© 2017 JANE MINTER

"RED + YELLOW"

 WATERCOLOUR WASH

 CANSON FONTANEY 300g//m2  

red + brown iii

© 2017 JANE MINTER

"RED + BROWN III"

 WATERCOLOUR WASH

 Fabriano COLD PRESS 300g//m2  

rusty old wrought iron nail - chiodo

© 2017 JANE MINTER

"CHIODO" 

"rusty old wrought iron nail"

WATERCOLOUR STUDY

FABRIANO COLD PRESS 600g/m2  

nespola - medlar

© 2016 JANE MINTER

"NESPOLA" 

WATERCOLOUR STUDY

FABRIANO COLD PRESS 600g/m2  

"bacche di tamaro" - black byrony

© 2016 JANE MINTER

"BACCHE DI TAMARO"

Black Byrony

DISCREA COMMUNIS 

WATERCOLOUR WASH 

CANSON MONTVAL 

AN INITIAL WATERCOLOUR STUDY EXPLORING THESE  BEAUTIFUL WILD RED BERRIES OF BLACK BYRONY WHICH CAN BE FOUND ENTWINING AND CLIMBING THE TREES .

squirrell quill mop

© 2016 JANE MINTER
"squirell quill mop"
crop of watercolour sketch 
CANSON fontenay

cipolla dell'orto - onion

© 2016 JANE MINTER
"cipolla dell'orto"
onion from allotment
WATERCOLOUR SKETCH 

memories of the lake

© 2016 JANE MINTER

"memories of the lake" 
initial watercolour wash 
ARCHES 600gsm

FRANCE PAINTING HOLIDAY

My sincere thanks to Bix and Drew for hosting my watercolour workshop in September at Bandouille http://francepaintingholiday.com/ . Thank you to all the wonderful guests who joined us for the week . It was such a pleasure to paint with you all. 

FRANCE PAINTING HOLIDAY

BANDOUILLE  PAINTING AT THE MONASTERY  

Chiche , Duex Sevres, Poitou Charentes,France
 http://francepaintingholiday.com/

Biennial International Prize "Marche d'Acqua" Fabriano Watercolour 2016.

PREMIO INTERNAZIONALE DI ACQUARELLO "MARCHE D'ACQUA" Fabriano WATERCOLOUR 2016
Biennial International Prize "Marche d'Acqua" Fabriano Watercolour 2016

It's an honor to be one of the 48 invited artists participating in
Biennial International Prize "Marche d'Acqua" Fabriano Watercolour 2016.
A word of special thanks to Valentina Verlato for my kind nomination.

For further details and news on the exhibition:


PAPER AND WATERMARK MUSEUM FABRIANO
 MUSEO DELLA CARTE E DELLA FILIGRANA FABRIANO ITALY
http://museodellacarta.com
http://www.museodellacarta.com/docs/leattivita/acquerello.asp

FACEBOOK PAGE :

Biennial International Prize "Marche d'Acqua" Fabriano Watercolour 2016

https://www.facebook.com/gip2303/

teazle

© 2016 JANE MINTER

"TEAZLE"

WATERCOLOUR STUDY

 Fabriano COLD PRESS  300g/m2 

yellow - giallo

© 2014 JANE MINTER

"Impasto v - GIALLO"

watercolour wash

farina giallo (polenta) + aqua

maize flour + watercolour

photo showing detail  of texture of flour and water paste wash 

© 2014 JANE MINTER

dry dock - waterline iv

© 2016 JANE MINTER

DRY DOCK  - WATERLINE IV

watercolour wash

W&N NAPLES YELLOW + MAIMERI VENEZIA CYAN BLUE

CANSON MOULIN DU ROY HOT PRESS 300 g/m2  

......carrying on with the series of watercolour washes inspired by the boat hulls in dry dock 

rusty old keys

© 2016 JANE MINTER

"RUSTY OLD KEYS"

WATERCOLOUR STILL LIFE

 Fabriano COLD PRESS  300g/m2 

old keys

© 2016 JANE MINTER

"OLD KEYS"

WATERCOLOUR STILL LIFE

photo showing section of painting  A1 sheet   
 Fabriano COLD PRESS  300g/m2 

red + brown II

© 2016 JANE MINTER

"RED + BROWN II "

 WATERCOLOUR WASH

 Fabriano COLD PRESS 600g/m2  

red + brown

© 2016 JANE MINTER

"RED + BROWN "

 WATERCOLOUR WASH

 Fabriano COLD PRESS 600g/m2  

seed heads

© 2016 JANE MINTER

"TREE SEED HEADS "

