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Black & White Study

Black and white study for the collage course I’m doing. We were asked to create a collage using only black and white materials. I loved this exercise and found myself wanting to add some colour…I...

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Indexing. Drawing & Collage on Vintage Cards.

A collection of small abstract drawing & collage Size 20 x 13cm.   collaged with vintage found papers     watery black ink & pen   tissue and hand drawn doodles     original vintage French...

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The Travelling Artist

  Wherever I go I like to have all my art materials in one place encase I need to jot down an idea, or for when I get that creative burst.     So, when I found this old case I knew exactly what I...

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Traces Left Behind. Drawing. My Brother.

Couldn’t get out of bed this morning after a rough night’s sleep.     Instead, I grabbed my old Pilot mechanical pencil and did some little drawings on an old book cover I rescued from hard garbage....

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Yellow. VMH & Mapping. Drawings.

3 drawings on Australian acid-free drawing paper 2013. Click on each image to see a larger view! Acrylic paint graphite and thread Yellow Yellow Yellow graphite oil pastel felt pen Mapping   mixed...

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In the Studio. Work in Progress.

Started this painting at Jane’s studio     Sat and watched it today     Still a way to go with colour oil pastel & paint     It’s been good getting back to larger paintings… 140x120cm.           ©...

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In the Studio Today. Orange. Copper. Gold.

In the Studio Today. Orange. Copper. Gold. Closing up the studio today, for holidays, I couldn’t help it. I just had to touch my paintings. 3 hours later… © 2015, Jenny Davis. All rights reserved. The...

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Crut. New Paintings. Cradled Boards.

Crut. New Paintings. Cradled Boards.   3 new paintings, well, it’s actually one painting, a triptych, I did for a recent art prize. Each painting was made with acrylic paint and small areas of oil...

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3 New Collages using fragments.

100 yr old cotton textile fragments, vintage found objects, oil pigments,vintage card, linen thread, linen cloth.     The pieces of cloth are extremely fragile so each piece     needs to be reinforced...

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Art Blog Diaries. Reminiscing & Evolving as an Artist.

I started this blog back in the early 2000’s as a sort of diary, to document my work and creative life and to give something back to others.     Going through some of my old posts recently, I was able...

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How to Rust Dye Fabric.

Lately I’ve been experimenting with natural dyeing processes for fabrics and papers. I’m trying out rust dyeing at the moment. I want to build up a collection of natural and rust dyed fabrics and...

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What is a Glaze?

Layers layers layers. Did you know? many of my paintings, especially oil paintings, have layer upon layer of pigment and glazes. Each painting can take many hours,weeks even months to complete. What...

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Make a Large Studio Easel in 6 Easy – Peasy Steps

  How to Make a Large Studio Easel in 6 Easy- Peasy Steps                               When I built my studio years ago, I needed to have a versatile easel. I couldn’t find anything suitable in the...

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“Silent Momento – Paris Venice & Spain”

A new series of paintings from the studio… “Silent Momento – Paris Venice & Spain”  Links to found surfaces from the streets of Paris, Venice and Spain. Weathered, worn surfaces, old peeling...

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Land to Light – 4 Victorian Artists

    Your invited to the opening of “LAND TO LIGHT” exhibition at 5pm on Tuesday 17th April at Switchback Gallery – Curated by Charles Farrugia and Rodney Forbes Artists Jenny Davis Charles Farrugia...

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“LAND TO LIGHT – Photo Diaries”

 All Photo’s by Charles Farrugia Here are some pictures of the opening and links http://www.gippsland.monash.edu.au/media/news/ http://www.gippsland.monash.edu.au/media/news2012/2012021.html  Links...

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My favourite artist of the month. Anselm Kiefer.

  My favourite artist of the month is Anselm Kiefer. A German artist who creates paintings and monumental installations with crusted surfaces, incorporating, lead, concrete, ash, acid, earth, glass and...

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Fresh from the Studio – Sensor Ship

Fresh from the Studio Sensor Ship 2 & Sensor Ship Surface quality is very important to me and my paintings consist of many layers of paint and line making. During my process I continuously scrape,...

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Playtime. 30 Days of Collage.

On Monday I start a new art course, “30 Days of Collage” by Stephanie Levy Image copyright Stephanie Levy 2013 I love creating collage and think this course will help me to free up to experiment and...

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“Artplay” Day One

My first practical day of the “30 Days of Collage” by Stephanie Levy course. It was Melbourne Cup Day  so this was a good excuse for me to grab a (naughty snack attack) stash to help me along with my...

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