The Sunday Art Show - Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week - Melanie Blatt

See the finished painting here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/melanie-blatt-portrait-artist-of-the-week-mike-jory.html This week's video is a real time demo of a portrait painting of All Saints singer /songwriter Melanie Blatt. I created this for episode 3 of Sky Arts, Portrait Artist of the Week, season 2. I begin with a loose pencil sketch, then go over this and correct as I go using a blue watercolor marker pen followed by a gray marker. The sketching portion is shown in time lapse but after this short section, the video switches to real time and I talk through my thought process and show painting and paint mixing every step of the way as I apply interactive acrylics to mixed media paper. Materials used: 7B graphite pencil, blue and grey Winsor & Newton watercolour marker pens, A2 Daler Rowney mixed media paper, synthetic brushes (flats approx half inch and 3/4 inch and a small filbert), interactive acrylics by Chroma (alizarin crimson, french ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow light, burnt umber, titanium white) #PAOTW #myPAOTW

The Sunday Art Show - Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week - Nihal Arthanayake

We are up to episode 2 of Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week (season 2). For this week's show, the sitter is BBC radio and television presenter Nihal Arthanayake. This video is a real-time demo of how I created Nihal's portrait painting using interactive acrylics by Chroma Inc. You can see the finished portrait painting here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/nihal-arthanayake-portrait-painting-paotw-mike-jory.html Materials: Daler-Rowney A2 mixed media paper; 7B pencil; magenta watercolour marker pen (Winsor & Newton); Chroma Inc interactive acrylics: titanium white, burnt umber, cadmium yellow light, alizarin crimson, french ultramarine blue, cerulean blue; Synthetic brushes: flat brushes (approx widths: 1", half inch) and a small round flat.

The Sunday Art Show - Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week - Annie MacManus

Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week season 2, episode 1. Portrait painting of DJ, presenter and author Annie MacManus. This week, I use interactive acrylics to create an expressive, colourful and lively portrait painting. See the finished painting here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/annie-macmanus-portait-artist-of-the-week-mike-jory.html Check out the Portrait Artist of the Week show here: facebook.com/skytv Materials used: Daler Rowney Mixed media paper A2; 8B or 9B pencil; Winsor and Newton watercolour marker pen (turquoise); Chroma Interactive Acrylics: Alizarin Crimson, French Ultramarine and Cerulean Blues; Cadmium Yellow Light; Burnt Umber; Titanium White; Flat and round synthetic brushes #mypaotw #paotw #PortraitArtistoftheWeek #AnnieMacManus

The Sunday Art Show - How to paint a Zebra Fish in watercolor - Animal Alphabet Challenge completed

After many months and 26 episodes, the Animal Alphabet Painting Challenge is complete!!! For the final episode, I start with a sharpie marker drawing and the complete the picture using watercolor. Zebra fish finished painting https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/zebra-fish-watercolor-painting-mike-jory.html Animal Alphabet Paintings complete collection: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/collections/the+animal+alphabet+challenge Materials used: A4 Daler Rowney mixed media paper, black sharpie marker pen, synthetic watercolour brushes: round mop, rigger, small round and small flat, Winsor and Newton professional watercolours: Alizarin crimson, Ultramarine blue, Cadmium yellow, Cerulean Blue
 

Portrait Artist of the Week season 2 getting ready

 A few months ago, I took part in the weekly interactive facebook show, Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week. In this video, I review all the different portraits and techniques from my season 1 paintings and form a loose plan for season 2. Take part or just enjoy the show at 10am (UK time) on Sunday 18th October 2020 and for several days after here: https://www.facebook.com/SkyTV/

The Sunday Art Show - Rame Head in Cornwall Painting - How to paint a stormy coastal scene

