dry dock

© JANE MINTER

"red + blue" 

waterline i

dry dock inspiration

watercolour wash

32 x 41 cm 

....inspired by boats in  dry dock  I 've started to work on an idea for  a series of paintings based on photos I have taken whilst wallking around  a boatyard.

pomegranates - melagrane

© JANE MINTER

"melagrane"

"pomegranates"

watercolour
25 x 35cm 

still life painted from life no pencil

discarded

© JANE MINTER

"discarded"

 found  empty shotgun catridge - birdshot catridge 
watercolour sketch 
still life 

Valle del Guà

© JANE MINTER

"Valle del Guà"

Veneto , Italia

view across the valley 

small plein air watercolour sketch 

A6 Format 

Lagoon of Marano

© JANE MINTER

"Laguna di Marano"

Lagoon of Marano

watercolour
.painted from memory 

orange rose hip

© JANE MINTER

"orange rose hip" 

watercolour study WIP 

32 x 41cm

painted from life with no pencil sketch

.....posting  a  quick initial wet in wet study WIP painted with a large  flat brush 2" /50 mm .

old wooden cotton reel

© JANE MINTER

"old wooden cotton reel "
red thread ii 

watercolour sketch
painted from life ....no pencil

red thread

© JANE MINTER

"red thread" 

watercolour sketch 

watercolour wash

© JANE MINTER

"watercolour wash"

32 x 41cm
inspired by wine press

Treccia d'aglio

© JANE MINTER 
"treccia d'aglio"

string of gralic

watercolour study 

32 x 41cm
 ....painted from life with preliminary pencil sketch

Treccia di Cipolla Rosso di Tropea

© JANE MINTER

"Treccia di Cipolla Rosso di Tropea"

"string of onions"

watercolour study 

32 x 41cm

 ....painted from life with no preliminary pencil sketch

SMALL WORKS CHALLENGE with Maggie Latham

 © JANE MINTER

  © JANE MINTER 

 © JANE MINTER  

 © JANE MINTER  

"Garganega"

white grapes

A6 Format

Plein air  sketches 
September Small Works challenge 
SMALL WORKS CHALLENGE  by Maggie Latham  

Start of a new challenge 

SMALL WORKS CHALLENGE  by Maggie Latham 

if you wish to join in with the challenge below are the links to Maggie's blog and facebook group

 http://maggielathamfineart.blogspot.fr/2012/08/small-works-challenges-open-to-all.html

http://maggielathamsmallworks.blogspot.it/

 http://www.facebook.com/groups/smallworkschallengegroup/

....posting a few of my first plein air sketches and washes from Maggie's  SMALL WORKS  September challenge .
The white grapes "Garganega" turn a beautiful golden shade when ripe ...with the sketches i tried to capture the colours  . I made an inital flat wash of raw sienna on a large sheet of paper before sub-dividing the sheet into A6 format to make 16 small plein air sketches in the vineyard. It was extremely hot so I had to work quickly with mixed results.

13" inches

© JANE MINTER

"13" inches" 

tape measure ii 

watercolour study  

32cm x 41cm fontenay canson 

inches

© JANE MINTER

"inches"

tape measure 

watercolour 

24 x 32 cm 

 painted from life 

toothbrush

© JANE MINTER

 "toothbrush"

 "spazzolino da denti"

watercolour

24cm x 32cm
....painted from life with no preliminary pencil sketch

Ionian islands - plein air sketches

© 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 !

textures - watercolour + gesso + tissue

© JANE MINTER

"watercolour + gesso+ tissue"

textural swatch ii

18 .5 X 17 cm 

maimeri acrilico Gesso  + W&N watercolours + tissue paper 

.......... another small texture swatch experimenting with watercolour on gesso collaged with tissue paper 

thankyou cynnie

"peary nice"

greeting card 

by 

Cynthia Scheizig 

galerie 46

http://galerie46.blogspot.it/

 I wanted to thank fellow blogger Cynthia for her beautiful little pear card which arrived last week! Back in June Cynthia  posted a  "give away" Peary Nice greeting card on her blog : galerie 46 which is a wonderful way to exchange art and ideas. I hope you take time to look at Cynthia's blog . 

http://galerie46.blogspot.it/

plums - prune

© JANE MINTER

"plums" 
"prune"ii

58 x 76 cm

watercolour + CARAN D'ACHE neocolour ii  watersoluble wax pastels painted from life 

.....

