Jane Davenport's Blog, page 6
May 12, 2023
The Colour Library is Open!
These 24 gorgeous tubes are more than deliciously pigmented watercolour paints. They have the power to remind us of the intense beauty in the world, and that we can create it ourselves!
Each hue in the Colour Library is named for a wonderful book that has captivated readers through time and the world over. The way I name colours in Jane Davenport® art supplies is my special way of expressing the love, the thought and playful spirit inherent in each of them!
The challenge to deliver colours truly worthy of such beloved literary classics was one I relished! Take ‘Pride and Prejudice’ for example, as one of my favourite books, I had to capture the highest point of pink possible to match my passion for the characters. As Darcy put it “You have bewitched me, body and soul, and I love, I love, I love you. I never wish to be parted from you from this day on.”
And that’s how exactly how I feel about this incredible colour…
Watercolour is a muse, an inspiration, a love. It fills the artist with wonder and excitement, and brings life to the day.If you have never tried it, now is the time. As Rhett Butler advised Scarlett in Gone With The Wind, “Never pass up new experiences, they enrich the mind.”
I feel that Watercolour has a language that speaks to the soul. It can evoke memories, stir emotions, and connect us to something deeper as we use it. When we paint, we are not just creating a pretty picture, we are creating a world of emotion that speaks directly to the heart. In Around the World in Eighty Days Jules Verne wrote “Anything one man can imagine, other men can make real”. As artists we can imagine and make real, that is our gift. Especially with art supplies that support your journey!
I hope you will be as captivated as I by the way the Colour Library hues dance and play together, how they blend and shift, and how they can express emotion and tell a story. Here is Anne with an E in the fields created with ‘Green Gables’.
In a world that can sometimes feel gray and dull, color is a beacon of hope and joy.
So let us embrace the love of color, and let it fill our hearts with creativity and light. Oliver Twist is a magenta-purple that always makes me ask “Please sir, can I have some more”.
I am constantly inspired by the beauty and diversity of these superb colors. 20,000 Leagues holds an ocean’s depth of intense cobolt turquoise.
Jules Verne inspired the search for this colour: “The sea is everything… Its breath is pure and healthy… The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the Living Infinite. ”
There is nothing quite like the rush of excitement I feel when I mix an unexpected, new color, or the thrill of seeing my palette come to life with a rainbow of hues. When Homer penned The Odyssey 3000 years ago, he said
“some things you will think of yourself,…
some things God will put into your mind”.
Maybe we could add, “and some will be put on your palette”.
There’s something truly magical about using a watercolour paint that brings a sense of joy to the creative process. With just a few brushstrokes and a splash of water, colours blend and bleed together in a way that feels almost alive, creating a beautiful, ethereal effect that can capture the imagination and ignite the soul.
“Vision is the art of of seeing things invisible.” Jonathan Swift in Gulliver’s Travels.
In The Secret Garden we read “I am sure there is Magic in everything, only we have not sense enough to get hold of it and make it do things for us” until now…
because these watercolours interact with us in a truly mesmerising way as the paint seems to dance and flow across the page, creating unique and organic patterns with each stroke.
Whether you’re using vibrant, bold colours or soft, muted tones, there’s a sense of lightness and airiness to watercolour that can make any piece feel alive.
As Mole says in the beautiful Wind in the Willows:
“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing – absolutely nothing – half so much worth doing as simply messing about with watercolour.”…
( well actually he says boats, but it may as well be!)
Watercolour paint is truly a joy to use, and whether you’re an experienced artist or just starting out, it’s an inspiring and uplifting medium that can help you to express your creativity and connect with your inner self in a truly beautiful and magical way.
So go ahead, pick up your brush and let the joy of the paint in the Colour Library wash over you!
I loved the challenging task of developing these paints! As I was creating the 24 hues in the WaterColour Library, each one grew a personality, its own quirks and charms! I love discovering more unique qualities every time I paint and falling deeper in love with the possibilities in each tube.
Use the Colour Library to full any paint palette your like! The 12ml in each tube will allow you to fill multiple palettes and to create sprays and watercolour inks to fill your own markers.
They are brilliant in every way!
The colours form a gorgeous full-spectrum rainbow!
The 24 colours in the Colour library form a full spectrum of brights, neutrals and shadows.
The hues are a mix of pure, master quality pigments and ‘convenience colours’.