This week, we are down on the south coast of Cornwall on a very windy and stormy day, looking over Whitsand Bay to Rame Head and the ancient chapel that sits on the cliff top there. I use watercolor paints to create a range of textures in a multi-layered style to capture the flat, diffuse light that occurs in cloudy stormy weather in England. See the finished painting, 'Storm at Rame Head' https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/rame-head-cornwall-painting-mike-jory.html Other paintings featured in the video can be seen here: Pony and Foal - 'Shelter Me' - https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/pony-and-foal-mike-jory.html Belted Galloway Cows Painting - 'About To Rain' - https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/belted-galloway-cows-painting-about-to-rain-mike-jory.html 'The Golden Flock' - Colorful Sheep Art - https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/the-golden-flock-colorful-sheep-art-mike-jory.html 'The Gloomy Sky' - https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/gloomy-overcast-cloudy-day-devon-rolling-hills-mike-jory.html 'Sunshine and Showers' - https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/rainy-day-in-devon-mike-jory.html 'Stormy Winter' - https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/devon-valley-landscape-painting-stormy-winter-mike-jory.html 'Evening Blues' - https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/dramatic-evening-sky-and-horizon-mike-jory.html Materials used this week: Daler-Rowney The Langton Watercolour paper (A2) rough 140 llb; Winsor and Newton Professional Watercolours: Alizarin Crimson, French Ultramarine Blue; Cerulean Blue; Burnt Umber; Cadmium Yellow; Synthetic Brushes: Round Mop; small round, round flat and square flat.

The Sunday Art Show - Belted Galloway Cows and Flowers Painting - Ten Hundred art prompt competition - I entered

 This week, I enter a youtube art prompt competition run by US artist Ten Hundred, the prompt being "Reaching new heights". I decide to go surreal and paint some very loose impressionist flowers and plants using watercolor on a large canvas to paint en plein air an arrangement of intertwined flora. Then using watercolor marker pen and a touch of interactive acrylic, I add 5 belted galloway cows amongst the garden life, including one tiny cow atop the highest flower, hence "reaching new heights"! Links to paintings from the video: "Belted Galloway Cows Reaching New Heights... Can you see us?" https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/belted-galloway-cows-in-flowers-surreal-painting-mike-jory.html Belties or belted galloway cow paintings here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/collections/belted+galloway+cow+paintings My surreal paintings here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/collections/surreal Check out Ten Hundred's art here: Ten Hundred Art website: https://www.tenhundredart.com/ Ten Hundred Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/tenhundred Materials: Primed stretched canvas approx 21"x16"; Round synthetic watercolor brushes: Winsor and Newton Professional Watercolours: Alizarin crimson, French ultramarine blue, Cadmium yellow light, Burnt umber; Winsor and Newton watercolour marker pen Prussian Blue; Atelier interactive acrylic titanium white.

The Sunday Art Show - Expressive impressionist watercolor street scene painting

This week, I take you through, step by step, how to paint a street scene in watercolor. Inspired by the sight of a twisted and crooked church spire in Chesterfield, England, I use a combination of simple, clean washes, wet-in-wet and dry brush to create and expressive, impressionist scene of Chesterfield town centre looking at the iconic church tower from a road bordered by a large Tudor building. You can see the finished painting 'Sunday morning in Chesterfield' here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/chesterfield-church-painting-mike-jory.html Materials: Daler-Rowney The Langton Watercolour paper (A2) rough 140 llb; Winsor and Newton Professional Watercolours: Alizarin Crimson, French Ultramarine Blue; Cerulean Blue; Burnt Umber; Cadmium Yellow; Synthetic Brushes: Round Mop; small round, round flat and square flat.

The Sunday Art Show - Expressive impressionist watercolor river painting - Lynmouth in Devon

This week, I am inspired by a visit to Lynmouth in North Devon and use watercolor and a touch of white acrylic to create this river valley landscape painting. See the finished painting here https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/lynmouth-north-devon-looking-upstream-watercolour-painting-mike-jory.html Materials used: A2 Langton watercolor paper; synthetic brushes (round mop, rounds, rigger, flat); water spray bottle; Winsor & Newton professional watercolors (french ultramarine blue, cerulean blue, alizarin crimson, cadmium yellow, neutral tint); Chroma Inc Atelier interactive acrylic (titanium white - just used for highlights at the very end)

