Three sheep

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This works for me Jenny, nicely balanced and a super illustration.

Posted by Alan Bickley on Mon 04 Jan 08:47:48

A charming little painting Jenny great textures, good for you for making do!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Mon 04 Jan 09:54:10

Jenny it works. Amazing what results from other ideas in other directions. Smashing.

Posted by Derek Snowdon on Mon 04 Jan 13:12:02

I think it works very well Jenny, in fact it looks as though everything in it was intended!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Mon 04 Jan 15:34:23

Thanks Alan, Carole, Derek and Fiona for your positive comments. You've encouraged me to keep trying new ideas. (In doing this one I discovered the joy of using watercolour on gesso is that you can wipe whole areas of colour back to a white base and try again if you're not happy with it!)

Posted by Jenny Harris on Mon 04 Jan 17:12:55

I love it Jenny! You have created a very interesting effect...Its always fun to experiment and do something a little unpredictable!!!

Posted by Chandra Ward on Wed 06 Jan 15:43:26

Thank you, Chandra!

Posted by Jenny Harris on Wed 06 Jan 16:26:43

Gorgeous piece, Jenny! I really like the palette and the composition of this piece. It's also delightfully whimsical.

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Sun 10 Jan 12:13:28

Thanks, Seok! Glad you like it, it was fun to do - might try some more in this style.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Sun 10 Jan 13:02:08

Hang on Studio Wall

04/01/2016

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Pen and ink / watercolour on textured gesso. I started out intending to try a purely abstract painting, but it quickly turned into something else. I've used gesso for the first time as a base on top of an old watercolour to save wasting paper. It's turned out to be a strange kind of semi-abstract with a lot of messy areas and a kind of "wasteland" in the middle, and I really can't decide whether it's worked or not. Thought I'd post it to see what others think!

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Jenny Harris

I paint mainly in watercolour, often including other media such as pen and ink, pastel or collage. My main interest is in colour and design and most of my work is quite stylised and often illustrative. I enjoy experimenting with acrylic inks, particularly using cling film to create texture, and…

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