A Convenience colour is a custom blend of pigments that forms a fabulous, useful colour such as ‘Wind in the Willows’ ( an ideal foliage green) and ‘Pygmalion’ (perfection for adding life to a face).
To achieve perfect colour mixes there is a set of cool and warm mixing colours.
The Colour Library is the ideal set to explore the world of mixing. You can go for an incredible journey without leaving your paper.
On the box of each set you will find the colour name, description, permanence, Pigment info and Lightfastness ratings.
Lightfast and PermanentRated AA and A for Excellent and Good lightfastness, the Watercolour Library gives you the reassurance expected from a quality watercolour range.
Ideal TransparencyFormulated to create uniform consistency, the transparent quality of the Watercolour Library are perfect for new users.
Fine Art Pigmentsthe Watercolour Library uses fine art pigments uncompromising on quality.
There are 2 sets and each is named for a lovely place to cosy up and read, by the fireplace and by the seaside.
April 7, 2023
Gods & Monsters Workshop! Starts April 20th!
This thoughtfully designed course has been created to support brand new creatives and professional artists (and everyone else in-between!) as you move through fear, embrace intuition and open up to a new world of creative supplies.
Let me just emphasise that you don’t need all the art supplies in the universe to complete your Homework. You can use whatever art tools you have. You will learn new ways of using what you do have, and be able to pinpoint what you may like to add to your creative life in the future without expensive trial and error.
• A high-speed internet service to watch the videos ( if you can watch a YouTube video, you will be fine)
• You will need to be over 15 to access the Jane Davenport Art School
• Bring a healthy ARTitude!
ART SUPPLIES
This is a mixed media workshop, which means we will be using a wide range of art supplies! Each lesson may have a focus on a particular art supply, however, you can make substitutions and experiment with the supplies you have. Naturally, Jane will be demonstrating with ‘Jane Davenport’ art supplies throughout and this is a wonderful opportunity to explore the full power of our unique media.
If you would like to gather some supplies before the course commences, you can look to the bundles below as a start.
Click here to join!
February 28, 2023
January 3, 2023
Jane-uary! A month of Lovestreams 💕
Join me for a Lovestream each day through January to continue our art-supply celebration!
You can see the videos and replays here: click
November 8, 2022
Artvent Calendar 2: Waterwands!
We Celebrate Waterwand aquarelle pencils today:
Click here to watch the Livestream:https://fb.watch/gGZ3XNOqWW/
Todays featured supple is here:
click here
You can download the Artvent calendar below
And the ‘All Eyes on you’ tape is right here: click here
xoxoJane………………………………
Last year I decided to create a virtual Advent calendar with a different Jane Davenport ® Artist Supply featured for each day. Then I did a Daily Livestream full of tips and techniques and it was a blast !
The shakeup is… I have so many art supplies I had to start it in November 😂!
I went in chronological order from my first supplies- we had surprises and new releases o the way.
✨
This year I am shaking it up and we are starting from the latest releases, and because so much art joy has been happening, I have waaaaaaay more to fit in- what FUN!!!
✨
– You can see the Livestreams on my FB page.
https://www.facebook.com/jane.davenport.artist
-The Calendar is below if you want to pull out your supplies that day and join in with me 💕.
Xoxo
Jane
P.s.
I’ve launched over five hundred Artist Supplies since 2017. Wow!
Even if I did one a day, I couldn’t fit them into a year 💕❤️.
#janedavenport #janedavenportmixedmedia #mixedmedia #artsupplies #rainbowitis
Artvent 1: Tutankhamun Colour Wheel LayerCake!
Artvent Calendar #1 The Tutankhamun Colour Wheel palette in action!
…. and a surprise appearance of a new art supply!
t’s so versatile and very RICH in this palm sized palette.
Find the ColourWheels here: click
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Last year I decided to create a virtual Advent calendar with a different Jane Davenport ® Artist Supply featured for each day. Then I did a Daily Livestream full of tips and techniques and it was a blast !
The shakeup is… I have so many art supplies I had to start it in November 😂!
I went in chronological order from my first supplies- we had surprises and new releases o the way.
✨
This year I am shaking it up and we are starting from the latest releases, and because so much art joy has been happening, I have waaaaaaay more to fit in- what FUN!!!
✨
– You can see the Livestreams on my FB page.
https://www.facebook.com/jane.davenport.artist
-The Calendar is below if you want to pull out your supplies that day and join in with me 💕.