The Sunday Art Show - How to do a black and white impressionist drawing of a bicycle

This week, I create a black and white (with a little blue) drawing of a bicycle in impressionist style using a ball point pen (biro) and a Winsor & Newton grey alcohol based marker pen. See the finished drawing 'halflash' here https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/flatland-bmx-halflash-trick-drawing-mike-jory.html

The Sunday Art Show - How to paint a yak in watercolor - Animal Alphabet Challenge - episode Y

 This week, we are up to episode Y of the Animal Alphabet Challenge and I paint a yak, Check out the finished painting here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/yak-painting-mike-jory.html see the Alphabet collection so far here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/collections/the+animal+alphabet+challenge Materials used: A4 Daler Rowney mixed media paper; synthetic brushes (round and flat); sharpie marker (black); Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolours: Alizarin crimson, French ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow, permanent rose, neutral tint, cerulean blue

The Sunday Art Show - Ten minute watercolor beach painting - Valley of the Rocks

 

This week, I take a ten minute painting challenge...can I paint a beach painting, working en plein air, in watercolor in just ten minutes? Our location is the amazing Valley of the Rocks in North Devon and the secret beach that sits at the base of the high cliffs. Check out the finished painting here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/valley-of-the-rocks-beach-lynton-lynmouth-north-devon-mike-jory.html Materials used: A3 Daler Rowney mixed media paper; Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolours (Alizarin Crimson, French Ultramarine Blue, Cobalt Blue, Cadmium Yellow, Burnt Umber, Neutral Tint); Synthetic Brushes (Round Mop, round and flat)

The Sunday Art Show - Portraits for NHS Heroes

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit and the UK went into lockdown in early 2020, Oxford portrait artist Tom Croft (check out his website here: http://www.thomascroft.co.uk/ ) responded by creating a movement that would celebrate the most heroic people during this difficult time. Portraits for NHS Heroes used social media to pair artists across the UK (and the World) with key workers in the NHS. This video gives you a glimpse of the impact of the movement, a look at Tom's work and also details how I created a portrait painting for an NHS key worker. Materials used: wrapped canvas; watercolour marker pens; conventional acrylics; interactive acrylics; synthetic brushes

The Sunday Art Show - How to paint a xenops bird on a branch with line and wash watercolor

This week is episode X of the Animal Alphabet Challenge. You can check out the finished painting of a Xenops bird here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/xenops-bird-colorful-painting-mike-jory.html and view the Animal Alphabet drawings and paintings so far here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/collections/the+animal+alphabet+challenge Materials: Sharpie marker pen; A4 Daler-Rowney mixed media paper; Winsor and Newton Professional Watercolours: Alizarin crimson. Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Yellow, Burnt Umber; Synthetic watercolor brushes

The Sunday Art Show - Plein air painting on the beach

This week, we're on the pebble beach at Budleigh Salterton on a bright but blustery day, painting a plein air beach painting including red cliffs and a red sea using interactive acrylics. Check out the finished painting 'Breezy at Budleigh' here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/pebble-beach-red-sea-and-cliffs-at-budleigh-salterton-painting-mike-jory.html Materials used: Aterlier interactive acrylics by Chroma: Pearlescent tinting white, alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow light, burnt umber; Daler-Rowney mixed media paper; flat and round flat synthetic brushes; Winsor and Newton field easel; Turquoise watercolor marker by Winsor and Newton

The Sunday Art Show - Ten Minute Cow Painting - Belted Galloway

This week, I set myself the challenge of painting a belted galloway cow in just ten minutes. Do I suceed? watch the video to find out. You can see the completed painting in zoomable high resolution here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/belted-galloway-cow-painting-beltie-and-blue-sky-mike-jory.html Materials used: Daler-Rowney A2 mixed media paper, flat and round-flat synthetic brushes, Chroma Atelier interactive acrylics (alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow, burnt umber, titanium white), Winsor & Newton professional watercolours (cobalt blue, alizarin crimson and ultramarine blue)

