Dawn’s postcard challenge

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Jenny you must have such high standards for yourself, I think this is terrific and works beautifully. Your wee Wrens are charming.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Sun 29 Mar 18:55:51

You might not be happy with it Jenny, but I think it is lovely!

Posted by Margaret Nisbet on Sun 29 Mar 20:13:55

Many thanks, Fiona and Margaret! (I wasn’t happy with the original composition and scrubbed out and repainted some of it which has left areas looking rather grubby, but fortunately it doesn’t show too much on the digital image!)

Posted by Jenny Harris on Sun 29 Mar 21:09:51

Love the shapes, colours and charm of this delightful painting Jenny.

Posted by Carole Kelly on Sun 29 Mar 21:33:44

Really excellent design and great choice of color.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Mon 30 Mar 03:59:54

Nice happy subject Jenny, looks perfect to me!

Posted by Alan Bickley on Mon 30 Mar 06:34:01

Lovely.

Posted by Dawn Halliwell on Mon 30 Mar 06:56:27

Thanks very much Carole, Lewis, Alan and Dawn for your encouraging comments. Glad I persevered with this one now, I had discarded it several times but kept going back to it, hate giving up on something!

Posted by Jenny Harris on Mon 30 Mar 07:53:48

Good one Jenny

Posted by Heather Love on Mon 30 Mar 10:29:55

I think this is a very lovely postcard.

Posted by Nwe Oo on Mon 30 Mar 11:40:29

Many thanks Heather and Nwe!

Posted by Jenny Harris on Mon 30 Mar 12:03:53

Think you are too hard on yourself Jenny ! Really like the colours.

Posted by Richard Cooper on Mon 30 Mar 14:59:58

Thanks, Richard! I am actually now quite happy with the composition and colours, but have made so many corrections to it that it’s not as neatly finished as I would have liked, although this doesn’t really show on the digital image!

Posted by Jenny Harris on Mon 30 Mar 15:10:35

How lovely!

Posted by Louise Naimian on Tue 31 Mar 19:20:19

Hang on Studio Wall

29/03/2020

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‘Spring will lift our spirits’. Another attempt at Dawn’s postcard challenge. It hasn’t turned out quite as planned and I’ve already spent far too long trying to make it work, so it will have to do!

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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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