Making a Mark (art blog) - review
"I really liked Sarah's submission which was very simple and very complex at the same time. One of those paintings where you want to keep on looking - in part, from my perspective, to work out how she did it!
It looks like a game of addition and subtraction using the right size and shape of brush.
I thought she did really well with her heat painting. It worked both from a distance and, a key marker of merit for me, got more interesting the close you got. That's because her work is absolutely chocka with beautiful markmaking. More importantly, it's got real depth and a strong sense of the 3D aspects within it."
read the whole episode review here
Alcohol and Inks
I’ve had quite a few messages about the materials and techniques I used on Landscape Artist of the Year. So here’s what I’m willing to share as I can’t be giving away all I’ve learned in the 1000’s of hours I’ve been playing around with this material .
I use alcohol inks in the liquid and pen form . No particular brand . I use them on non porous surfaces including the branded Yupo paper and shiny plastic or metal boards and I manipulate the colours using isopropyl alcohol with brushes or a blending pen containing the isopropyl alcohol. That’s all there is to it, so just play and have fun but whatever you do , do not drink the alcohol !
The video is the official speeded up version of me creating my piece.
