Mixing up luscious purples in my homemade stay-wet palette, then just spreading and blending it on the canvas.
Cherry blossoms – Laying down the first strokes.
Purples
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Acrylic on Canvas.
Blocking in the colours.
Painting in progress – blocking in the shadows.
Acrylic on Watercolour Paper © Jenny Chang
At the Billabong near where I live, you could almost imagine you were out in the country.
Here I’ve used acrylics in a watercolour style, applying transparent washes and allowing the white of the paper to show through in parts.
Finished painting.
Acrylic on Watercolour Paper © Jenny Chang
A quick sketch for a dear friend.
Ink & watercolour on paper.
© Jenny Chang
Painting the red tunnel in watercolour proved quite a challenge. The intensity of the red needed quite a high concentration of pigment, but this had to be balanced by the right amount of water. Too much and it diluted the red, too little and the paint dried before a smooth effect could be achieved.
Watercolour on paper, 29.9 x 39.6 cm
Commissioned painting
© Jenny Chang
www.jennychang.com.au
The finished piece.
Watercolour on paper, approx 29.7 cm X 39.7 cm
Commissioned painting
© Jenny Chang
www.jennychang.com.au
Texturing the ground – splatter, glaze & brush
Commissioned painting
Watercolour on paper
© Jenny Chang
www.jennychang.com.au
Just as in a previous portrait, I like the way stripes can help to show form and the drape of clothing.
Commissioned painting
Watercolour on paper
© Jenny Chang
www.jennychang.com.au
Camouflage pattern on hat – done in traditional watercolour style by leaving the whites to be the white of the paper – including the stitching detail.
Commissioned painting
Watercolour on paper
© Jenny Chang
www.jennychang.com.au
A Canvas to Fill 