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Nov 21, 2009, 11:53 pm
Yesterday was also the 5th anniversary of the very first Sketchcrawl - see Sketchcrawl is 5! (Plus 25th Worldwide Sketchcrawl tomorrow)Mathew Brehm (Sketchblog) who teaches architecture at the... Comment - Like
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Nov 21, 2009, 12:00 am
I can't quite believe that it's a year today since Cin passed away.Who can forget end of story and rest of the end of my story - I know I can't. Begin .post... Comment - Like
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Nov 20, 2009, 2:00 am
On November 21st 2004, the very first global sketching marathon was held.Tomorrow, 21st November it isthe 5th anniversary of the very first Sketchcrawl ANDthe date of the 25th Worldwide... Comment - Like
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Nov 19, 2009, 7:30 am
On Monday afternoon I spotted a tweet on Twitter announcing that Toby Wiggins had won the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize - in advance of the formal announcement at the Private View on Monday evening.I..... Comment - Like
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Nov 18, 2009, 7:00 am
Art Societies in the UK - Resources for Artists is a new resource for people who want to know more aboutthe national art societies in the UKmedia oriented art societies in the UKgenre oriented art... Comment - Like
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Nov 17, 2009, 6:00 am
all photos copyright Katherine TyrrellExhibition: Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize Exhibition Dates: 12 November - 30 November 2009 Location: Painters' Hall, 9 Little Trinity Lane, London EC4V 2AD ... Comment - Like
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Nov 16, 2009, 12:55 pm
Exhibition: 2009 ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2009Dates: 12 November - 22 November 2009Location: Mall Galleries, The Mall, London SW1Y 5BD 10 am - 5 pm daily. Admission Free.Lincoln Seligman: part..... Comment - Like
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Nov 15, 2009, 10:45 am
This week I've been having a bit of a botanical and gardening flavour to my activities. For a start I've been writing about my visit to Giverny last month and also producing very long videos ... Comment - Like
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Nov 14, 2009, 5:00 am
This post is for artists who blog AND who have solo exhibitions of their work, win prizes and/or participate in small group exhibitions.This blog is now so popular that I'm finding I get approache... Comment - Like
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Nov 12, 2009, 2:00 pm
The Marianne North Gallery at Kew Gardens has been restored to good order and reopened last month after a two year conservation project costing £3.7 million.Inside the Gallery after the restoration..... Comment - Like
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Nov 10, 2009, 5:11 am
I've written about Monet and his gardens before - at some length - but this is the first time I've been able to show readers what Monet's garden at Giverny actually looks like.Below you ca... Comment - Like
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Nov 9, 2009, 4:00 am
Yasu by Yasunobi ShidamiFirst Prize, Winsor and Newton Oil Painter Awardscopyright Yasunobi ShidamiI went to see the 2009 Annual Exhibition of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters at the weekend and..... Comment - Like
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Nov 8, 2009, 5:48 am
Summerlight, Clapham CommonWinner of The Artist Magazine competition24" x 18" Oil on Linen 2009copyright Adebanji AladeI've got very behind with seeing exhibitions so I'm offering a belated.... Comment - Like
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Nov 7, 2009, 12:00 am
I learned yesterday, courtesy of a tweet from Matt Cutts, head of the webspam team at Google, that it's possible to customise Google News to obtain news on very specific search terms.If you're... Comment - Like
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Nov 6, 2009, 7:29 am
Last month Technorati relaunched itself, messed up my blogs and issued another report on the state of the blogosphere. This is my perspective on why Technorati still needs to pull its socks upThe new.... Comment - Like
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Nov 5, 2009, 8:15 am
One of the museums I spent a lot of time in while in Paris was the Louvre Museum which is the most popular museum in the world.The Louvre is physically huge, its collection is very extensive - and... Comment - Like
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Nov 4, 2009, 9:43 am
Images of the works shortlisted for the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize 2009copyright the artists / courtesy of Parker HarrisSix artists have been shortlisted for the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize 2009. ... Comment - Like
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Nov 3, 2009, 2:46 am
I'm giving Facebook another whirl. Two years ago I was deterred by their governance arrangements and slack attitude to certain activities and haven't been back for a very long while.However.... Comment - Like
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Nov 2, 2009, 5:00 am
This month the Making A Mark poll tries to identify what makes somebody a good art teacher.What are the characteristics of a good art teacher?Peter Monkman - art teacher and winner of the BP Portrait.... Comment - Like
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Nov 1, 2009, 10:58 am
Many congratulations to Urban Sketchers - which is celebrating its first birthday today - see Our 1st anniversary, and looking forward to many morebarcelona - casa batllo (Gaudi's House) by... Comment - Like
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Oct 31, 2009, 3:46 am
Main influences on your style of artcopyright Katherine Tyrrell / Making A Mark The main influence on your style of art is YOU! Individual preferences reigned supreme on October's Making A Mark..... Comment - Like
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Oct 28, 2009, 5:15 am
Here's the third in my series of posts about the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. Today I've got a video of the paintings of Claude Monet. This is the link to Claude Monet Paintings in the Musé... Comment - Like
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Oct 27, 2009, 2:05 am
Following yesterday's post about the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, today I'm highlighting my video of the room containing 18 Van Gogh paintings in the Musée d'Orsay (usual YouTube /watc... Comment - Like
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Oct 26, 2009, 6:50 pm
The Musée d'Orsay is one my favourite museums for all sorts of reasons. I love the art. I love the the structure which contains it. I love where it's situated and I love the views from the ro... Comment - Like
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Oct 25, 2009, 11:45 am