The Sunday Art Show - Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week - Dame Mary Beard

This week, I show you how I created a portrait painting of Dame Mary Beard for week 9 of Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year. You can see the finished painting here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/dame-mary-beard-portrait-painting-mypaotw-mike-jory.html Materials used: A2 Daler-Rowney mixed media paper, Winsor & Newton watercolor markers (turquoise and magenta), Chroma Inc Atelier interactive acrylics: alizarin crimson, french ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow, titanium white, burnt umber, Synthetic brushes (flats and round flat)

The Sunday Art Show - How to paint a landscape using a water brush

This week, I paint a landscape in watercolor using a waterbrush that is inspired by a hidden valley near Exeter in Devon. Tall reeds, trees, hedges, fields and hills all feature in this expressive, impressionist landscape painting. See a high resolution version of the painting here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/long-reeds-and-trees-in-english-valley-watercolor-painting-mike-jory.html You can see various home decor items featuring this design here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/mikejory/works/52430181-reeds-and-trees-in-valley-surreal-watercolor-painting?asc=u Materials: Daler Rowney mixed media paper (A2), Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolors: Alizarin Crimson, Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Yellow, Burnt Umber, Permanent Rose, Synthetic Water brushes (flat and round), paper towel

The Sunday Art Show - Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week - Professor Green

Week 8 of Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week and for this episode I create several quick sketches using ball point pen and alcohol-based marker then do a painting that you can see here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/professor-green-musician-rapper-portrait-painting-mypaotw-mike-jory.html Other paintings / drawings from the video: Owl: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/owl-drawing-mike-jory.html ; Beaver: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/beaver-drawing-mike-jory.html ; Cattle on Dartmoor: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/1-black-cows-on-dartmoor-mike-jory.html Materials used: Daler Rowney mixed media paper, ball point pen (blue), Winsor and Newton alcohol-based promarker (cool grey), metallic blue acrylic paint, conventional acrylic (fluorescent pink, fluorescent red, fluorescent yellow, fluorescent blue, titanium white); interactive acrylics (alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow, burnt umber, titanium white), synthetic flat and round brushes

The Sunday Art Show - How to paint a warthog and wildebeest in watercolor

Episode W of the Animal Alphabet Challenge. Using sharpie marker pen and watercolor, I paint a Wildebeest and then do a painting of a Warthog. See the finished Wildebeest painting here https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/wildebeest-painting-mike-jory.html and the finished Warthog painting here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/wildebeest-painting-mike-jory.html Materials used: Sharpie marker (black), Daler Rowney mixed media paper (A4), Winsor & Newton professional watercolours (Alizarin crimson, Ultramarine blue, Cadmium yellow light, Burnt umber), synthetic brushes (round mop, round point, round flats)

The Sunday Art Show - Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week - Clare Balding

We're up to week 7 of the Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week show. In my quest to use a new technique in each of these PAOTW videos, here I combine watercolor (dry brush), ball point pen and graphite pencil in an unusual order to create a mized media portrait painting of Clare Balding. See the finished painting (hi resolution and zoomable) here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/clare-balding-portrait-painting-mypaotw-paotw-mike-jory.html Check out Aine Divine's website here: http://ainedivinepaintings.co.uk/ Materials used: Daler Rowney mixed media paper, black ball point pen, winsor and newton watercolors (ultramarine blue, alizarin crimson, cadmium yellow light, burnt umber), flat synthetic brush, 8B graphite pencil #paotw #mypaotw

The Sunday Art Show - How to paint the view out of a window

This week, I show you how to paint the view of a garden, fence, parking lot and trees out of a window using a preliminary sharpie marker drawing and watercolor painting. See the finished painting here https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/view-out-of-a-window-plein-air-watercolor-painting-mike-jory.html Materials: Daler Rowney mixed media paper (A2); Sharpie marker pens (light grey, brown and red); Winsor & Newton synthetic round mop brush; Artdiscount synthetic round watercolor brush

The Sunday Art Show - Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week - Noel Fielding

