sketches of "La Citta del Palladio" Vicenza

© JANE MINTER 

sketches of "La Citta del Palladio" Vicenza 1997

"PORTA CASTELLO" 

PALAZZO PORTO  BERGANZA

Andrea Palladio

Vicenza , Italy 

 rotring ArtPen  - black ink sketch 

Vicenza is known as the La Citta del Palladio "City of Palladio" when you visit  the city  it's easy to miss this beautiful façade of Palladio's unfinished Palazzo . Sharing a freehand  pen and wash sketch I made when I first moved to Italy.

 As this will be my last post for a  few weeks I  just wanted to wish my fellow bloggers and friends a very creative August .... see you all  soon. 

  

FRANCE PAINTING HOLIDAY

©  FRANCE PAINTING HOLIDAY 
FRANCE PAINTING HOLIDAY 

BANDOUILLE  PAINTING AT THE MONASTERY   

Chiche , Duex Sevres, Poitou Charentes,France

 If you would like to join me for a painting holiday at the end of September I will be the guest tutor at the "Monastery"from 29/09/2013 to 05/10/2013
For further details contact Bix Nash via http://francepaintingholiday.com/  or e-mail info@francepaintingholiday.com for any other information that you require

LINKS:
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dry dock - corrosion iii

©  JANE MINTER 2013

"corrosion iii "

dry dock iv

Fabriano Cold Press 300g/m2

 watercolour wash 

watercolour + gouache

 "Anti-fouling" paint .........watercolour wash inspired by  textures of corroding sailing boat's hull  

dry dock - waterline iii

©  JANE MINTER 2013

"waterline iii "
blue + turquoise

dry dock 

Fabriano Cold Press 300g/m2

initial watercolour wash

...... carrying on with "dry dock" boat hulls theme and waterlines here's a link to dry dock  waterline ii  

seashell

©  JANE MINTER 2013
"scallop shell"
sea shell

watercolour sketch 

fabriano 300g/m2 

painted from life

dry dock - corrosion

©  JANE MINTER 2013

"corrosion i "

dry dock iv

Fabriano Cold Press 300g/m2

initial watercolour wash 

©  JANE MINTER 2013

 crop of" corrosion i "

Fabriano Cold Press 300g/m2

 watercolour wash 

©  JANE MINTER 2013

"corrosion ii "

dry dock v

Fabriano Cold Press 300g/m2

initial watercolour wash 

©  JANE MINTER 2013

"granulation"

detail showing granulation

section of "corrosion ii"
watercolour wash 

Fabriano Cold Press 300g/m2

.........initial watercolour washes exploring  the textures of  old corroded boat hulls . 

dry dock iii - anchor chain

©  JANE MINTER 2013

"anchor chain"

dry dock iii

56 x 76 cm

Fabriano Cold Press 300g/m2

watercolour based on a series of my reference photos 

  

Traditionally anchors and anchor chains are removed from boats and laid out on the dry dock floor ........I'm working on a series of studies and paintings exploring dry docks .

With "anchor chain"  I was inspired by  Nicholas Simmons techniques in "INNOVATIVE WATERMEDIA" DVD  by Creative Catalyst Productions

with special thanks to Nicholas Simmons      

http://nicholassimmons.blogspot.it/ .  

  

cherries

© 2013 JANE MINTER

"cherries"
orecchini ciliegia

watercolour sketch 

A5 Arches 300g/m2

painted from life ...no pencil 

broken egg shells

©  JANE MINTER 2013

"broken egg shells"

watercolour sketch

A4 CANSON FONTENAY 300g/m2
still life painted from life

rosa - single petalled roses

©  JANE MINTER 2013

"rosa"

single petalled roses 

plein air watercolour sketch