yellow roses

© JANE MINTER

"yellow rose i " 
watercolour wash # 91

initial watercolour wash with pencil sketch

canson montval 

30 x 42 cm

© JANE MINTER

"yellow rose ii"
watercolour wash #92

initial watercolour wash without pencil

canson montval 

30 x42cm

.....a couple of watercolour rose studies i enjoyed painting in the garden this week.

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acorns

© JANE MINTER

acorns ii

watercolour wash # 90

work in progress 2 inital "wet in wet" washes with initial pencil sketch 

© JANE MINTER

"acorns i"

watercolour wash # 89

"wet in wet" no pencil  small amount of glazing when dry of quin gold 

 a couple of small  autumn washes  /studies from life 

transparent yellow , windsor blue, quin gold +  raw umber  W&N palettes 

 23 x 30.5 cm fabriano  aristico 

watercolour wash # 88

© JANE MINTER

"books"

watercolour wash # 88

23 x 30,5 cm Fabriano artistic 300g/m2

....work in progress to finish ... "wet in wet"

cyan + umb + yellow orche + raw umber

watercolour wash # 87

watercolour wash # 87

work in progress
WIP iii
HP Fabriano 1/2 sheet



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WIP  i 

WIP ii

MY 7 LINKS PROJECT

The My 7 Links Project was generated by TripBase to "unite bloggers (from all sectors) in a joint endeavour to share lessons learned and create a bank of long but not forgotten blog posts that deserve to see the light of day again." Bloggers list their Top 7 Links in the following categories...

My 7 Links Project
– Your most beautiful post
– Your most popular post
– Your most controversial post
– Your most helpful post
– A post whose success surprised you
– A post you feel didn’t get the attention it deserved
– The post that you are most proud of

...and then Bloggers tag others and so it goes on.

Thankyou Katharyn Ragan of Studio at the Farm  blog  for tagging me for this project 

7 LINKS

My most  (beautiful)  favorite post  

prehaps collectively my 100 watercolour washes challenge posts which are grouped together in "100 washes page" have been the most inspiring and stimulating  not always beautiful but definately my  favorite  posts  http://onehundredwashes.blogspot.com/

  

watercolour wash # 26

http://janeminterssketchbook.blogspot.com/2011/01/watercolour-wash-wash-26.html

" watercolour wash #24"

http://janeminterssketchbook.blogspot.com/2011/01/wash-24-one-hundred-wash-challenge.html

My most popular post 


This post has received the most comments 

"cad orange + cerulean"

the following  posts are a few of  the "popular posts" listed by google   

                   

"red rose sketch"

                     

"vendemmia " 

vintage

   


           

"squirel quill mop" 

My most controversial post 
As  I  write very little with each post I feel I don't have a controversial post ............I hope my sketches, studies and watercolours speak for themselves .....I often post a painting with just the title   ... a visual diary of my work in progress ... good , bad  , unfinished , finished  ...I value everyone who takes the time to leave a comment 

My most helpful post  


A couple of posts that have inspired fellow bloggers 

cad orange + cerulean

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Irina asked if she could copy my painting as a learning exercise last week ..have a look at her beautiful painting ... irina's painting and stuff blog.

"watercolour wash # 30"

Rhonda carpenter  "WATERCOLOUR and WORDS" blog was inspired by the effects created with salt of watercolour wash # 30 she tried the same approach here is a link to Rhonda's wash http://rhcarpenter.blogspot.com/2011/01/washing-that-birthday-business-away.html   

The post who's success surprised me

The following posts from workshops and exercises inspired by watercolour books have far the most hints  

"Jean Haines watercolour with life workshop" 

http://janeminterssketchbook.blogspot.com/2010/04/jean-haines-watercolour-with-life-and.html

"Watercolour by  Jean Morelle Rosehips inspired by Ewa Karpinkska step by step" 

http://janeminterssketchbook.blogspot.com/2010/02/watercolour-painting-by-jean-louis.html

"woodland scene inspired by The Atmospheric Landscape The Tao of Watercolour by Jeanne Carbonetti"

http://janeminterssketchbook.blogspot.com/2010/05/woodland-scene-based-on-demonstration.html

The post I feel didn't get the attention it deserved 

I made a slide show of a few paintings of old doors at the very beginning of my blog as the images have disappearred  I thought I 'd post a couple of them here.

"old door latch"

special thanks to  Kay Smith for the reference photo

"old door handle "
special thanks to  Kay Smith for the reference photo 

The post I am most proud of  


.....my first solo watercolour exhibition a couple of paintings from the show  

"keys"

"expresso pot"

© JANE MINTER

Finally, my seven  nominated artists to take part in the 7 Links Project are 7 artist ... my " fellow washers"  a wonderful group of artist who i've enjoyed  partIcipating with in the One Hundred Wash challenge  over the last year :.... thankyou all !  

