A Thoughtful Looking Picture

-
A face drawn without planning or thinking. The end result is then a surprise to me and then I wonder why she looks so engrossed in her thoughts! I left it at an early stage of just one layer of watercolour because I liked the shape of the brown hair against the purpley blue background. Can you see the ghost of my 'header painting' floating above her head? It's on the same piece of paper, that's why! (I took the advice of you kind bloggers who suggested I use good quality paper for sketches.)
Here are 3 watercolours I've listed on Ebay that will finish on sunday. The price for each is only 99p so if you like a bargain then CLICK HERE to find out about them in more detail, or click on the painting titles to take you to each of their individual ebay pages.


Precious Bike
This is an illustration I did for a biker's magazine.
This one was the first design I did for my daughter's wedding, so if you know of someone about to have a big day it would make an original gift!


Comments

Buskitten said…
What a brilliant idea Jessie! I hope you get loads of bids! Clever you to think of good ol ebay! Love the watercolour of thoughtful girl - it's beautiful, and what watercolour is all about, that sort of washy-coloury thing wot i can't do! Lovely!
20 May 2009 at 15:30
Andrea and Kim said…
Hi Jess, I love the painting you did as the shadow of your header gives a hint of the thoughts you see in her face. I love that!

I think making it a practice to use quality products makes a huge difference in the studio...because you never know when something is going to work out well.

Great idea to use ebay to move along some of your work!
20 May 2009 at 15:44
Jess said…
Thanks Liz, It's nice when they go to new homes. I'm sure you could do it! :)
20 May 2009 at 15:44
Jess said…
Thanks Kim, yes you're right and I'm only just discovering that! (I'm a bit slow on catching on sometimes!) "I need to continue to use good paper." It should become my mantra!
20 May 2009 at 15:46
Anonymous said…
Jessie, thank you for showing your ghost! A deep in thought lady. I like her brown hair against the blue background also. The balloon lady is funny and such a great idea.
Thank you for sharing in my dream world, The cakes you brought me were delicious and no calories at al!
Best cakes in the world! Hope you drop by for tea again soon!

A BIG SMILE:)
20 May 2009 at 16:51
jeff said…
It's always very beautiful... Do u know "Folon" !...

Ciao and ... see you...one day... !
20 May 2009 at 19:53
April Jarocka said…
Beautiful watercolours Jessie, but they're worth more than 99p surely?
20 May 2009 at 19:56
Jess said…
Hi Juilie-Ann, I certainly will! Thanks Julie-Ann.

Merci Jeff. Je viendrai chez vous!:)

Hi April, I just want them to go to good homes where they are wanted ;))
21 May 2009 at 09:09
Art Fan Ako said…
Beautiful lady... love the serene expression.
22 May 2009 at 00:28
Unknown said…
ah man, these are just awesome!! :D
26 May 2009 at 15:14
jazzlamb said…
I love how you painted the face on top. It's really lovely!
Thank you sooo much for stopping by. I really appreciate it!
5 June 2009 at 19:22
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

More Cottages During Lockdown and a Change in Medium.

-
Image
I've been thinking about why I'm drawing cottages lately.  Maybe it's because there aren't many people around where we live and on our daily walks we rarely come across anyone else which I suppose is a good thing as we're still in Lockdown and have to practice Social Distancing which has now become a very well used phrase in our language! Maybe it's this lack of seeing people around that my mind is turning towards houses and flowers? The ones above are done in ink. I love the pearlescent inks, they're so beautiful when they catch the light. The paintings above and below are painted in acrylic. I've been obsessed with watercolour for a few weeks but I felt I'd like to get some acrylics out again. I've always been like this, going through phases of being obsessed with a particular medium thinking yes this is it! This is my final medium and then finding myself being drawn to changing once again to a different way of wor...
Read more

A Give-away! A Give-away! :))

-
Image
I'm having a give-away but first of all let me show you the two new listings I have on Etsy. Both paintings are painted in pen and ink with watercolour on good quality paper. The top one is called A Musical Journey and measures 7 x 10ins. The second one is called the Big Red Cat and measures 12 x 9 ins. They're $40 each in US dollars which will automatically be converted to your own currency on Etsy (That's approx. £25) CLICK HERE for more details :) And now for the giveaway as promised! Here below are 9 postcards printed from my larger paintings that were originally on canvas. Choose 2 of your favourite ones and if you are the lucky winner, I'll send them to you with an extra little surprise gift. :) All you need to do is to leave a comment on this post and I'll include your name in the draw. Easy Peasy! :) update-update-update..... My painting A Musical Journey has been included in an Etsy Treasury! YAY! :))
Read more