Sunday, 29 March 2020

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

Sunday, 22 March 2020

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

Sunday, 15 March 2020

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

Sunday, 8 March 2020

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.

Sunday, 1 March 2020

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)