://jane-truecolors.blogspot.com/2011/11/mostra-al-museo-miniscalchi-erizzo.html
Floriana Quani AQUALUNGA http://rossoriso.blogspot.com/2011/10/aiutooo.html

It was also the first time I've seen actual paintings of two artists work I admire Lughi Meregalli and Lughi Zucchero
Lughi Meregalli http://www.luigimeregalli.com/ - there are several photos of the exhibition and Lughi Meregalli demonstrating at the exhibition on his facebook page http://www.facebook.com/luigi.meregalli
Lughi Zucchero 's http://acquerellidizucchero.blogspot.com/

There where many other beautiful watercolours from abstract to botanical.

mercoledì 23 novembre 2011

white sheet - watercolour course

"white sheet"

32 x 41cm

watercolour course

inspired by "step by step" of Marina Marcolin

posting my painting from this week's watercolour lesson with Marina Marcolin working from a photo in a 2 hour session ..... "wet in wet" "wet on dry"

lunedì 21 novembre 2011

single rose bud

"single rose bud"
watercolour study

32 x 41 cm Canson Fontenay

a simple watercolour study of one of the last rose buds .... painted from life with no initial pencil sketch .

lunedì 14 novembre 2011

chestnuts - castanea

"chestnuts"

castanea

watercolour sketch

"chestnuts"

castanea

watercolour sketch
painted from life - section of painting above

martedì 8 novembre 2011

walnut tree - initial watercolour wash

"walnut tree "

initial watercolour wash

Arches 300g/m
WIP

more walnuts ....enjoying the freedom of painting just watercolour washes ... painting from life , no pencil ...the colours seems even brighter with the continious rain and grey skies ..paper is still wet so it will dry alot lighter.... "wet on dry" "wet in wet" .