 WATERCOLOUR SKETCH

 Fabriano COLD PRESS 600g/m2  

palette knife

© 2016 JANE MINTER

watercolour wash

CANSON MOULIN DU ROY HOT PRESS 300 g/m2  

 a small watercolour wash made using a palette knife

ORIENTIAL PLANE TREE FRUITS # 3

© 2016 JANE MINTER

"oriential PLANE TREE FRUITS "

WIP  SHOWING INITIAL WET IN WET WATERCOLOUR WASH

A1  Fabriano COLD PRESS 3600g/m2  

© 2016 JANE MINTER

                               

plane tree fruits - initial watercolour wash

© 2016 JANE MINTER

"oriential PLANE TREE FRUITS "

WIP SECTION SHOWING INITIAL WATERCOLOUR WASH

 Fabriano COLD PRESS 600g/m2  

oriental plane tree branch

© 2016 JANE MINTER

"oriential PLANE TREE BRANCH + FRUITS "

 WATERCOLOUR STUDY

 Fabriano COLD PRESS 600g/m2  

Another watercolour study showing a section of a larger painting (full sheet ) of a simple branch with fruits of an  oriential plane tree .... "direct observation" from nature painted from life 

oriental plane tree fruits

© 2016 JANE MINTER

"oriential PLANE TREE FRUITS"

INITIAL WATERCOLOUR STUDY 
 Fabriano COLD PRESS  300g/m2 

© 2016 JANE MINTER

"oriential PLANE TREE FRUITS"

 WATERCOLOUR STUDY
 Fabriano COLD PRESS  300g/m2 

watercolour washes

© 2016 JANE MINTER

watercolour washes

© 2016 JANE MINTER

watercolour wash 

watercolour washes

© 2016 JANE MINTER

watercolour wash

2015 © JANE MINTER

WATERCOLOUR WASH week # 1

SIZE : 10 x 15cm 

PAPER : CANSON MONTVAL- COLD PRESS - 300 g/m2

BRUSHES : flat brush 50mm / 2"  + round 12

WATERCOLOURS :  PHTALO TURQUOISE (W&N) + RAW SIENNA (W&N) + RAW UMBER (W&N) + MARS BROWN (MAIMERI BLU)

TECHNIQUE : "wet in wet"
link : http://washaweekchallenge.blogspot.it/

......wishing everyone a very HAPPY NEW YEAR !

cachi - persimmon fruit

© JANE MINTER 

"cachi"
ripening persimmon fruit
 watercolour study 
still life painted from life
31 x 42 cm

TEXTURES - CYPRUS BLACK SALT FLAKES

2015 © JANE MINTER

Cyprus black salt flakes   

 "Cypro"  white sea salt flakes with activated charcoal

2015 © JANE MINTER

MONTHLY CHALLENGE  # SALT

http://washaweekchallenge.blogspot.it/

Cyprus black salt flakes  + tinted wet wash

Canson Fontenay 300g/m2

applying black salt very finely grinded on wet wash ...the black is the charcoal of the black salt

2015 © JANE MINTER

MONTHLY CHALLENGE  # SALT

http://washaweekchallenge.blogspot.it/

 Cyprus black salt flakes + colbalt violet Maimeriblu  

 Canson Fontenay 300g/m2

3 seperate watercolour  washes....exploring mixing watercolour with salt and then applying with flat brush directly on paper wet on dry ( black salt with grinder was added in some areas)  

TEXTURES - BLACK SALT + WATERCOLOUR

2015 © JANE MINTER

MONTHLY CHALLENGE  # SALT

Cyprus black salt flakes   

 "Cypro"  white sea salt flakes with activated charcoal

 

2015 © JANE MINTER

Violetta di cobalto 

 colbalt violet - Maimeri Blu

2015 © JANE MINTER

MONTHLY CHALLENGE  # SALT

Cyprus black salt flakes  + Violetta di cobalto
 Canson Fontenay 300g/m2
 working flat 

2015 © JANE MINTER

MONTHLY CHALLENGE  # SALT

http://washaweekchallenge.blogspot.it/

Cyprus black salt flakes  + Violetta di cobalto 

Canson Fontenay 300g/m2

gently tilting the paper  after the salt is applied 

.....above are 3 examples of black salt flakes grinded finely on various washes of violet colbalt "wet on dry"

I'm sharing the first of two posts I made earlier on in the year for the monthly challenge with salt from "WASH A WEEK CHALLENGE"

link : http://washaweekchallenge.blogspot.it/