Katherine Tyrrell's main interests are:
- Drawing - fine art drawings and sketches
- Writing - four blogs and various articles and publications
- Sharing - advice and information for artists and art lovers
| The foundations of my art are threefold.
- a commitment to the value of drawing and sketching and working from life and 'en plein air' where possible
- a fascination with the power, complexities and subtleties of colour
- a love of the mark-making scope offered by dry media, specifically soft pastels and coloured pencils.
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Contact Katherine Tyrrell
  | Whether an internal or external landscape, whether it is about natural or constructed forms, all of my work is stimulated by repetition and variation in shapes, patterns and motifs and by the impact of light on colour and form. I frequently use hatching and scumbling to develop broken colour.
I very much enjoy working from life and in public places - as you can see from my sketchbook pages. Much of my figurative work is either initially developed or completed in front of the subject. All my drawings of people are from life and I enjoy observing and recording the way people relate with one another in different places. |
Collections: My artwork has generated much praise in relation to my drawing skills and use of colour and is in private collections in the UK, Australia and the USA. It can also be seen on my portfolio website Pastels and Pencils Exhibitions: My work has been exhibited her work in the UK, the USA and Canada and in juried exhibitions of national art societies (see Exhibition details). Art Societies: I'm a signature member of the UK Coloured Pencil Society and an Associate Member of the Society of Feline Artists. I was elected as an Associate Member of the Society of Graphic Fine Art (a fine art drawing society) in 2006 and I'm a past member of the SGFA Council.
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| Writing |
I write about
- Influences on developing both artwork and art careers
- Information about resources for artists and art lovers
- Other artists - both historical and modern
- My travels with a sketchbook
- Making marks with pastels, pencils and pen and ink
- Creating new drawings and paintings.
- reviews of art instructions books and other books for artists and art lovers
- product reviews
My four blogs and portfolio website provide an insight into how I work from initial sketch to completed painting.
I've been also contributing to three other blogs since 2008.
| Making A Mark - rated #3 in Top 25 UK Arts & Culture Blogs 2009
http://makingamark.blogspot.com
Travels with a sketchbook in......
http://travelsketch.blogspot.com
Making A Mark Reviews......
http://makingamarkreviews.blogspot.com/
The Art of the Landscape
http://art-landscape.blogspot.com
I'm also:
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Under the Making A Mark Publications name, I'm creating a set of free and priced guides available for download as pdf documents. I'm also working (slowly) on two books.
| See Making A Mark Publications
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Sharing
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Learning: I'm a mature student who loves learning about art and sharing that learning. I believe that all those with a talent and/or interest in art will benefit from some guidance - and although I don't have a degree in fine art I have studied widely and enjoy passing on what I've learned.
Alumni I'm an alumni of drawing classes at the University of Arts, London (Central St Martins College of Art) and have taken workshops with a number of professional artists in the USA and UK. I continue with a regular drawing class at the Prince's Drawing School.
Teaching: I'm also a qualified teacher with a particular interest in sketching and have lead workshops and written articles and guides about sketching.
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Further Information
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The following are available for purchase by arrangement: - Original paintings and drawings
- Images in transparency, printed or electronic form
- Licencing rights for publication of either drawings or articles or guides
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| In 2007, the Cumberland Pencil Company (Derwent Pencils) commissioned Katherine to produce a drawing of Ashness Bridge - a landmark image which has long associations with their Artist's Pencils. This is now featured in their 2008 catalogue and on their website. | Commissions Occasional commissions are undertaken - contact Katherine for further details.
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