This week, I demonstrate a mixed media approach with a portrait painting of Noel Fielding for Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week episode 6. You can see the finished painting here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/noel-fielding-portrait-painting-paotw-mypaotw-mike-jory.html Materials: Daler-Rowney mixed media paper, flat and round synthetic brushes, Winsor & Newton watercolor marker pens (burnt umber, magenta, turquoise), black ball point pen

The Sunday Art Show - Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week - Will Young

This week, I demonstrate an unusual technique to paint a portrait of Will Young for episode 5 of Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week. See the finished portrait painting here https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/will-young-portrait-painting-paotw-mypaotw-week-5-mike-jory.html I begin by doing fourteen, really quick (less than 10 minutes each) sketches of Will each with a different expression using just a brown sharpie marker pen and washes of sepia watercolor paint. Then, I create my finished portrait painting using the same technique but taking more time. Materials used: Brown Sharpie marker pen, Winsor & Newton sepia watercolour paint, synthetic brushes (large round mop and medium round), mixed media paper.

The Sunday Art Show - Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week - Robert Rinder

This week, I show you a muliti-media approach to portrait painting including several tips for beginners as I paint Rob Rinder for week 4 of the Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week. See the hi-res zoomable version of my portrait painting of Judge Robert Rinder here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/judge-rinder-robert-rinder-portrait-painting-mypaotw-mike-jory.html Check out my video on measuring dimensions of your subject using your thumb on the brush handle here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhK1qb_HYqA Material used for portrait painting demo: Daler Rowney mixed media paper (A3 11"x15"); 9B pencil; Derwent Inktense pencils (colours used: sea blue, tangerine, deep indigo, payne's grey, burnt umber, sun yellow); synthetic brushes (flat (approx 3/8th inch) and small round); Winsor & Newton watercolor marker pens (burnt umber and prussian blue); Atelier interactive acrylics by Chroma Inc (burnt umber, alizarin crimson, french ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow light, titanium white)

The Sunday Art Show - How to paint an elephant using a waterbrush

This week, I show you how I created this watercolor painting of an elephant using water brushes. See the finished painting 'Under the golden sky' here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/elephant-watercolor-painting-mike-jory.html Materials used: Daler Rowney mixed media paper, Winsor & Newton watercolors (professional range) alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow, neutral tint, burnt umber, flat and round water brushes.

The Sunday Art Show - Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week - Rankin

This week, I show you how I created a portrait painting of the photographer Rankin for week 3 of Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week. Check out the finished painting here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/rankin-photographer-john-rankin-waddell-portrait-painting-mike-jory.html If you want to check out my review (not sponsored) of Liquitex Acrylic Paint Markers video, you can find that here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wp4mDcqpvY Materials used: Main painting: Flat synthetic and round brushes, Daler Rowney A2 mixed media paper, System 3 Acrylics: Titanium White, Cadmium Red, Cadmium Yellow, Fluorescent Orange, Ultramarine Blue; Liquitex Acrylic Paint Markers: Prussian Blue (4 mm nib), Light Blue and Light Blue Violet (15mm nib)

The Sunday Art Show - Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week - Bernardine Evaristo

This week, I show you how I created a portrait painting of Bernardine Evaristo when I took part in episode 2 of Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week via Facebook Live. You can see my finished painting of Bernardine here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/bernadine-evaristo-portrait-painting-mike-jory.html Materials used: Clairefontaine mixed media paper (A3), 8B pencil, synthetic brushes (flat and round), Atelier interactive acrylic paints (alizarine crimson, ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow, burnt umber, titanium white)

The Sunday Art Show - Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Week - Akram Khan

This week, I take part in my first Facebook Live portrait painting session via Sky TV's Portrait Artist of the Week show. I, along with thousands of other artist, and #PAOTY champion Christabel Blackburn paint celebrated dancer and choreographer Akrim Khan. For my paint, I used a mixed media approach. Materials: Daler Rowney mixed media paper, ball point pens (turquoise, blue and purple), Winsor and Newton watercolor paints (alizarin crimson, french ultramarine, cadmium yellow, burnt umber), round synthetic watercolor brushes by Jacksons and Artdiscount. See Christabel Blackburn's work here: https://www.christabelblackburn.com/ See Tai Shan Schierenberg's work here: http://www.taishanschierenberg.com/ Join in with future shows here: https://www.facebook.com/SkyTV/live

