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mercoledì 15 settembre 2010

chinese lantern seedhead - physalis




© JANE MINTER

"chinese lattern seedhead "
 watercolour study crop 

12 commenti:

  1. Hello Jane, this is so lovely and delicate, I love your sketches and studies.

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  2. Simple and delicate, very attractive botanical watercolor Jane!

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  3. I love the delicate touch that this one has ... just beautiful

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  4. Bello. Questa lanterna cinese ha proprio l'essenzialità ed il tocco degli acquarelli orientali. Sei molto brava.
    Ciao Graziano

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  5. Dear Jane,
    Absolutely beautiful... I love it.
    Cheers, Sadami

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  6. This looks almost like a piece of lace or an exquisitely crafted ornament.

    In your hands you've turned the ordinary into beauty.

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  7. hello there kaye ...i love when the bright orange latterns appear...they really are fascinating to try and paint..thanks so much

    hi olivia thankyou ..i have thought about studying botanical illustration i really admire the precision and beauty ... very min detail here

    ciao graziano i'm glad you think there is just enough detail ..grazie mille

    that's kind of you crystal ...i need to catch up with your posts

    hi jamila thanks so much ..i painted with a mop and used a timber barbeque stick to get the finer lines

    hi sadami ..thankyou i enjoyed painting this.

    hi jeanette it really is like a delicate lace veiling the seed ... the structure is so incredibly beautiful ....hope to explore the textures

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  8. Un gioiellino di delicatezza ed essenzialità. Ciao!

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  9. ciao tito thankyou for your kind words .

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  10. Jane..... this is really lovely..... I have them growing on my bush right now. Am I right in saying they are gooseberries?

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  11. hi debbie .. thanks ...they are also know as cape gooseberry, husk tomatoe winter cherry ... i've never eaten them but the fruits are edible when they are mature , when unripe poisonous

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