February Forum Challenge

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Meant to add, but ran out of space, that nearly all my watercolours are Daniel Smith and I love them, just not this one!

Posted by Jenny Harris on Wed 27 Jan 18:37:03

I like your jagged abstract, Jenny.

Posted by Marjorie Firth on Wed 27 Jan 19:42:42

My Lapis is oil paint and a gorgeous blue Jenny, I’ve not tried the watercolour version. Great idea for the challenge.

Posted by Alan Bickley on Wed 27 Jan 19:47:09

I really like what you have created. It's very eye catching.

Posted by Denise Cat on Wed 27 Jan 21:21:41

This is super Jenny, I like the shards of ice theme against the textured background. I have to say I’m not impressed with the Lap/Laz colour, I agree with you.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Wed 27 Jan 21:28:33

Great idea for the challenge Jenny, I know you’re not impressed with the paint but the effect is very effective.

Posted by Katy Dean on Wed 27 Jan 21:37:23

Thanks very much Marjorie, Alan, Denise, Fiona and Katy! I had wanted to use salt in the background for a frosted effect, but it didn’t work with this paint so used cling film instead.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Thu 28 Jan 06:51:27

That's a great abstracted interpretation of the February challenge Jenny.

Posted by George Cutter on Thu 28 Jan 09:35:48

Many thanks George, much appreciated.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Thu 28 Jan 11:01:03

Fabulous Jenny!

Posted by Diane Boswell on Thu 28 Jan 16:51:12

One word. Impressive,

Posted by Richard Cooper on Thu 28 Jan 16:59:26

Thank you, Diane and Richard!

Posted by Jenny Harris on Thu 28 Jan 17:06:12

I do like this Jenny very innovative. Daniel smith Primatek do seem to have loads of gum in them! Very subtle colours aren’t they? I have pushed the boat out and ordered their Kyanite, it is a bit sparkly and looks ok colour so we will see!

Posted by Carole Swingler on Fri 29 Jan 08:06:22

Thanks, Carole! I do have another DS Primatek - Mayan Blue Genuine - it’s a beautiful blue, is a joy to use and has become one of my favourite colours. Don’t know Kyanite - look forward to seeing what you produce with it. Did you get the DS translucent colours you mentioned earlier? I find they’re lovely to look at ‘in the flesh’ but don’t photograph very well.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Fri 29 Jan 08:20:47

Excellent Jenny

Posted by Dennis Rounding on Fri 29 Jan 08:53:46

A super piece of technical painting with precise edges. Looks good.

Posted by Frank Goddard on Fri 29 Jan 09:23:17

Hi Jenny, I did get the iridescent colours in 5ml as I don’t think I’ll use them much but they are nice. Have used as glaze and alone with good effect. I wondered about the Mayan blue, I’ll have to save up again now 😊. I’ll let you know what kyanite is like...

Posted by Carole Swingler on Fri 29 Jan 10:29:34

Carole, I mentioned translucent DS colours in my comment above - meant to say iridescent!

Posted by Jenny Harris on Fri 29 Jan 10:31:25

Many thanks Dennis and Frank!

Posted by Jenny Harris on Fri 29 Jan 10:32:07

Hang on Studio Wall

27/01/2021

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As everyone seems to be talking about Lapis Lazuli at the moment and I had a tube of it, thought I’d use it for the challenge. It’s a (very expensive) Daniel Smith watercolour (Lapis Lazuli Genuine) in their Primatek range - and is quite horrible to use! It doesn’t flow like most watercolours but is very greasy and almost like using neat Gum Arabic. I was going to put more colour on this but trying to add more colour tends to lift the previous layer - so decided to leave it as it is.

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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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