lunedì 25 giugno 2012

apricots - albicocche



© JANE MINTER 
"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  .


26 commenti:

RH Carpenter ha detto...

A beautiful start, Jane. How do you have time to paint with all the other things you do? I love the chewy dried apricots dipped in chocolate - yum!

Anonimo ha detto...

mmmmmm you've created delicious colour here - I'm craving apricots now lol
Stay inspired!

Sonia Aguiar ha detto...

Jane es una acuarela magnífica. ¡saludos!

Rita Vaselli ha detto...

Beautiful image that seems to sum up the summer, for color and atmosphere,Jane!!!

Judy ha detto...

They look so beautiful and delicious in your painting!

Laura ha detto...

I imagine a bright summer's day with juicy ripe apricots glowing in the haze of that glorious light. Gorgeous work Jane. Take care. Laura x

Linda Roth ha detto...

You have such a unique approach to watercolor Jane. I love it. It's very elegant.

Lisa Graham ha detto...

I know very little about watercolor, but this is beautiful and you could call it done if you wanted to.

Greetings to you from Wichita, Kansas!

JANE MINTER ha detto...

glad you can see potential rhonda ..."self sufficiency" ! ...lots of inspiration but a lot to do and hard work :)

michelle many thanks ... too many here.

sonia thankyou so much

grazie mille rita ... i hope so .

thanks judy for your kind words .. will take time to decide if and how to add to this wash .

laura long sunny hot days here ..thankyou .

thankyou linda just starting to get a feel for them here .

lisa thankyou and welcome :)..you might be right :) ..you paint wonderful figures and characters .

Jose Sanchez ha detto...

delicioso

Tito ha detto...

Magnifiche albicocche Jane, un acquerello imperdibile. Abbraccio!

Sandra Busby ha detto...

It's gorgeous! And I like the way you have left little flecks of light around the fruits :0)

Gatepost productions ha detto...

You have the talent to turn the ordinary into the extraordinary; fruit into gems, and colour into pure elegant magic.

renate ha detto...

You are so good at this Jane. Beautiful colors and a very nice style. Love it!!

irinapictures ha detto...

On the road to abstraction. I love this road.
I am so glad you have the garden.

JANE MINTER ha detto...

jose tito sandra renate john + irina thankyou all for your thoughts and feedback .

Debbie Nolan ha detto...

Jane as always your colors and washes are lovely - hope your apricots are delicious. Have a wonderful week. God Bless

juliefordoliver.blogspot.com ha detto...

I love the emotional quality you achieve in your beautiful pieces.

Jarnie Godwin ha detto...

You lucky thing to have apricots growing in the garden. Yummy. Loving the colour on here, so sunny and delicious.

Diana ha detto...

So very lovely Jane, love your freedom of your gorgeous work and I can almost smell them! love,Diana

JANE MINTER ha detto...

debbie julie ss diana thankyou for all your comments on this watercolour wash !

Sharon Whitley ha detto...

absolutely beautiful washes

JANE MINTER ha detto...

thankyou sharon :)

JANE MINTER ha detto...

thankyou sharon :)

Blaga ha detto...

These colors are so delicious!

JANE MINTER ha detto...

thankyou blaga !