Layered Paper Cuttings - Louise Jenkins
Admiration of the British countryside and farm animals is evident in the color washed paper cuttings of illustrator/designer Louise Jenkins . She creates layered nature scenes in her home studio located in Worcestershire. The use of watercolor and gouache results in a contemporary folk art style. Deciding which pieces to post was quite the challenge... as I clicked through Louise's deeply serene images I liked each and every one. The paper cuttings are composed of at least four layers to give the sense of a foreground and background. Often she creates a raised, textural effect by building up the line work with gouache. It was only a year ago that Louise began paper cutting, which led to the discovery that it is what she loves doing most. Previously she was mainly illustrating and earlier, after graduating in 1997 from Staffordshire University with a degree in Ceramic Design for Industry and a Masters in Industrial Design, was the creator of many commercially successful