The Sunday Art Show - Primrose inktense painting using a water brush

This week, I show you two different versions of a primrose inktense painting using a water brush. You can see the first version here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/primroses-painting-mike-jory.html and the looser second version here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/primroses-loose-painting-mike-jory.html Materials: Daler-Rowney mixed media paper, water brushes (flat and round), inktense travel set, black and lilac sharpie marker pens

The Sunday Art Show - How to paint a vulture with watercolor

This video is episode V of the Animal Alphabet Challenge. I show you how to create a loose line and wash watercolor painting of a vulture, see the finished painting here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/vulture-watercolor-painting-mike-jory.html Materials: Daler Rowney mixed media paper A4, Sharpie Marker Pen, Winsor and Newton Professional watercolors: alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow, burnt umber, sythetic mop watercolor brush

The Sunday Art Show - How to paint a sheep with a water brush

This week, I show you how to create a super loose, impressionist style watercolor painting of sheep and lambs in the spring sunshine using a water brush See the finished painting 'Spring with the flock' here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/sheep-and-lambs-loose-impressionist-watercolor-painting-mike-jory.html or check out this detail, available as a print or on a range of products: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/sheep-with-two-lambs-very-loose-impressionist-expressive-watercolor-painting-mike-jory.html Materials: Round and flat water brushes, Daler Rowney mixed media paper (A2), Winsor and Newton professional watercolor paints: alizarin crimson, ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow, burnt umber, cobalt blue; water spray bottle

The Sunday Art Show - Uinta Ground Squirrel Watercolor Painting

This week, I show you how to paint a uinta ground squirrel line and wash using sharpie marker pen and watercolor See the finished hi-res painting 'Relaxed but alert' here https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/uinta-ground-squirrel-watercolor-painting-mike-jory.html materials: reference photo from Pixabay mixed media paper A4 (Daler-Rowney) Winsor and Newton Professional watercolor paints ultramarine blue, cobalt blue, alizarin crimson, cadmium yellow, burnt umber Synthetic mop brush and flat and round water brushes Black sharpie marker pen

The Sunday Art Show - How to paint a black cat en plein air using a water brush

This week's video is all about en plein air black cat animal painting from life. Check out the hi-res version of the finished black cat painting 'It's quiet in the garden' here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/black-cat-relaxing-in-grass-almost-bread-loaf-painting-mike-jory.html Materials: One black cat One gravity well (towel or cushion for cat) A4 mixed media paper (Daler Rowney) Inktense Travel set Flat and pointed waterbrushes Sharpie marker pen

The Sunday Art Show - Quick Update and Three Sheep Paintings that remind me of Spring

This week's video is just a quick update to let you know that normal episodes will return next Sunday. If you'd like to get a closer look at some of the sheep paintings then you can see them here: 'Spring Sunshine' https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/6-sheep-mike-jory.html 'Well Hello!' https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/5-sheep-mike-jory.html 'It's Sunny Here' https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/sheep-and-lamb-painting-mike-jory.html

The Sunday Art Show - Surreal Belted Galloway Cattle and People Watercolor Painting

This week, I step into the surreal and finish a wip watercolor painting of some belted galloway cattle in a landscape with people wandering around. Check out the hi-res version here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/belted-galloway-cows-and-people-surreal-painting-mike-jory.html Materials: Daler Rowney A2 mixed media paper, Winsor and Newton watercolor marker pen and professional watercolor paints: french ultramarine, alizarin crimson, cadmium yellow, burnt umber, prussian blue Synthetic watercolor brushes

The Sunday Art Show - Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2021

This week, I take you though the process of applying to the Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2021 and the creation of the portrait sketches and paintings that go with it.

