textures - watercolour + gesso + tissue paper

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"watercolour + gesso+ tissue"

textural swatch i

18 .5 X 17 cm 

maimeri acrilico Gesso  + W&N watercolours + tissue paper 

..........posting another small texture swatch experimenting with watercolour on gesso collaged with tissue paper  - inspired by both John Blockley and Ann Blockley  -  Ann Blockley's  Watercolour Textures book is  a  fantastic reference on textures .

textures - watercolour + gesso

© JANE MINTER 

"watercolour + gesso" 

18 1/2 X  17 cm 

maimeri acrilico Gesso  + W&N watercolours

posting one of a few small texture swatches  exploring  watercolour and gesso . The  gesso was applied with a palette knife and watercolour washes with 50mm flat brush.

apricots - albicocche

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"apricots" - "albicocche"

initial watercolour wash 

56 X 34 cm Arches 

... posting an initial watercolour wash of a branch of apricots painted outside in the garden ....the branches of the apricot tree are loaded with delicious fruit  .

"Nocino" - San Giovanni

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"Nocino"

San Giovanni

......making homemade "Green Walnut Liqueur" . "Nocino" is traditionally made here in Italy on 24th June...below are a few studies of walnuts which I've made throughout the year ...yet to paint the unripe green walnuts .

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"walnut leaf"
watercolour study

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"black walnut hulls" 

watercolour study 

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"walnut wash"
watercolour wash

SAA Artist of the Year Competition 2012 - "Best Flowers or Gardens " Category Winner

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"Vintage -Vendemmia"
watercolour 

 SAA Artist of the Year Competition 2012 

"Best Flowers or Gardens" Category  Winner

I am delighted to have  been  awarded  Society of all Artists' Artist of the Year Competition 2012   "Best Flowers or Gardens" Category  Winner  for my painting "Vintage Vendemmia" .

The Winning enteries will be exhibited on the SAA website and in Paint magazine at the start of July

http://www.saa.co.uk/

"Vintage - Vendemmia " - watercolour painted from life in the vineyard just before vintage with no prelimary pencil sketch 

 

peas in a pod

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"peas in a pod"

watercolour sketch 

32 x 41cm 

canson fontenay 


.....quick watercolour sketch painted from life .... no pencil  

fresh peas - piselli

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"pea pod" 

section of  loose watercolour study WIP "fresh peas" 

painted from life 

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"fresh peas"
32 x 41 cm  

watercolour study WIP 
painted from life

.....watercolour study of fresh peas from our vegetable garden  ... painting, picking ,shelling and cooking "risi bisi " rice and peas a traditional Venetian dish .

wild thistle flowerhead

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"wild thistle"

watercolour study

single .wild thistle flowerhead painted from life