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Making a Mark  
Artist and author Katherine Tyrrell draws and writes about art for artists and art lovers. Topics include: artists, art exhibitions, art blogs; art techniques and tips; art business and marketing; the art economy and making a mark with pastels, coloured pencils and pen and ink. Best viewed in Firefox
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Author: Katherine T.
More from Author: Making A Mark is 3 years old and has a new post virtually every day. It's had over 500,000 unique visitors in the last 3.5 years and now has over 1,750 subscribers.

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BP Portrait Award 2009 - the shortlist

May 27, 2009
The BP Portrait Award for 2009 - one of Britain's most prestigious art prizes - will be announced on Tuesday 16th June.The entire competition is judged, on an equal and anonymous basis, from...

Local Colour and Realism

Jul 17, 2008
Before I move on to discuss strategies for colour schemes in producing artwork, it struck me that I needed to explain about 'Local Colour' and its role in art. Try looking for definitions of 'local colour' on the web and you'll often find explanation...

Nominate the Best Art (Portrait/Figures) on a Blog in 2009

Dec 8, 2009
You are invited to NOMINATE an artwork on an art blog forThe Making a Mark Prize for Best Artwork - Portrait / Figures 2009This prize aims to celebrate and highlight excellence in portraiture and/or...

Nominate the Best Artwork (Place) on a blog in 2009

Dec 8, 2009
You are invited to NOMINATE an artwork on an art blog for The Making a Mark Prize for Best Portrayal of a Place 2009This prize celebrates and highlights excellence increating pictures about places in...

Nominate the Best Artwork (Still Life) on a blog in 2009

Dec 8, 2009
You are invited to NOMINATE an artwork on an art blog for The Making a Mark Prize for Best Portrayal of a Still Life in 2009This prize highlights and celebrates excellence in creating pictureswhich...

Making A Mark: End of Year Review

Dec 7, 2009
I've been doing an end of year review every December since 2006. This is my fourth and my Review of 2009 kicks off with this post which outlines my plan for what happens and when - and how you can...

6th December 2009 - Who's made a mark this week?

Dec 6, 2009
This week I visited the National Gallery Bookshop and came out with three new interesting books - all bought with no hesitation and all very unusual.I've only just started to dip into them as yet and...

BP Portrait Award 2009 - the shortlist


Local Colour and Realism





Sheona Hamil...
10.0
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  The amount of well researched and explained information that Making a Mark provides us with is brilliant. One of the best most informative art blogs today!
Posted 6/12/08 11:06 AM


Gayle M.
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  The Making a Mark blog contains a wealth of information for artists. You can find information on a diverse range of subjects, from art materials to individual artists, exhibitions to instruction, and much more. If you are only going to visit one art blog, then my recommendation is to make it this one.
Posted 4/20/08 3:04 PM


Sue S.
9.9
excellent
  I look forward every day to reading this blog. Always well written and researched, a wealth of useful and often entertaining information.
Posted 3/29/09 12:03 PM


Marian G.
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  wonderful blog loved the Vcky Park pastels walked my friends dog there when visiting also my grandaughter a few years later,also the Botanical artists one and to-days National Portrate gallery how do you get the time.
Posted 2/10/09 4:02 PM


Ana T.
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  This is the most informative and interesting blog I have come across in a long time.
Posted 1/4/09 6:01 PM


Teoh YC
10.0
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  Very interesting and useful information for the art community.
Posted 1/3/09 12:01 AM


jacki n.
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  I'm so impressed with the quality of the information of this blog. It's very helpful.How do you find time to do your own artwork?
Posted 12/25/08 8:12 PM


Dianne M.
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  Excellent resource.
Posted 11/20/08 11:11 PM


Trish R.
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  As an artist I find this site an incredible wealth of knowledge.
Posted 9/29/08 2:09 AM


Tori F.
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  As an art student, learning on my own, Katherine Tyrrell's blog, Making a Mark, has become one of my favorite sites. With a wealth of information and numerous links for further reading, she presents well-balanced discussions on many subjects related to art, art materials and artists. Readers should also check out her companion blog, Travels with a Sketchbook. A must see in my opinion.
Posted 9/25/08 11:09 AM
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