jane minter's sketchbook

sabato 3 aprile 2010

happy easter

" happy easter"

wishing you all a very Happy Easter

....wanted to share this special ceramic easter egg made by my youngest daughter

martedì 30 marzo 2010

orange anemone

"orange anemone"

...i painted this watercolour from life with no pencil ... as part of my course work ... i wanted to add it here with my recent sketch of anemones ...

venerdì 26 marzo 2010

anemone sketch

"anemone sketch "

a quick sketch of red + blue anemones in the garden

domenica 21 marzo 2010

portrait of a woman - monochromatic study

portrait practice ....monochromatic study using burnt sienna + lamp black

textures - watercolour + bubble wrap

"bubble wrap texture "

A5 swatch arches 300g

sabato 20 marzo 2010

venerdì 19 marzo 2010

la festa del papà !

"disco orario"

"lavoretti per la festa del papà " by my youngest daughter

Al papà

Se la mano mi darai

la mia mano ti darò

quanta strada tu farai

quanta strada io farò.

Se negli occhi tuoi mi specchio

piu sicuro già mi sento

e la prova piu difficile

con te diventa facile.

E' la vita un lungo viaggio

che richiede un gran coraggio

ma se tu mi dai la mano

e cammini un po' piu piano

io, vedrai, ti seguirò e paura non avrò!

martedì 16 marzo 2010

carnations

"carnations"
painted from life

"carnations"

"carnations wash"
experimenting with watercolour washes

lunedì 15 marzo 2010

crocus x 2

"crocus x 2 "

....enjoyed painting outside today now the snow has melted..... here are a couple of sketches i made on the same sheet ...no pencil

venerdì 12 marzo 2010

gothic window

"gothic window"
Vicenza - Italy

...a quick watercolour sketch of a gothic window i like in the historical centre of Vicenza

Chioggia - sketch of a street view

a quick sketch of a street view in the historical centre of Chioggia " little Venice" ....i'm working on street scenes and monochromatic town scenes as part of my watercolour course

row of mulberry trees in winter

"row of mulberry trees"

.....row of mulberry trees painted from memory after the recent snow

giovedì 4 marzo 2010

....the golden branches of the willows are so beautiful esp when it snows ..the willow branches are used to tie the vines ...i painted this initial impression quickly from memory inspired by the surrounding countryside where i live .

mercoledì 3 marzo 2010

a special thankyou anna

a very very special thankyou to anna annaqauarel.les MOLTES GRACIES ! who sent me a sunshine award back ! :D ..i'm honoured by your lovely gesture anna and share the sunshine with you all .

sabato 27 febbraio 2010

sunshine awards

irina ... spasiba ! thankyou !

shristi ....thankyou so much

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venerdì 26 febbraio 2010

time for "potatura" - time for pruning

" secateurs "
painted from life

......it's time to prune our vines .... made a quick study of the secateurs today .... "forbici"

giovedì 25 febbraio 2010

end of the winter

" seed heads"

"honesty"

........a few photos i took today

tulip washes

tulip sketches

last years A4 washes

recent sketch

sabato 20 febbraio 2010

a view of St.Pauls from the Millenium Bridge...sketch

......this is a quick sketch i enjoyed painting the other day of a view i love of St. Pauls from the Millenium Bridge ...in the rain St. Pauls appears so white.

venerdì 19 febbraio 2010

Watercolour PAINTING by Jean - Louis Morelle - Rosehips step by step by Ewa Karpinska

last year at Jean Haines' workshop Jean recommended a wonderful book by Jean-Louis Morelle "Watercolour PAINTING" ...... my painting is one of the many exercises and step by steps i have enjoyed following and painting from his book ... Rosehips step by step by Ewa Karpinska .... i have since brought Ewa Karpiska's book "wet on wet watercolour painting " which is excellent.

details of Jean Morelle book can be found on his site http://www.jean-louis-morelle.com/

giovedì 18 febbraio 2010

another venice sketch

venice sketch iii

venice sketches

venice sketch i

venice washes sketch ii

initial sketches and washes of venice ...i'm working on townscapes and street scenes for my course

martedì 16 febbraio 2010

vineyard in the snow sketch

snow blue vines sketch

snow scene study

pines + snow

WIP using masking fluid and masking tape

i painted this last year inspired by an article in SAA by Paul Talbolt march 2005 .

the patterns of the lower branches of the pines in the forest are beautiful with the snow and clear clear blue skies.... the painting was based on many photos i took whilst walking in the mountains ..... as we have just come back from the mountains this w-e i wanted to share a few of my snow scenes to date here...

venerdì 12 febbraio 2010

cachi ...persimmons still life study

.... thanks to kay smith for the wonderful colourful reference ...we have three of these fruit trees in our garden ... when the leaves fall in nov the bright orange persimmons "cachi" which remain look wonderful.