giovedì 31 gennaio 2013

colour theory - swatches + watercolour washes



© 2013 JANE MINTER
"burnt umber + perylene green" 
colour swatches (mixing in palette)  +  wet in wet watercolour washes


© JANE MINTER
"burnt umber + perylene green" 
colour swatches + wash


At the start of January Maggie Latham generously started colour tutorials on her blog, the link is below : Maggie also made a series of very interesting interviews about Artist who blog
 Artist to Artist about role of colour in there work and influences  

 Maggie Latham's Free Tutorials  
"31 DAYS OF COLOUR" 

...posting  my colour swatches and  watercolour washes of just one of the combinations I particularly liked   burnt umber + perylene green 
  









domenica 13 gennaio 2013

pine cone - pigna



© 2013 JANE MINTER
"pine cone"
picea abies cone
abete rosso - pigna
european spuce 
initial  watercolour wash 

larix



© 2013 JANE MINTER
"larch branch"
larix decidua - pinacaeal - pino larice
watercolour
32 x 41cm 
 painted from life 


© 2013 JANE MINTER
"larch cones"  
larix decidua - pinacaeal - pino larice
watercolour
32 x 41cm
painted from life


.....first sketches of the New Year from the Alps