© JANE MINTER
Ionian Islands - Greece
section of sandstone rock formation
watercolour plein air sketch
24 x 32 cm
© JANE MINTER
Ionian Islands- Greece
sandstone cliffs
quick watercolour plein air sketch
24 x 32 cm
.... a couple of watercolour plein air sketches from a recent sailing trip .... we sailed from Montenegro along the Albanian coast to the Ionian Islands - Greece . The clear turquoise waters with the sandstones of the Islands are striking . I found the formation and patterns of the sandstone incredibly beautiful and inspiring. Sketching on deck is challenging as the boat is always in continuous movement !
What a challenge, painting on a boat! Lovely work :)
RispondiEliminaVery nice use of wet into wet.
RispondiEliminaHi, Jane,
RispondiEliminaSo beautiful work! I love both. I admrie your challenge spirit. True, not easy to stay still on a deck. Weldone!!
Cheers, Sadami
Hi Jane, both are very nice and spontaneous. The second one is so beautiful with his Mediterranean colors and light. Hug!
RispondiEliminaVery well done!! I can't imagine trying to paint on the deck of a rolling ship.
RispondiEliminaBeautiful, Jane! And what a wonderful trip!
RispondiEliminarhonda c.dingman sadami katharyn judy thankyou all ...it was a great break .
RispondiEliminaLove the way the sky is only seen in the reflection which somehow makes it work even better.
RispondiEliminaLovely pictures - loved the sandstone
I really like both of these. They are unique in style and are both beautiful :0)
RispondiEliminaVery good jobs. I like to much. Best regards
RispondiEliminaBeautiful paintings Jane. I especially love the first....at first sight it looked like a reflection of a dome and campanile in dark waters. Sounds like you had a great trip:)
RispondiEliminaeva many thanks
RispondiEliminasophia thankyou ..it was ...we didn't stay long in many of the bays as the winds picked up in the afternoon ..lots of quick sketches in pencil and watercolour .... we also saw so many beautiful venetian towns .
Gorgeous and loose as always ... I can somehow feel beautiful Greece. So lovely!
RispondiEliminaLovely paintings Jane.
RispondiEliminalucinda thankyou for looking !
RispondiEliminathanks john .
bellissimi!
RispondiEliminagrazie mille michele !
RispondiEliminaYour work is quite gorgeous.
RispondiEliminaDear Jane,
RispondiEliminaIsn't it magic the way water flows and makes its way playfully. Love it:)
theresa thanks so much for your kind words and looking at my blog
RispondiEliminadear anna it is magic :)..looking foward to exploring this more
Sounds beautiful. I really enjoy the painting on the top. The textrue provides so much depth and interest. Like a fantastic piece of weathered sculpture.
RispondiEliminaGood trip and good watercolours.
RispondiEliminacathy thankyou ...need to play more with textures and patterns of the rocks
RispondiEliminasergio many thanks.