The Sunday Art Show - Cattle in the clouds painting

This week, I show you how I created "Cloudy with a chance of cattle" a mixed media painting using watercolor and acrylic of some steer in amongst a colorful and cloudy sky. See the hi-res image here https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/cattle-and-purple-clouds-surreal-painting-mike-jory.html Materials used: Winsor & Newton professional watercolors, Atelier interactive acrylics, synthetic watercolor pointed mop brushes, flat synthetic brushes, mixed media paper (A4)

The Sunday Art Show - How to paint a realistic Tasmanian devil using line and wash

This week, I show you a line and wash, sharpie and watercolor painting technique to created two different Tasmanian Devil paintings. This video is also episode T of the Animal Alphabet Challenge. You can see the paintings that I've completed so far for the challenge here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/collections/the+animal+alphabet+challenge including the Tasmanian Devils! (Prints and original paintings are available from the same link) Materials used: Daler-Rowney mixed media paper Black Sharpie marker pen Winsor and Newton Professional Watercolour paints Jackson No 6 Raven Synthetic Watercolour brush artdiscount synthetic watercolour brush

The Sunday Art Show - Sheep and Dartmoor landscape watercolor and acrylic painting

This week I how you how to create a mixed media sheep and landscape painting using watercolor and acrylic. Check out the finished painting in zoomable hi-res here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/sheep-and-dartmoor-hillside-landscape-painting-mike-jory.html I also visit an exhibition by Katharine Lightfoot, her website can be found here: https://katlightfoot.com/ Materials used: Daler-Rowney A4 mixed media paper Winsor and Newton professional watercolors Jackson Raven No 6 round synthetic mop brush artdiscount.co.uk watercolor synthetic brush Atelier interactive acrylics flat and round synthetic acrylic brushes

The Sunday Art Show - Loose watercolor coastal painting with no initial drawing

In this week's video, I show you how I create a loose and lively watercolor painting of an English seaside town on a stormy winter day. You can see the finished version of "Red Storm at Budleigh" here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/red-sea-storm-at-budleigh-salterton-loose-watercolor-painting-mike-jory.html or the cropped version here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/budleigh-salterton-seafront-in-winter-watercolour-painting-mike-jory.html Materials used: Winsor and Newton professional watercolor paints, permanent alizarin, french ultramarine, naples yellow, neutral tint, burnt umber Claire Fontaine Paint On mixed media paper A3 Synthetic brushes: artdiscount.co.uk watercolour brush size 10, jacksons pointed mop synthetic watercolour brush Raven size 6

The Sunday Art Show - Seal Painting

In this week's video, I show you how I created this painting of a seal, you can see the full painting here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/seal-painting-mike-jory.html prints and products are also available at the same link. Materials used: Sharpie marker pen (black), Daler Rowney mixed media paper (A4), Winsor and Newton professional watercolor paints: permanent alizarin, ultramarine blue, naples yellow, burnt umber, Atelier interactive acrylic: permanent alizarin, ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow, burnt umber, Jacksons synthetic watercolor brush no 6 (pointed mop brush), synthetic flat and round brushes.

Next video will be posted on Sunday 2nd Feb 2020

Just a quick info hit in case you missed the end of last week's video. I'm taking a little break, and the next video will be posted on Sunday 2nd Feb 2020. Hope to see you then! :-)

The London Art Gallery - First Annual Exhibition - SAS2020

This week I show you my 10 favourite paintings created over the last couple of years for the Sunday Art Show. I am showing these on my new exhibition website http://thelondonartgallery.co.uk Hope you enjoy the show!

The Sunday Art Show - Raccoon loose and lively line and wash watercolor painting

See the hi-res version of this raccoon painting 'Cautionary Colours' here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/colorful-raccoon-painting-mike-jory.html Materials used: A4 Daler Rowney mixed media paper Black sharpie marker pen Winsor and Newton Professional water colours: Alizarin, Ultramarine Blue, Cadmium Yellow, Neutral Tint, Burnt Umber Jackson's Raven size 6 synthetic pointed mop watercolour brush