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)
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
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
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
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
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
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.
