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We are up to episode E of the animal alphabet challenge. Here I use a sharpie pen and some mixed media paper to create a black and white drawing of an elephant walking along in the bright sun. You see the full drawing here https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/elephant-in-bright-sunlight-drawing-mike-jory.html

This week, I use a watercolor marker pen to draw a chameleon. Then a clean, wet brush is dragged through the line work to add subtle tones and shading to the chameleon sketch. The finished drawing is completed in about ten minutes. See the finished painting here https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/chameleon-black-and-white-watercolor-sketch-mike-jory.html

This week its quick sharpie pen drawings of a dingo (wild dog from Australia) and a donkey for episode D of the animal alphabet challenge.
Materials used: sharpie pen and A4 mixed media paper

This sheep painting tutorial starts with a narrow nib acrylic paint marker and then continues to show how to use the giant nib acrylic paint marker pens to create a series of different effects and marks. I did a sheep painting using paint markers a few weeks ago but this one is different as after the marker pen work, I switch to applying normal acrylic paint with a brush to enhance the sheep picture. Hope to see you next Sunday for the next episode of the Sunday Art Show
See the finished painting here https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/quirky-blue-sheep-painting-mike-jory.html

Camel drawing using Sharpie marker pen on mixed media paper. Here's the third of a new series on the channel. This is the Animal Alphabet challenge. I'm aiming to do some quick studies of animals from A to Z,  this week with a sharpie pen sketch of a camel. Episode A, B and C done, 23 more to go! The idea is to do drawings of animals that I don't normally depict. :-) I'll still be doing the Sunday Art Show on Sundays as usual too. See the finished drawing here:You can see the finished sketch here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/camel-drawing-mike-jory.html

This week I am, 'Enjoying the morning sun' - I go looking for deer in the grounds of Powderham Castle in Devon but find sheep first. Inspired by the scene, I use A4 mixed media paper, a black sharpie pen and inktense pencils to create an enplein air drawing of a flock of sheep sheltering under a copse of trees. Then I continue to search for deer :-). See the finished painting here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured...
materials used (affiliate links)
mixed media paper A4 https://amzn.to/2Wt7PV3
black sharpie pen https://amzn.to/2KHnR6q
inktense pencils https://amzn.to/2Www0SF
Hope to see you next Sunday for the next episode of the Sunday Art Show.

Here's the second of a new series on the channel. This is the Animal Alphabet challenge. I'm aiming to do some quick studies of animals from A to Z, starting this week with a sharpie pen sketch of a baboon. Episode B done, 24 more to go! The idea is to do drawings of animals that I don't normally depict. :-) I'll still be doing the Sunday Art Show on Sundays as usual too. See the finished drawing here https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/baboon-drawing-mike-jory.html

This week, I am inspired by giant jelly fish at Exmouth Marina to paint a picture of 3 sail boats with blue sails gliding across the silvery water of the River Exe in Devon. You can see, and zoom in on, the finished painting here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/sailing-boats-with-blue-sails-on-the-river-exe-at-exmouth-mike-jory.html This is a mixed media painting called "Weekend on the water". I start with a few thumbnail sketches using biro then move onto mixed media paper and put down some loose lines with a fluorescent marker pen and some acrylic paint markers. Most of the painting is then blocked in with washes of watercolour before the image is brought to conclusion using interactive acrylics.
Materials used (affiliate links)
A3 mixed media paper https://amzn.to/311ccFj
Winsor & Newton Neon marker https://amzn.to/310HZX5
Liquitex acrylic marker pens blue and gold https://amzn.to/2QB655Q and https://amzn.to/2EOVWhd
Winsor & Newton Watercolours https://amzn.to/2W7DK8r
Synthetic flat and round brushes https://amzn.to/2GUCy2z
Atelier interactive acrylic paints:
Phthalo Blue https://amzn.to/2E2DzFb
Burnt Umber https://amzn.to/2LlQFUb
Permanent Alizarine https://amzn.to/2H2NNq2
Cadmium Yellow Deep https://amzn.to/2GTOqC2
Titanium White https://amzn.to/2UY2BuJ
Hope to see you next Sunday for the next episode of the Sunday Art Show!

Here's the first of a new series on the channel. This is the Animal Alphabet challenge. I'm aiming to do some quick studies of animals from A to Z, starting this week with a sharpie pen sketch of an armadillo. Episode A done, 25 more to go! The idea is to do drawings of animals that I don't normally depict. :-) I'll still be doing the Sunday Art Show on Sundays as usual too.

This week, I paint a red angus bull against a bright yellow background using interactive acrylics. I'm really enjoying using my new colour palette and the different hues that can be created. As you can see from the painting, lots of vibrant purples, reds, oranges and blues. You can see the finished painting in more detail (just click on the image after the link) here: https://mike-jory.pixels.com/featured/red-angus-bull-painting-cattle-breed-mike-jory.html
Business cards with this design are also available here: https://buff.ly/30KDBv1
Materials used
Daler Rowney Mixed Media boards https://amzn.to/2GTLJAs
Synthetic flat and round brushes https://amzn.to/2GUCy2z
Atelier interactive acrylic paints:
Phthalo Blue https://amzn.to/2E2DzFb
Burnt Umber https://amzn.to/2LlQFUb
Permanent Alizarin https://amzn.to/2H2NNq2
Cadmium Yellow Deep https://amzn.to/2GTOqC2
Titanium White https://amzn.to/2UY2BuJ
See you next Sunday for the next episode of the Sunday Art Show!