Jennifer Harnett

Jennifer Harnett: Visual Artist

A bit of info about me & my art....

As a self-taught visual artist,

many of my paintings start

with an idea and a general direction,

but rarely finish at that original goal,

they often reveal themselves along the way,

evolving and changing as they progress,

very often surprising me with their finished form.

I like to explore and try new things,

often add collage items and words

to complement, enhance and/or

change the flavour of my work.

'Screaming Poppies' - Mixed Media

I also truly believe the following Paul Gardner quote: "A painting is never finished, it simply stops in interesting places."

To that end, many of my paintings have a sense of being unfinished.

I believe it’s important to leave a little something for the viewer’s imagination to finish.

'Wanna Go For A Ride'

mixed media on canvas

by Jennifer, Eliza & Corinne Batt-Rawden

'Basket Ball Djin'

mixed media

by Jennifer & Eliza Brownhill

artworks from Me and You - August 2013

'The Devil Knows Your Dreams...'

mixed media on canvas board

from Scarlet - July 2013

'Catwoman'

acrylic

from Artists' Choice - February 2013

'Dreamscape'

Acrylic on timber veneer

Artist Statement: 'A piece of my Canadian home, the red sandy beaches of Prince Edward Island,

that made my heart ache for my Australian home.' - Jennifer Harnett, August 2012

from Home Sweet Home

- a combined exhibition by members of the Blue Knob Hall, Roxy and Serpentine galleries -

August 2012 @ the Serpentine Community Gallery

September/October 2012 @ Blue Knob Hall Gallery

'Green Beetle'

'Lady Red'

'Red Lady'

Jennifer Harnett's pastel on card "Beetles" series

from Yes Please, held in July 2012

Charcoal and pastel sketches

'Le Fetichiste'

Acrylic on canvas

30cm x 40cm

(detail left and above right)

Artist Statement: A partner to

'Fetiche Ordinaire',

2011’s Scarlet entry.

from Scarlet 2012

on view 1st June to 2nd July

'Boylesque'

Charcoal and pastel sketch

from New Works

April/May 2012

'Soul Consciousness'

Mixed media

from Metamorphosis

May 2012

'Pansexual'

'Chained and Bound'

'Hardware Fetishist'

'Spank Me Please'

'Subject Yourself'

'I Like

to Sleep

in Chains,

Don't you?'

Left: Mixed media works

from the series

"Breaking the Chains of Bondage"

'Courant d'Obscurite'

Artworks donated to the

Serpentine Community Gallery's

Art Auction fundraiser

held on 13th May 2012

Dragonfly Cafe Exhibition & Closing Night

Friday, March 2 until Saturday, March 31, 2012.

Jennifer Harnett

presents a solo exhibition

of original paintings

that explore the vibrant,

unbridled passions of women,

showing both their strengths

and vulnerabilities.

The Dragonfly Cafe is located at

36 Carrington Street, Lismore NSW

'The Devil Knows Your Dreams'

Mixed Media - Framed

A Silent Auction is being held on the

"Breaking the Chains of Bondage" series throughout the month,

winners will be announced at Closing Night.

CLOSING NIGHT

Thursday March 29th, 6pm

Live Auction, Sensual Food, Delicious Wine, Tasty Music

Please keep the date free & come on down

to enjoy a fine evening of the arts.

This is an open event,

so feel free to invite & share with other creative minded souls!

'The Weeping Daisy'

'Floral Triangles I & II'

Mixed media works

from Miniatures

March 2012

'Abstract Inspiration'

Oil on torn cotton canvas

'Concepts, Notions & Imaginings'

Mixed media

from Trash

October 2011

'Courant d'Obscurite'

'To paraphrase the "Dark Night of the Soul"

This was my dark night of the soul,

when I almost lost faith & questioned the meaning of my life,

this is a true representation of my journey through loneliness,

with the light of hope shining through the weeds.

Thank you Corinne & Serpentine Community Gallery for the opportunity

to curate this show & be a part of this amazing gallery!'

- Jennifer Harnett, August 2011

"Breaking the Chains of Bondage" series

Acrylic on Torn Cotton Canvas with Chains

Full Series $959 / Smaller artworks are $126 each / Larger pieces are $162 each

Artist Statement: The word bondage comes from the Greek word “douleuo” which means to be a slave to…

literally or figuratively, involuntarily or voluntarily,

a slave in the qualified sense of subjection or subservience.

We have all been in bondage of some kind in our lives, some of us still are. We have become slaves of bondage to a

variety of things in our everyday lives. It can be alcohol, drugs, hate, jealousy, or any other thing that keeps you

separated from the love and inheritance of God. *Excerpt from a sermon by Denis Jones, Pentecostal Sermons on Christian Liberty

from Dark Night of the Soul

August 2011

‘Fetiche Ordinaire’

Acrylic on canvas

30cm x 40cm

Artist Statement: ‘Fetiche Ordinaire’

translates from French to mean an ‘Ordinary Fetish’...

Garters & stockings tend to be one of

the more accepted, tamer fetishes that people have,

while the submissive/dominant role-playing

is a fairly common one.

I love the fact that although this painting is highly sexual,

nothing is revealed the viewer’s imagination

needs to complete the picture.

'Body of Light'

Mixed Media on Canvas

92cm x 62cm

Artist Statement: A self-portrait done

in conjunction with a Buddhist light meditation,

where you imagine everything

inside your skin dissolving into light.

The lightly sketched hand is empty of colour,

which is representative of when you are to

imagine yourself as completely clear

and transparent, ‘like a mirage’

with no physical sensations at all.

'Desperate Love'

Acrylic on Canvas

101cm x 76cm

'Disposable Beauty'

Acrylic on Canvas

101cm x 76cm

Artist Statement: Created in a heightened state of lustful passion at the tail end of being utterly immersed

in the fun & free wheeling Sydney singles scene…

These paintings offer a frank & honest look at how many of us perceive the sharing of our bodies in today’s society,

where one-night stands are often considered the norm.

'Miss Em'

'Lucy Lu'

'Mistress Devine'

"Reaney Girl Series" - Acrylic

Artist Statement: Vibrant colours have always fascinated me, so it was quite unusual that at the beginning of 2008, I was only painting in B&W. The reintroduction of these passionate colours (dark raspberry & byzantium purple) marks the beginning of an ardent reawakening.

from Scarlet - June 2011