Xoxo
Jane
P.s.
I’ve launched over five hundred Artist Supplies since 2017. Wow!
Even if I did one a day, I couldn’t fit them into a year 💕❤️.
#janedavenport #janedavenportmixedmedia #mixedmedia #artsupplies #rainbowitis
Artvent Calendar 22- Celebrate the year in Art Supplies with me!
Last year I decided to create a virtual Advent calendar with a different Jane Davenport ® Artist Supply featured for each day. Then I did a Daily Livestream full of tips and techniques and it was a blast !
The shakeup is… I have so many art supplies I had to start it in November 😂!
I went in chronological order from my first supplies- we had surprises and new releases o the way.
✨
This year I am shaking it up and we are starting from the latest releases, and because so much art joy has been happening, I have waaaaaaay more to fit in- what FUN!!!
✨
– You can see the Livestreams on my FB page.
https://www.facebook.com/jane.davenport.artist
-The Calendar is below if you want to pull out your supplies that day and join in with me 💕.
Xoxo
Jane
P.s.
I’ve launched over five hundred Artist Supplies since 2017. Wow!
Even if I did one a day, I couldn’t fit them into a year 💕❤️.
#janedavenport #janedavenportmixedmedia #mixedmedia #artsupplies #rainbowitis
October 22, 2022
Colour your Walls!
I rarely talk about my artwork.Of course I share my artwork on a daily basis,
but more in the spirit of showing what can be done with such-and-such
art supply or to encourage people to start and keep an
Art Journal or Sketchbook of their own.
In this newsletter I am going to talk more about the finished results of my art making, rather than the process and supplies I use to do it.On my website I offer smaller prints of my artwork that I create myself and sign.
But I really love seeing my artwork at a grander size!But the cost and hassle of framing and hanging large pieces
kept my artwork offer small and manageable.
But I really needed a solution so I could turn my walls
into a gallery that made me feel lit-up and inspired!
So when the lovely folk at Kando wanted to add my artwork to their roster of beloved Artists, Dick Bruna and Thelwell, I was beyond delighted! Kando is known for their fabulous quality, large-scale wall art. Their fabric-like decals blend seamlessly to a smooth surface ( like a wall!) and instantly solves the problem of frames and wall damage.
We have just released new designs and some gorgeous samples arrived just as I was heading out the door to visit my Mum, so I took them with me to show her. Liz’s orchids were in full bloom and they looked so good with the colours in the artwork, so we decided to place them on the wall and capture the process!What I love about the decals is they can be moved about to find the best spot! It is way easier to have someone help you apply them and to get them straight, but it can be done by yourself as the video shows! 😂
There are many designs, each one available in different sizes.This little lass is special to me because I drew her on the way to Monet’s Garden just outside of Paris. I was with my tour group of ‘Escape Artists’ and we were about to embark on a truly magical day of painting flowers at Giverny. The pages are scented with fallen lavender sprigs that I keep in my journal. The flowers are an antique collage piece found during a joyous Paris Flea Market excursion with those same wonderful people. This girl is holding so many special memories!
Rainbow Diva was created during my first workshop at the JDHQ in Mullumbimby. I always have had extraordinarily lovely people attend my workshops, and it’s a true delight creating for them as I teach.
I adore drawing mermaids and this cutie appeared during a LiveStream during our month-long celebration of them ( Mermay!). Wouldn’t it be wonderful to be best friends with a seahorse?
The Mini Fashionistas are amongst my favourites because the consist of 15 individual decals. You can get the effect of a confetti rainbow across your space! I have the Mini Fashionistas keep me company in my art studio. They are VERY handy for covering up a little bit of wall damage too 😬!
I even love placing them on my journals!
I love how art transforms a room but our eyes can get used to it so quickly. Having decals that can be moved and reused without the need for frames or drills is so FREEING! My lyrical colour palettes are perfectly captured in these soft, seamless, removeable, reusable and remarkable decals! There are many more artworks to choose as wall decals at Kando!
October 20, 2022
Creative colour chaos with spray inks!
Colourful creative chaos!
You can see the Storytime acrylic inks here:
https://janedavenport.com/shop/supplies/paint-pens/storytime-fluid-acrylic-ink-bundle/
and the Lovely Laces here:
https://janedavenport.com/shop/supplies/new/lovely-lace-the-most-intricate-stencil/
xoxo jane
