Jane Davenport
Jane “Danger” Davenport is an internationally recognized artist, best-selling author and beloved workshop instructor.
Girls’ faces feature strongly in Danger's whimsical work, often with somewhat wistful or melancholy expressions, surrounded by interacting colour. She started her creative career as a fashion illustrator and the evidence of her Parisian training lingers in her elongated figures.
Through her online Art Schools, publications and Escape Artist Retreats, Danger has enabled tens of thousands of people from all around the world to embrace their innate artistic selves.
For more info and images: www.janedavenport.com
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Jane ‘Danger’ Davenport on Daniel Smith watercolours:
"My favourite Daniel Smith watercolors are an invitation to play.
They granulate.
They make amazing watermarks.
Each brushstroke is a beautiful, fascinating adventure.
By using art materials that allow me to enjoy the process so much, ideas can roam free, inspiration and imagination bubble to the surface and I create art that I love with ease. I don't have to worry about being an 'expert', or creating a perfect drawing first. I just dive right in with a smile on my face.”
The hues I have selected for my dot palette have all the seductive and unpredictable charm of a mermaid:
- Buff Titanium
- Iridescent Topaz
- Hematite Violet
- Potters Pink
- Naphthamide Maroon
- Rhodenite Genuine
- Shadow Violet
- Moonglow
- Amethyst Genuine
- Kyanite Genuine
- Sodalite Genuine
- Lunar Blue
- Sleeping Beauty Turquoise
- Phthalo Turquoise
- Amazonite Genuine
- Serpentine Genuine
- Fuschite Genuine
- Cascade Green
Of course there are other foundation colours that I use, but I wanted this dot card to hold some of the extraordinary Daniel Smith paints that people may not have had the pleasure of using before.
I consider these colours ‘alive’ because they do so much movement on their own, which makes them so exciting to use.
In all my online workshops, I cover techniques that a beginner can feel confident to try, through to more advanced concepts to push creative boundaries. I love teaching! I have attached images from recent journals as I prepare for my next 3 exciting online workshops for 2015. The first expands on my new book “Drawing & Painting Beautiful Faces” and the next concentrates solely on Watercolor. I have also been filming for my urban sketching series filmed in in Bali, Paris, London, Sydney, Mexico City and my home in Byron Bay.
