'Autumn sunshine' see the hi-res version of the finished painting here https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/pumpkin-carnival-squash-and-autumn-leaves-still-life-painting-mike-jory.html This still life painting of orange and blue pumpkins nestled against carnival squash on a bed of fallen autumn leaves was created using interactive acrylic on canvas. Materials used: Atelier interactive acrylic: permanent alizarin, ultramarine blue, cadmium yellow light, titanium white, burnt umber, 20"x15" primed smooth canvas, synthetic flat and round brushes.
A bit late with the blog post this week, but here's the video that went up on the channel on Sunday
"Rust Reds at Rest" - you can see the finished painting in hi-res here https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/four-red-poll-cattle-lying-down-in-field-watercolour-landscape-cow-en-plein-air-painting-mike-jory.html
This week, I show you a really quick and fun technique that combines en plein air sharpie pen sketching with en plein air watercolour painting to create a cows in landscape impressionist painting with trees and hedges in the background. These rust red cattle, Red Poll breed were found in a field near Starcross in Devon.
Materials used: Daler-Rowney mixed media paper A4, black sharpie pen, Winsor & Newton watercolour set, round and flat synthetic brushes, Winsor and Newton field easel
This week, I show you how I created 2 en plein air watercolour paintings of the red cliffs and beach at Budleigh Salterton in Devon. I also show you two other en plein air beach paintings featuring people and the view of this south coast of England beach looking in the opposite direction. You can see the finished paintings here:
https://mike-jory.pixels.com/collections/coastal+rivers
materials used:
A3 Daler Rowney mixed media board and A2 Daler Rowney mixed media paper
Winsor and Newton Cotman watercolour paints set
Sharpie marker pen
Round and flat synthetic brushes
Water from the English Channel! :-)
In this video, I show you some watercolour techniques that allow me to paint a river scene including a distant landscape and boats on the water in about 30 minutes. The finished painting 'Summer evening on the River Exe' can be seen in high resolution here https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/sailing-on-the-river-exe-at-topsham-watercolour-painting-en-plein-air-mike-jory.html Working en plein air, I use a combination of watercolor washes applied with a brush and some line work using a watercolour marker pen to quickly create a range of effects and textures. Materials used: Winsor and Newton field easel Daler Rowney mixed media board (A3) Winsor and Newton watercolour (cotman set) Winsor and Newton watercolour marker pens Synthetic brushes (1/4 inch flat and size 16 round)
In this week's video, I show you how to paint a horse and foal using interactive acrylic paint. This demo starts with an A2 sheet of mixed media paper and a pre-prepared outline drawing that I did with a burnt umber acrylic paint marker. Next I add a couple of wet in wet washes of acrylic paint to create a soft textured background. Following completion of the background, I show you how I approach painting the horse and foal using wet in wet techniques. Materials used: Daler Rowney mixed media paper, Liquitex acrylic paint marker, flat and round synthetic acrylic brushes, Atelier interactive acrylics: titanium white, permanent alizarine, phthalo blue, cadmium yellow, cadmium yellow deep, burnt umber, water spray You can see the finished painting in close up (just click on the image after following the link) here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/horse-and-foal-painting-mother-and-child-on-dartmoor-mike-jory.html
'Wembury Blue' - this acrylic painting was inspired by the view looking east from the rock pools of Wembury Beach on the south coast of Devon near Plymouth on a bright sunny day!
The beach is well worth a trip for scenic walks, soaking up the sun of whiling away the hours exploring the hundreds of rock pools. The painting above is also available as a high quality fine art print and on a range of greetings cards. devon coast art
sheep lamb art
"Ready Steady" - This is an original acrylic painting on a new born lamb with its mother. The lamb is slightly unsteady on its feet but raring to go! This painting was inspired by visiting Lambing Sunday at Bicton College in Devon, UK.
"Summer Haze" - Acrylic painting of 3 ruby red cows in a Devon field in Topsham in Devon featuring a cow looking out of the picture while another eats some grass and a third member of the herd stands off in the distance seen through a summer haze
UK-based painter Mike Jory has had one of his images published as a book cover thanks to promoting his art on the website RedBubble. Based in Australia, Redbubble provides artists from all over the world with a way to exhibit their work on the internet and thereby expand their audience. Artists can also sell their designs on a range of products including high-quality fine art prints.
A few months ago, USA-based publishing company Dufour Editions were seeking a cover image for their soon-to-be published book 'Bluebeard's Goat and Other Stories' by H.L. Mencken and came across Mike's painting 'Strike a Pose' on the Redbubble website. Painted using acrylics the image depicts a white goat looking back over its shoulder at the viewer and was inspired by some goats in Somerset in England.
Dufour Editions contacted Mike to obtain permission to use the image and the book, which is available through Barnes and Noble in the USA and on Amazon, has now been published complete with white goat!
Artist Mike Jory pictured with the book 'Bluebeard's Goat and Other Stories' along with his painting 'Strike A Pose' which has been used as the cover illustration.
