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Dawn Minto

@mintodawn

Watercolour Artist living in North Northumberland UK. Etsy shop: DozzleArt.

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It might be slightly warmer today.....still lots of snow about.

Some goldfinches feeding on teasels in the #snow

#uksnow #northumberland #watercolour #watercolor

06.01.2026 12:50 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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There’s loads of #snow in #northumberland this week. Here’s some snowy sheep.

05.01.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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There’s loads of #snow in #northumberland this week. Here’s some snowy sheep.

05.01.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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today’s flowers

22.08.2025 18:32 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today's #drawingaugust holiday sketch, sunset over Chania Harbour, where we saw turtles swimming!

#watercolour #watercolor #chania #greece #holidays

23.08.2025 12:58 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thought I would paint the wild or dog roses today, there's lots around our village meadow, with rose hips in autumn.

#watercolour #drawingaugust #rose #summer

16.08.2025 11:52 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you Frederick πŸ˜€

17.08.2025 06:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Thought I would paint the wild or dog roses today, there's lots around our village meadow, with rose hips in autumn.

#watercolour #drawingaugust #rose #summer

16.08.2025 11:52 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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And today it’s common vetch for my #drawingaugust art. Growing in our village meadow along with bush and tufted vetch.

#watercolour

11.08.2025 08:14 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Another of my village meadow themed #watercolours….a gatekeeper butterfly amongst knapweed, plantains, mouse ears,grasses.

#drawingaugust

09.08.2025 16:34 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
A monochrome drawing of a small dog curled up on a patterned dog bed viewed from above.

A monochrome drawing of a small dog curled up on a patterned dog bed viewed from above.

Day 5 of #DrawingAugust brings a biro drawing of a sleepy dog.

05.08.2025 08:33 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Today’s #drawingaugust, is the bird’s foot trefoil. A great plant for pollinators in the Vyner park meadow.

#watercolour #meadow #FloralFriday

08.08.2025 11:38 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you ❀️

06.08.2025 10:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you ❀️

06.08.2025 06:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s a small white butterfly on clover for today’s #drawingaugust. There’s both red and white clover in the Vyner Park Meadow and lots of different butterflies.

#watercolour #watercolor #meadow #summer #clover

05.08.2025 18:04 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Soft distance, rugged edges

West Penwith, Cornwall

Drawings in watercolour and pencils

Drawings/paintings/sketches/prints

#landscapeart #landscape #drawing #sketch #art #cornishart #abstractlandscape #womenartists #landscapepainting #watercolour #gouache #mixedmedia #art #westpenwith #cornwall

05.08.2025 08:42 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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There's lots of oak leaves blowing around Vyner Park Meadow today! Looking autumnal too!

#StormFloris #drawingaugust #watercolour #watercolor.

04.08.2025 12:48 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Sketch of a heron upper half facing right with purple watercolour background

Sketch of a heron upper half facing right with purple watercolour background

From my sketchbook πŸ’œ
Get creative, its.....
#drawingAugust

04.08.2025 08:17 πŸ‘ 637 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5
A detailed pen drawing of a fallen tree in the woods.

A detailed pen drawing of a fallen tree in the woods.

The same tree as yesterday, but from a different angle. Ham woods, Plymouth.

I really enjoy working in the ridges in the bark.
#drawingaugust

03.08.2025 18:57 πŸ‘ 84 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
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The fabulous sneezewort is today's #drawingaugust #watercolour.

You can make sneezing powder from the dried leaves. 🀧

03.08.2025 12:00 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's #DrawingAugust time again so here's a quick sketch of a slumbering Tess the cocker spaniel. A rare quiet moment.
#DrawingAugust2025

01.08.2025 14:36 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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For #drawingaugust this year I shall be painting the wildflowers, trees and birds of Vyner Park Meadow, in our local village park. Today’s #watercolour is the Common Sorrel.

#Meadow #wildflowers #nature

02.08.2025 08:13 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It’s #drawingaugust time! πŸ˜€ This year I shall be painting the wildflowers, trees and birds of Vyner Park Meadow, in our local village park. Today’s #watercolour is the Common Buttercup.

#watercolour #watercolor #wildflower #meadow #Northumberland

01.08.2025 10:41 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A jam jar filled with the sweet peas I grew from seed. They smell fabulous!

Painted in #watercolour #watercolor #sweetpeas #summer #floral #floralart #gardening #artistsonbskyb

09.07.2025 11:35 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Six small drawings in a semi abstract style of the Cornish Rocky landscape

Six small drawings in a semi abstract style of the Cornish Rocky landscape

Rocks of West Penwith, Cornwall, UK

Small drawings in watercolour and pencils

Drawings/paintings/sketches/prints

#landscapeart #landscape #drawing #sketch #art #cornishart #abstractlandscape #womenartists #landscapepainting #watercolour #gouache #mixedmedia #art #westpenwith #collage #monoprint

07.07.2025 07:19 πŸ‘ 58 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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'Puesta de sol sobre el Sena en Lavacourt, efecto de invierno'
🎨 1880
Claude Monet πŸ‘¨πŸ»β€πŸŽ¨

09.07.2025 10:16 πŸ‘ 66 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Liane Bedard, Crayon Bowl, watercolour, n.d.

26.06.2025 20:41 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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A jam jar filled with the sweet peas I grew from seed. They smell fabulous!

Painted in #watercolour #watercolor #sweetpeas #summer #floral #floralart #gardening #artistsonbskyb

09.07.2025 11:35 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The bluebells are having a great spring this year in #Northumberland. Here they are in Swarland woods.

#watercolour #watercolor #bluebells #art

23.05.2025 08:56 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Here's the last of this year's garden snowdrops, growing in our rockery. There's lots of bees buzzing round them.

#watercolour #watercolor #snowdrops #spring #art

07.03.2025 10:09 πŸ‘ 34 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0