Britanny sketches: Ebb tide and Rocky Shore, Golfe de Morbihan,coyright Laura Frankstone (Laurelines)I wasn't the only person visiting France and sketching in recent weeks. Laura Frankstone of... Comment - Like
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Oct 23, 2009, 5:01 am
I knew my blog was doing well in terms of readership but I got a very pleasant surprise this morning to find that Making A Mark has been rated #4 in the Top 25 UK Art And Culture Blogs. It's even... Comment - Like
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Oct 22, 2009, 9:08 am
On our first day in Paris we visited the Musée de l'Orangerie to see Monet's final Nympheas - known as The Grand Decorations. I wrote about these two years ago Gardens in Art: Monet's f... Comment - Like
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Oct 20, 2009, 6:45 am
How did you develop your own individual and unique style of art?If you read my analysis of the MAM Poll (September) Results: Preferred style of art then you'll know that I commented on whether I..... Comment - Like
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Oct 19, 2009, 5:31 pm
I've often felt that landscape photographers have a lot to teach us all about how to frame a view and how to treat lighting and colour within an overall composition. I've been so convinced o... Comment - Like
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Oct 18, 2009, 4:00 am
James Gurney has made his mark in the illustration world and currently is a top listed author on Amazon. I'm very pleased this week to feature his new book Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What.... Comment - Like
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Oct 17, 2009, 9:55 am
Types of style: percentage share of 101 responsescopyright Katherine TyrrellThree responses dominated the September poll which aimed to identify your style of art. Although there was a healthy... Comment - Like
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Oct 16, 2009, 8:55 am
The names of the Artists selected for the exhibition associated with the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize - and consideration for the substantial cash prizes which are on offer - can be found below. ... Comment - Like
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Oct 15, 2009, 8:45 am
I've just had it confirmed that there is a nasty spate of Twitter accounts being hacked and then sending out emails suggesting moneymaking ideasYesterday I had a message from somebody with a great... Comment - Like
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Oct 14, 2009, 8:34 am
I'm back from France with lots of sketches, hundreds (thousands?) of photos and this time a few videos as well. Here's what I'm planning:I've started posting about my Travels with a s... Comment - Like
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Oct 10, 2009, 2:00 am
Big Draw Day is Saturday 10 October. You can search the Big Events database on the Drawing Campaign's website to find out what's happening today (or any other date in October). You can also s... Comment - Like
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Sep 27, 2009, 2:15 am
With any luck, when this publishes I'll be sat on a train going to Paris.I'm not going interactive - but if any of you are interested in following my travels in France, you can do so in one of... Comment - Like
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Sep 26, 2009, 9:21 am
You can now view the 8th UKCPS Annual Exhibition online on the UKCPS website.Ecology Park Pond #1now hangs in the exhibition.If you go to the UKCPS News blog you can also see photos of some of the... Comment - Like
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Sep 25, 2009, 2:17 am
A selection of works from the Annual Exhibition ofthe Society of Wildlife Artistsall artwork copyright the artists / all photos copyright Katherine TyrrellI went to see the 46th Annual Exhibition of..... Comment - Like
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Sep 24, 2009, 1:38 am
The 2009 BP Portrait Award Exhibition has now closed at the National Portrait Gallery. The 56 portraits in the exhibition are now on tour and if you live in the south of England or Scotland I... Comment - Like
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Sep 21, 2009, 8:40 am
Derwent Award for Best in Show (£400)UKCPS Annual Open International Exhibition 2009Old -Timers, One, Two, Free! by Kate Clarke3x(39x26) cm, coloured pencils (£845) Kate Clarke has won the... Comment - Like
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Sep 16, 2009, 12:00 am
France 2009: Route MapI'm off to France in 10 days time. Until then I'll be delivering artwork to an exhibition, sorting major blog posts for said exhibition for an art society, delivering cat... Comment - Like
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Sep 14, 2009, 4:00 pm
The public have voted in their thousands. The votes have been counted and tonight came the announcement that Sheila Wallis has been awarded the 2009 Threadneedle Prize (£25,000) for her... Comment - Like
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Sep 14, 2009, 2:00 am
Front and back covers of the catalogue for exhibition of works inthe RWS / Sunday Times Watercolour CompetitionThe work which won the £12,000 First Prize in the RWS Sunday Times Watercolour... Comment - Like
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Sep 13, 2009, 9:45 am
I went to see the exhibition for the RWS/Sunday Times Watercolour competition yesterday which is on at the Bankside Gallery until 20th September. If you went today you will have been enjoying the... Comment - Like
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Sep 12, 2009, 3:56 am
The Royal Watercolour Society / Sunday Times Watercolour Exhibition opened at the Bankside Gallery this week and I'm trying to get to see it today - review next week!Courses, talks, demonstrations... Comment - Like
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Sep 11, 2009, 2:54 am
The Vollisos Exhibition - 12th May 1995I've hung exhibitions all over the world......just not in galleries!My speciality is being able to hang exhibitions of 30-40 pieces from scratch in under two... Comment - Like
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Sep 10, 2009, 2:41 am
Eurostar/Little Break/We Are Social have very kindly provided me with two FREE tickets to give away to my readers so you can experience your own little break in Brussels like the one I went on last... Comment - Like
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Sep 8, 2009, 8:05 am
I made a note of the Artists mentioned in the Peter Capaldi programme about Scottish portrait artists - A Portrait of Scotland (which is being repeated EARLY on Friday - see details see below) and... Comment - Like
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Sep 8, 2009, 6:06 am
Last night there were two programmes on BBC4 about Scottish artistsIona Landscape: Rocks (1925-37)by Samuel John PeploeOil on canvas, Size 40.90 x 46.00 cmNational Galleries of ScotlandMichael Palin..... Comment - Like
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