Japanese Body Painting Artist

...which is why you really need to practice drawing in pen and ink! 10 reasons to draw in pen and ink When you draw in pen and ink you'll learn... 1. How to observe When you can't erase, you'll find you learn to become much more observant and practice looking more carefully on a routine basis when you're drawing. Drawing with a pen and without an eraser means you slow down at first and pay

Have you ever wondered what the artist statement of famous artists look like? Jeff Koons, Artist, New York City, Studio Portrait by Chris Fanning I've been developing a page devoted to Examples of Artists Statements on Art Business Info for Artists. Or should that be "Artist Statements by Artists"? Anyway, I think it's a great idea to see examples of what famous and successful artists have

A major announcement by Gabi Campanario today - he's stepping down from the Board of Urban Sketchers. Dear fellow urban sketchers, Since setting up the Urban Sketchers nonprofit in 2009, I've been quite involved with most operational aspects of the organization, from filing government forms and dealing with bank accounts to setting up blogs, organizing events and recruiting volunteers. As

I've had one of those weeks with lots of different things going on - all of which have contrived to keep me from writing a 'normal' blog post on Making A Mark However I've learned a few lessons on the way and you can find them below under headings which loosely describe what they are about. Art Societies in the UK The new website/blog for Art Societies in the UK http://

This is the 16th year of The Big Draw - which takes place throughout October in various countries across the world as well as across the UK Last year 414,000 people attended over 1800 events by more than 1000 organisers across 26 countries! Now that's BIG! The theme is announced via drawing Key facts for anybody interested in drawing  ....or knows children, young people, adults or

 Winner of the BP Portrait Award 2015 Visitors' Choice 'Juanito' by José Luis Corella (the portrait on the right of the above photo) oil, 100cm x 100cm © José Luis Corella | Photo © Katherine Tyrrell 'Juanito' by José Luis Corella has won the BP Portrait Award 2015 Visitors' Choice and continues the public's obsession with "big head" paintings with lots and lots of detail. Corella's large

Where does one start - except to say he will be missed. Brian Sewell at the Mall Galleries in 2012 I've regularly highlighted Brian Sewell on this blog and I've got his signature on his biography. I've even drawn him despite also having a video of him being painted by three different people to constant comments from Brian! (see below for an excerpt on YouTube - which reminds us of that