Startled Hare (2)

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beautifully controlled Jenny. A few strand of grass, seed heads in the foreground is my thought to finish it off. But maybe you have something else in mind. Love that eye.

Posted by John Graham Inkson on Wed 13 Jul 19:50:09

Thanks, John. I had thought of adding perhaps a few small white flowers in the foreground, but think I may just leave it as it is.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Wed 13 Jul 20:05:11

He looks as though he's popping up out of foliage the way your cling film wash has turned out Jenny....he's super!

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Wed 13 Jul 20:37:47

Lovely hare Jenny and a lovely background too.

Posted by Adele Elgood on Wed 13 Jul 21:49:51

Wow, looks like he's on guard duty. Lovely.

Posted by Henry Martin on Thu 14 Jul 05:41:00

Nice painting jenny , very nice creatures.

Posted by dennis roberts on Thu 14 Jul 07:35:57

Thank you so much, Fiona, Adele, Henry and Dennis, your comments are really appreciated.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Thu 14 Jul 08:26:21

I missed this one Jenny. I love it. I think the white areas look like flowers and the colours work so well together. Really great style. Diana

Posted by Diana Boanas SWA on Thu 14 Jul 19:00:18

He's gorgeous Jenny and so is the background.

Posted by Margaret Beynon on Thu 14 Jul 19:59:05

Thanks very much, Diana and Margaret!

Posted by Jenny Harris on Fri 15 Jul 08:09:03

Just beautiful Jenny and the limites palette of colours are jst right. The cling film has worked its magic too!

Posted by Chandra Ward on Fri 15 Jul 11:26:58

This is just fabulous, Jenny! I love how the textures add depth and complexity to the backdrop, which is a perfect setting for the hare. He looks like he has loads of attitude!

Posted by Seok Yam Chew on Fri 15 Jul 12:15:49

Thanks very much Chandra and Seok. (I enjoyed doing this one, so am really pleased with the feedback I've received, especially on the background which is always the part I most struggle with when doing animal paintings.)

Posted by Jenny Harris on Fri 15 Jul 18:46:29

Love his expression and also the texture in the foreground Jenny.

Posted by Sarah Bottjer on Mon 18 Jul 07:05:18

Thanks very much, Sarah!

Posted by Jenny Harris on Mon 18 Jul 09:13:20

Terrific painting of the hare, Jenny and that background is top notch too. Love the clingfilm texture!

Posted by heather adams on Mon 18 Jul 18:31:45

Thanks, Heather!

Posted by Jenny Harris on Tue 19 Jul 14:29:45

Excellent painting Jenny. Love the cling film on the background and now it blends into the body. The total difference of the head and background are superb.

Posted by Malcolm Coils on Mon 22 May 16:22:55

Malcolm, thank you so much for comment, it is really appreciated. (I always admire the clingfilm work in your paintings, it produces lovely effects in watercolour.)

Posted by Jenny Harris on Tue 23 May 08:39:34

Fabulous Jenny, that expression is spot on, beautiful textures

Posted by Anjana Cawdell on Mon 13 Jul 20:45:16

Thanks very much, Anjana, wasn’t expecting any more comments on this one, it was done quite a while ago!

Posted by Jenny Harris on Tue 14 Jul 11:47:10

Hang on Studio Wall

13/07/2016

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Watercolour on acrylic ink. I'm still experimenting with acrylic ink and Clingfilm and had done this background but didn't know what to do with it, but then thought of adding a hare. I love painting hares but hadn't done one for ages - I started this one with more of a line drawing in mind, but ended up painting it instead.

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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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