Italian plums - prune

© JANE MINTER

"Italian plums"
"prune"

initial watercolour wash 

58 x 76 cm

painted from life 

chili peppers - peperoncini

© JANE MINTER

"chili peppers"

"peperoncini"

watercolour sketch......painted from life 

32 x 32 cm 

a word of thanks

©  2009 JANE MINTER

"passion flower"

loose watercolour study 

.......a heart felt thankyou to  Sonia Aguiar  

for awarding my blog with this "Blog con Corazon" award along with other bloggers ..I hope you take time to look at Sonia's beautiful work and read her sentiments .

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textures - watercolour + gesso + tissue paper

© JANE MINTER
"watercolour + gesso+ tissue"

textural swatch i

18 .5 X 17 cm 

maimeri acrilico Gesso  + W&N watercolours + tissue paper 

..........posting another small texture swatch experimenting with watercolour on gesso collaged with tissue paper  - inspired by both John Blockley and Ann Blockley  -  Ann Blockley's  Watercolour Textures book is  a  fantastic reference on textures .

textures - watercolour + gesso

© JANE MINTER 

"watercolour + gesso" 

18 1/2 X  17 cm 

maimeri acrilico Gesso  + W&N watercolours

posting one of a few small texture swatches  exploring  watercolour and gesso . The  gesso was applied with a palette knife and watercolour washes with 50mm flat brush.

apricots - albicocche

© JANE MINTER 

"apricots" - "albicocche"

initial watercolour wash 

56 X 34 cm Arches 

... posting an initial watercolour wash of a branch of apricots painted outside in the garden ....the branches of the apricot tree are loaded with delicious fruit  .

"Nocino" - San Giovanni

© JANE MINTER

"Nocino"

San Giovanni

......making homemade "Green Walnut Liqueur" . "Nocino" is traditionally made here in Italy on 24th June...below are a few studies of walnuts which I've made throughout the year ...yet to paint the unripe green walnuts .

© JANE MINTER
"walnut leaf"
watercolour study

© JANE MINTER
"black walnut hulls" 

watercolour study 

© JANE MINTER
"walnut wash"
watercolour wash

SAA Artist of the Year Competition 2012 - "Best Flowers or Gardens " Category Winner

© JANE MINTER 

"Vintage -Vendemmia"
watercolour 

 SAA Artist of the Year Competition 2012 

"Best Flowers or Gardens" Category  Winner

I am delighted to have  been  awarded  Society of all Artists' Artist of the Year Competition 2012   "Best Flowers or Gardens" Category  Winner  for my painting "Vintage Vendemmia" .

The Winning enteries will be exhibited on the SAA website and in Paint magazine at the start of July

http://www.saa.co.uk/

"Vintage - Vendemmia " - watercolour painted from life in the vineyard just before vintage with no prelimary pencil sketch 

 

peas in a pod

© JANE MINTER

"peas in a pod"

watercolour sketch 

32 x 41cm 

canson fontenay 


.....quick watercolour sketch painted from life .... no pencil  

fresh peas - piselli

© JANE MINTER

"pea pod" 

section of  loose watercolour study WIP "fresh peas" 

painted from life 

© JANE MINTER

"fresh peas"
32 x 41 cm  

watercolour study WIP 
painted from life

.....watercolour study of fresh peas from our vegetable garden  ... painting, picking ,shelling and cooking "risi bisi " rice and peas a traditional Venetian dish .

wild thistle flowerhead

© JANE MINTER

"wild thistle"

watercolour study

single .wild thistle flowerhead painted from life