martedì 29 novembre 2011

Vote for your favourite Wash Paintings on 100 Wash Challenge


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 31st 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:






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


© JANE MINTER
"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



© JANE MINTER
"chestnuts"
castanea
watercolour sketch


© JANE MINTER

"chestnuts"
castanea
watercolour sketch  
painted from life  - section of painting above










martedì 8 novembre 2011

walnut tree - initial watercolour wash

© JANE MINTER
"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" .   

leaf sketches - walnut leaf

© JANE MINTER
" walnut leaf " 
watercolour study 

a simple quick watercolour study of a single leaf  no pencil " wet on dry"  "wet in wet " 

© JANE MINTER
"walnut leaves"
watercolour sketch

another quick sketch no pencil ...initial wash .  

lunedì 7 novembre 2011

walnuts - noci



© JANE MINTER

"walnuts"
noci
Canson  Fontenay
 32 x 41 cm 
watercolour study painted from life 

.....the walnuts are falling from our trees ....  this is one of  a few studies I painted before hulling them . 

sabato 5 novembre 2011

nespola - nesploe - medlar fruit



© JANE MINTER
"nespola" 
300g / m 2 Fabriano
watercolour study  painted from life 



© JANE MINTER
"nespole" 
300g / m 2 Fabriano
watercolour study  painted from life 












umbrella


"umbrella"
 38 X 48 cm Arches 300g/m2
inspired by Marina Macolina "step by step"  

...sharing my painting from this week's watercolour lesson with Marina Macolin.   

giovedì 3 novembre 2011