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sabato 11 febbraio 2012

wild hellebore



© JANE MINTER 
"wild hellebore" 
helleborus foetidus 
watercolour study painted from life
31 x 42 cm




20 commenti:

  1. I love the flow of colors and how you suggested the flowers!

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  2. Exquisite, as always, Jane! I do so love the softness, and your use of a limited palette.

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  3. Love the colours you have put together here and the spot-on focal point with everything blending so beautifully. Gorgeous painting.

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  4. Preciosa la planta con esa composicion de colores, me gusta. Un saludo

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  5. This is so dreamy :).
    Stay inspired!

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  6. This is exquisite!! I love the soft, diffused feel :0)

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  7. Hello Jane:) There is nothing more for me to say, this is lovely!

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  8. Hi, Jane,
    Your work always teaches me. Very interesting to look at it, but above all, your work, so sensitive, beautiful, soft, gives me a great joy.
    Cheers,Sadami

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  9. beautiful, dreamy work . Fabulous xx

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  10. Beautiful, beautiful...so dreamy and delicate. Have a nice sunday Jane

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  11. absolutely SUPERB, bravissima, quanta poesia...

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  12. Isn't this a facinating flower? The painting is wonderful with the pinks and greens. I've never actually seen this flower. YOu are lucky to have found them.

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  13. thankyou jerry ...we live in the countryside so there is lots of inspiration ..there seem to be fewer wild hellebores this year.

    blaga thankyou ...the green is quite striking during the winter months especially on cold misty mornings .

    thankyou katharyn ...stopped here after 3 layers .. could add some darks .

    thankyou ann ...just one flower head was starting to open up..they are often high up along the footpaths on the old dry stone walls ...the touch of red is beautiful

    thankyou manuel ...the form of the plant is fascinating.

    thanks for looking i love hellebores judy !

    many thanks pat ... still waiting for my one christmas rose to flower so i can paint it .

    ciao jane grazie mille love your tulips..have a good week :)

    michelle many thanks and thankyou for following my blog .

    glad you like it sandra ...i like the top section in fact i was going to crop it ..feel it might still need something added at bottom lhs

    renate thankyou hope to see more yupo experiments .

    many thanks sadami i'm learning continiously ..so glad your hand is ok .

    concetta hope to see more of your snow sketches ....grazie mille

    cathy thankyou http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helleborus_foetidus .. they are a very old species i added a little more red here ... also known as bear's foot or stinky hellebore .

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  14. Molto bello Jane! Sei una vera maestra con le fusioni dei colori! Ciao.

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  15. Lovely watercolour painting Jane.
    Would like to see you do some painting :)

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  16. What a gorgeous infusion of colours. This is beautiful Jane.

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  17. grazie mille tito ciao

    tricia thankyou :).. i do take lots of photos of stages (when i don't paint "alla prima") which i could share... but i don't have any videos of me painting.

    thanks so much john

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  18. I dream as I am sitting and watching you creating this magic. But now I have to run back to the work reality)).
    I like this painting so much!

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