jane minter - monthly challenge # salt

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Cyprus black salt flakes   

 "Cypro"  white sea salt flakes with activated charcoal

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MONTHLY CHALLENGE  # SALT

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

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MONTHLY CHALLENGE  # SALT

 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)  

jane minter - monthly challenge # salt

2015 © JANE MINTER

MONTHLY CHALLENGE  # SALT

Cyprus black salt flakes   

 "Cypro"  white sea salt flakes with activated charcoal

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Violetta di cobalto 

 colbalt violet - Maimeri Blu

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MONTHLY CHALLENGE  # SALT

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

2015 © JANE MINTER

MONTHLY CHALLENGE  # SALT

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" 

jane minter - monthly challenge # sponges - january 2015

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 NATURAL SEA SPONGE

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MONTHLY CHALLENGE  # sponges

 3 SEPERATE WATERCOLOUR WASHES 

SIZE : 3 SECTIONS  OF  20 X 50 CM WASHES 

PAPER :VANGEROW - VENICE AQUARELL .- TORCHON  - 275 g/m2

TYPE OF SPONGE :NATURAL SEA  SPONGE 

WATERCOLOURS :  NEUTRAL TINT (W&N) +  TRANS YELLOW  (W&N)

TECHNIQUE :SPONGING 

The spongin fibres of the natural sea sponge create a wide variety of different marks and lines . The 3 washes above show sections of longer washes I made with a very large natural sea sponge. Working almost blindly as the sponge was so large it was difficult to see the paper. The large sponge absorbs so much water it really is beautiful to work with especially as I have only ever worked with small natural and synthetic sponges to date . ...I'm looking forward to exploring more at a  larger scale with this sponge. 

jane minter - MONTHLY CHALLENGE # SPONGES - JANUARY 2015

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 MONTHLY CHALLENGE  # sponges

TRIPTYPCH OF 3 SEPERATE WATERCOLOUR WASHES 

SIZE : 20 X 50  

PAPER :VANGEROW - VENICE AQUARELL .- TORCHON  - 275 g/m2

TYPE OF SPONGE : SYTHETIC SPONGE ROLLER  (3CM DIAMETER X 11CM )

WATERCOLOURS :  NEUTRAL TINT (W&N) + RAW SIENNA (W&N) + QUIN GOLD  (W&N)

TECHNIQUE :SPONGING + WET ON DRY 

 SPONGE ROLLER 

jane minter - wash # 5

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WATERCOLOUR WASH - WEEK # 5 

SIZE : 24 X 32 cm

WATERCOLOURS :TRANSCULENT ORANGE ( SCHMINCKE) + CAD ORANGE ((W&N) +  NAPLES YELLOW (W&N) + BURNT UMBER( (W&N) + RAW UMBER (MAIMERI BLU) +* SEPIA  W&N)

TECHNIQUE : "WET ON DRY WASH + WET IN WET  + WASHING OFF +  LIFTING + SPONGING

BRUSHES : FLAT 50MM + SPONGE ROLLER + NATURAL SPONGE 

  PAPER : canson MONTVAL 300 g/m2 

jane minter - week # 4

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WATERCOLOUR WASH - WEEK # 3  

SIZE : 24 X 32 cm

WATERCOLOURS :TRANSCULENT ORANGE ( SCHMINCKE) + CAD ORANGE ((W&N) +  NAPLES YELLOW (W&N) + BURNT UMBER( (W&N) + RAW UMBER (MAIMERI BLU)  

TECHNIQUE : " WET ON DRY"

BRUSHES : FLAT 50MM

  PAPER : canson MONTVAL 300 g/m2 

jane minter - week # 3

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WATERCOLOUR WASH - WEEK # 3  

SIZE : 24 X 32 cm

WATERCOLOURS :TRANSCULENT ORANGE ( SCHMINCKE) + CAD ORANGE ((W&N) +  NAPLES YELLOW (W&N) + RAW UMBER (MAIMERI BLU)  

TECHNIQUE : " WET ON DRY"

BRUSHES : FLAT 50MM

PAPER : canson MONTVAL 300 g/m2 

jane minter week # 2

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WATERCOLOUR WASH week # 2

SIZE : 10 X 5 CM 

PAPER : WATERCOLOUR MOLESKINE SKETCHBOOK

BRUSHES : round 12

WATERCOLOURS :  CERULEAN BLU E(W&N) + ULTRA MARINE GREEN SHADE (W&N) + BURNT UMBER (W&N) 

TECHNIQUE : "wet in wet" +   VARIEGATED WASH 

This challenge is already generating so many washes every week to work from ... I'm posting one of several smple small thumbnail wet in wet  variegated watercolour washes I have been working on  scale 1:1 .

jane minter week # 1

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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"


My apologies for my late start ..... I am so happy to be participating with you all in this new watercolour wash challenge ...Happy New Year !