About the Artist - Katherine Tyrrell

Katherine Tyrrell is a British contemporary artist who is also a writer and teacher.
Katherine Tyrrell - Contemporary Artist The  foundations of how I make my art are threefold.  I'm committed to the value of drawing and sketching and working from life and 'en plein air' where possible the power, complexities and subtleties of colour and pattern fascinate me dry media, specifically soft pastels and coloured pencils, work best for me in terms of the type of mark-making using broken colour that I enjoy the most	Contact the artist:
My practice [My practice is now limited by increasing problems with osteoarthritis and tenosynovitis which affects my grip of drawing implements] I draw using dry media and enjoy hatching, scumbling and erasure as techniques to develop areas of broken colour which mix optically to provide new colours.  Although much of my work in the past has been rooted in loose realism, I'm increasingly interested in abstracting the patterns and shapes I come across in the natural world at either end of the scale My drawings and sketches have attracted much praise for my draftsmanship and use of colour. One example is Charley Parker's review on his blog Lines and Colors - see Katherine Tyrrell.  (For other reviews - see below)	"Not quite white"
Patterns in landscapes, light and colour I like colours, patterns and puzzles.  Things which stimulate my eye include: the way light changes both colour and form patterns in shapes - both large and small patterns in landscapes scale - how the large can look small and the small can look large places which make me happy - in the country, art galleries and restaurants One word which ties a lot of my themes together is "landscapes" - these can be the interior landscapes of plants and flowers - and how the very small can seem very big views and vistas - particularly those involving distance and the patterns in large scale views the figurative interior landscapes of galleries and restaurants  - in the room and on the plate	Katherine Tyrrell in Greenwich Park.  River Thames with the City of London and East London in background   top of the page
Working from Life 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 very much enjoy observing and recording the way people relate with one another in different places.
Art Societies and Art Groups Sketching:  I joined Urban Sketchers in 2008 and helped found Urban Sketchers London in 2012.   Drawing: I'm a past member of the SGFA Council and the Drawing London Group Coloured pencils:  In 2009 I became a signature member of UKCPS Botanical art: I'm a supporter and member of ASBA and a Friend of the Chelsea Physic Garden Florilegium Society
Exhibitions / Judging I have had work accepted into juried annual exhibitions of national art societies and group exhibitions in the UK, the USA and Canada.   I'm no longer exhibiting due to problems with osteoarthritis and tenosynovitis. I was one of the Judges of the Jackson's Painting Prize 2020 - see interview with me	Exhibition details
Sales

My work is in private collections in the UK, Australia and the USA.  

The following are also available for purchase by arrangement:

• Original paintings and drawings
• Images in transparency, printed or electronic form
• Licensing rights for publication of either drawings or articles

Commissions  

Cumberland Pencil Company

Katherine Tyrrell - Teacher

Sharing and Guiding

• Drawing and Sketching: Member of the Discussion Panel on "Drawing Together" at the Ulster Festival of Art & Design (March 2015)
• Becoming an author: Presentation "From Artist to Author" at the Ulster Festival of Art and Design 11 March 2015
  
• Social Media: I've written magazine articles about and given workshops and talks on Social Media for Artists and how to get your art online for the Mall Galleries, Heatherley Art School and Art Societies
• Sketching: I've written articles about sketching, led an online class in sketching and led/supported groups of sketchers (Founder Member of London Urban Sketchers)
• A lot of guidance I now provide is through my publications (see below for my blogs, free guides and information sites).

Learning

However once I'd achieved them and got my career underway I worked hard in my spare time to fit in

• drawing classes at the Royal Drawing School and Central St Martins College of Art in London.  
• workshops with a number professional artists in the UK and USA
• independent study via books and lectures. Plus I've used the Internet extensively to access art, learn about artists and different approaches to art - and share that learning

Katherine Tyrrell - Writer

I very much enjoy writing about art and sharing information about art in a number of different ways.

• UK: Sketching 365: Build your confidence and skills with a tip a day
  - published by Quarto (Apple Press) (8 January 2015)
• USA: Drawing 365: Tips and Techniques to Build Your Confidence and Skills
  - published by North Light Books (1 January 2015)
• Asia (English) : 365 Hints and Tips for Drawing and Sketching -published by Page One Group
• See also my Facebook Page Katherine Tyrrell: 365 Tips for Drawing and Sketching for updates

                 

Drawing Basics: Do This To Advance Your Art

Other Books and Magazines

• A series of 10 articles on "Cost Effective Tips for Artists" was published by 'The Artist' Magazine in 2016
• I was commissioned by Quarto/Rotovision to write a book about drawing and sketching published in the USA and UK in January 2015 (see above)
• My sketches appear in
• "Playing with Sketches" (December 2013) and
• "Sketch my World" (January 2014)
• I've written articles for
• Discover Art (How social media can help the artist) and
• Love Pencils (10 reasons to Sketch with Coloured Pencils)

My books and magazine articles

Making A Mark

• reviews of art exhibitions and art competitions
• art education - sharing knowledge and learning through art projects about art basics (eg Composition and Colour) and notable artists
  
• interviews with contemporary artists;
  
• tips about art business, art careers and blogging about art

Making A Mark

Making A Mark remains #3 in top 25 art blogs in UK

World's Top 75 Art Blogs

Travels with a sketchbook

Featured in and recommended by The Times newspaper

Urban Sketchers

Urban Sketchers London

Four Go Painting in Provence

Making A Mark Reviews

The Art of the Landscape

Watermarks

Making A Mark on Art

• plus this website provides information about the art materials that I use Art materials and resources 
• and How to Sketch  - advice about how to sketch
  

Related websites

• How to Make a Mark with Art
• Making A Mark's Art Book Lists
• Makingamark's Botanical Art Compendium
• E-commerce for Artists

About Artists

• Great British Artists
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• Great American Artists
• All About Women Artists
• Great Sculptors and Land Artists

Making A Mark Publications

Making A Mark Publications

Other publications / Reviews - Media coverage has included

• March 2012:    introduction feature on Urban Sketchers London - Meet the correspondents: Katherine Tyrrell 
• February 2012: my work featured in Artists in Pastel
• June 2011: Four Go Painting in Provence - an article on

  Lines and Colors

   
  
• March 2011: 10 reasons to Sketch with Coloured Pencils was published by The Derwent Pencil Company on their lovepencils blog.
• February 2011: Travels with a Sketchbook - featured in the The Daily Register section of The Times Newspaper - see "Travels with a Sketchbook" recommended by "The Times" 
• June 2009:  “Travels with a Sketchbook” visits Formans Restaurant  highlighted by Forman and Field Blog  
• October 2008: introduction feature on Urban Sketchers - Meet the correspondents: LONDON > Katherine Tyrrell 
• August 2008: Katherine Tyrrell - a feature article in Lines and Colors 
• October 2006: quoted in an article in Art Calendar Magazine 
• July 2006: ‘Sketching with coloured pencils’ published in ‘From My Perspective’ 
  
• April 2006: one of my parrot tulip drawings featured as the artwork on the front cover of "From My Perspective" magazine
• Aporil 2006: Featured Artist: Katherine Tyrrell on Moleskinerie

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