Maggie Latham http://maggielathamart.blogspot.com/

Suzanne http://herborium.blogspot.com/

Christy Lemp  http://christyswatercolor.blogspot.com/

Olivia Quintin http://atelierpetitemer.blogspot.com/

Vandy Massey http://www.vandymassey.com/

Theresa Evans http://landscape-paintings.blogspot.com/

Caroline Simmill  http://simmill-arts.blogspot.com/

olive

© JANE MINTER

"olive"

watercolour wash # 86

indian yellow + colbalt turq + windsor blue +quin magenta 

"wet in wet"

fabriano 300 g /m2

23 x 30,5cm

 ......one of a  few initial  olive sketches /washes painted from life as part of the 100 washes challenge .

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japanese anemones

© JANE MINTER

"japanese anemone" 

initial watercolour wash

Fabriano 300g/m2

© JANE MINTER

"japanese anemone + flower buds" 

watercolour sketch

Sanders 300g/m2  1/2 sheet 

© JANE MINTER

"japanese anemone ii"

WIP watercolour wash

 ...... it was a treat to share a day painting together with  friends Jean Haines , Lindsay Berry  and Helen when I was over in the UK earlier this week with my daughters visiting my family. Jean's garden is a "picture" .... the day went far too quickly painting flowers  from life  in Jean's studio .Thankyou Jean.    

  

Pine trees - Dalmatian Islands

© JANE MINTER

" pine trees "

Dalmation Islands - Croatia

plein air watercolour sketch 

Arches 18cm x 34cm 

© JANE MINTER

"Southern Dalmation Islands"

Croatia 

plein air watercolour sketch 

Arches 18cm x 25cm 

Exhibition of illustrations by Marina Marcolin

EXHIBITION of ILLUSTRATIONS by MARINA MARCOLIN

Original illustrations watercolours and sketchbooks by Marina Marcolin taken from the book "Giordano del Faro", Lapis Editions  will be exhibited  at the bookshop "Due Rode" Vicenza Contra Do Rode 29 ,Italy , which is located in the historical town centre of Vicenza.

Saturday, August 27 2011 at 16:00

http://www.marinamarcolin.blogspot.com/

white rose

© JANE MINTER

"white rose"

watercolour sketch

... single white rose with  eucalyptus cinera leaves and blue opaque venetian glass vase...painted from life .

ball of string

© JANE MINTER

"ball of string"

watercolour sketch  

32 x 41 cm 

canson montval

watercolour washes # 82 # 83 # 84

© JANE MINTER

watercolour wash #84

"blue hyacinths"

....initial wash painting from life  in the spring 

perm violette bluastro + colbalt violet

© JANE MINTER

watercolour wash # 83

"wet in wet"

canson montval

perm violette bluastro + colbalt violet + colbalt blue

© JANE MINTER

watercolour wash # 82

"wet in wet"

canson montval

colbalt blue + colbalt violet

#82 and  #83 ...recent wet in wet washes creating textures with spraying splattering and gullying

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sailing sketch

© JANE MINTER

"sailing sketch" 

"croatian coast 2010" - watercolour sketchbook

posting a plein air sketch from my sketchbook last summer .....view of the bay sketched on deck.

watercolour wash # 80

© JANE MINTER

wash # 80

cad orange + colbalt violet + vandkye brown

31 x 41cm 

fabriano 300g/m2

"wet in wet" 

..........again initial "wet in wet"  wash adding clear water


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watercolour wash # 79

wash # 79

31 x 41 cm 

fabriano 300g/m2 

perm rose + prim yellow + pthalo blue

"wet in wet" 

...going back to wash # 25 adding just clear water watching backruns on "wet in wet" wash ... i'd like to try this at a larger scale .

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watercolour wash # 78

wash # 78

"wet in wet" 

Fabriano 300 g/m2

cyan + primary yellow + perm rose + colbalt blue

......earlier this week Katherine Tyrrell  kindly mentioned in " Making a Mark"  Maggie Latham's One Hundred Washes Challenge and participating  artists ..below is the link to the blog

ONE HUNDRED WASHES CHALLENGE

Maggie Latham - Jane Minter  - Olivia Quintin - Christy Lemp  -  Suzanne Lindfield  - Theresa Evans - Vandy Massey

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a special thankyou to DANI

..a special thankyou to Dani for including my name on his list for the sunshine awards ..... here's a link to his  blog and wonderful paintings http://danihuesca.blogspot.com/ ...I'm sending  back a sunshine award to you Dani ... moltes gràcias !  

tomatoes - initial watercolour wash

"tomatoes" 

cad red +  yellow  lemon  + prussian blue

"wet in wet" 

initial  watercolour wash 

.....have been enjoying painting outside... so hot here the tomatoes smell incredible ...the cicadas are deafening . 

borlotti fagoli - borlotti beans

"borlotti fagoli"
"borlotti beans"
Fabriano 300g/m2
55 x 75 cm 

inspiration from the from the garden  ...painted a few simple studies of our bortolli beans   .. the beans are used to make a delicious soup  "pasta fagoli" 

watercolour wash # 70

watercolour wash  # 70

"cad orange + cerl blue "

wet on dry  +  wet in wet  

with splattering and small amount of cling film 

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watercolour wash # 73

wash # 73

magenta + cyan + raw sienna  - Maimeri

32 x 41 cm Fabriano 300g/m2

"wet on dry" +  "wet in wet"  

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