Katherine Tyrrell is a British contemporary artist who is also an author and teacher.
Katherine Tyrrell - Contemporary Artist The  foundations of my art are threefold.  a commitment to the value of drawing and sketching and working from life and 'en plein air' where possible a fascination with the power, complexities and subtleties of colour the scope offered by dry media, specifically soft pastels and coloured pencils.	Contact the artist:
My drawings and sketches have attracted much praise for my skills in both drawing and use of colour.  One example is Charley Parker's review on this blog Lines and Colors - see Katherine Tyrrell.  Whether an internal or external landscape, whether it is natural of constructed, all of my work is stimulated by repetition and variation in shapes, patterns and motifs  and by the impact of light on colour and form.  I frequently use hatching and scumbling to develop broken colour.   I very much enjoy working from life and in public places - as you can see from my sketchbook pages.  Much of my figurative work is either initially developed or completed in front of the subject.   All my drawings of people are from life and I enjoy observing and recording the way people relate with one another in different places.
Art Societies I'm a member or an associate member of a number of art societies (UKCPS, CPSA, SOFA, SGFA) and I'm also a past member of the SGFA Council.  I also write and look after the UKCPS blog.
Exhibitions I've had work in group exhibitions in the UK, the USA and Canada.  I've also had work accepted into juried annual exhibitions of national art societies.	Exhibition details
Sales  My work is in private collections in the UK, Australia and the USA.   The following are also available for purchase by arrangement: Original paintings and drawings - where indicated fine art prints Images in transparency, printed or electronic form Licencing rights for publication of either drawings or articles	Please contact Katherine for further information and a price list
Commissions   I'm happy to discuss commissioned work although I only do a limited number each year.	Please contact Katherine for further information.  All initial discussions are via e-mail.
In 2007, the Cumberland Pencil Company (Derwent Pencils) commissioned Katherine to produce a drawing of Ashness Bridge - an image which has long associations with their Artist's Pencils.  This is now featured in their 2008 catalogue and on their website.
Katherine Tyrrell - Teacher I'm a qualified teacher but I also continue to be a student who loves learning about art and sharing that learning I believe that all those with a talent and/or interest in art will benefit from some guidance - and although I don't have a degree in fine art I have studied widely and enjoy passing on what I've learned. Learning:  My two degrees and two professional qualifications have nothing to do with art.  However once I'd achieved them and got my career underway I worked hard in my spare time to fit in workshops with a number professional artists in the UK (Paul Riley, Paul Millichip, Peter Welton, Jackie Simmonds, Jeremy Le Grice and Wynn Jones) and latterly in the USA (Sally Strand, Dianna Ponting).  I'm also too courses at and am an alumnus of Central St Martins College of Art and I continue to draw from life in my weekly class at the Prince's Drawing School in London.  Sharing and Guiding:  I'm a qualified teacher and have extensive experience of leading workshops and guiding people through a learning process.  I've also led an online class in sketching and written articles about sketching.  A lot of guidance I now provide is through my publications.  Plus I use the internet to access art, learn about artists and different approaches to art.
Katherine Tyrrell - Author I very much enjoy writing about art and sharing information about art in a number of different ways
Making A Mark - My art blog "Making a Mark" (c.1,000 regular readers and c.350,000+ visitors to date) is highly rated and frequently referenced by other art bloggers.  It focuses on information for artists and art lovers - including how I create create drawings using pastels, pencils and/or pen and ink sharing knowledge and learning through art projects about art basics (eg Composition and Colour) and notable artists reviews of art books, exhibitions, art blogs, art materials and supplies interviews with contemporary artists; articles and tips about how to develop art careers, art blogs and and how best to blog about art	My blogs and this website together provide an insight into how I work from initial sketch to completed painting. You can subscribe to either or both blogs - see the blog's right hand column for further details Subscribe via e-mail to Making A Mark Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner
Travels with a sketchbook - My sketchbook blog "Travels with a Sketchbook in......"  (c.125,000+ visitors to date) which showcases sketchbook work - along with explanations as to process.  I'm also a correspondent on the new team blog Urban Sketchers	Subscribe via e-mail to Travels with a Sketchbook in...... Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner
Resources for Artists  - I have a suite of information sites....... Resources for Artists: contains sites relating to various art media, various types of subject matter and the art business Resources for Art Lovers - information about different artists plus this website provides information about the art materials that I use and advice about 'how to sketch'	Making A Mark - Resources for Artists.  Resources for Art Lovers Art materials and resources How to Sketch
Making A Mark Publications - the Making A Mark Guides relate to various art activities - concerining both practice and business - and are being developed on a regular basis.	available via Making A Mark Publications
Other publications - Media coverage has included quoted in an article in the October 2006 edition of Art Calendar Magazine artwork on the front cover of "From My Perspective" magazine feature article in Lines and Colors Katherine Tyrrell introduction feature on Urban Sketchers Meet the correspondents: LONDON > Katherine Tyrrell