Katherine Tyrrell is an artist, author and teacher. Katherine Tyrrell - Artist A deep interest in the subtleties of colour, strong skills in the use of dry media - specifically pastels and coloured pencils - and a longstanding commitment to the value of drawing and sketching together provide Katherine Tyrrell with a solid foundation for the development of her art.   The resulting artwork has attracted much praise for her drawing skills and her use of colours and is in private collections in the UK, Australia and the USA.	Contact the artist:
Katherine enjoys working from life "en plein air" and in public places.  Much of her landscape and figurative work is either initially developed or completed in front of the subject.   All her drawings of people are from life.  Her work is stimulated by repetition and variation: in the shapes, patterns and motifs discovered in internal and external landscapes belonging to both natural and constructed worlds, due to the impact of light on colour and form and in the ways people relate with one another in different places.
She is a member or an associate member of a number of art societies (UKCPS, CPSA, SOFA, SGFA) and is a past member of the SGFA Council.
Exhibitions Katherine has exhibited her work in the UK, the USA and Canada and in juried exhibitions of national art societies.	Exhibition details
Sales  The following are available for purchase by arrangement: Original paintings and drawings 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  Katherine undertakes a limited number of commissions.  She's happy to discuss the scope to commission a portrait of a favourite view or your house and/or garden.	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 Katherine is a qualified teacher with a particular interest in sketching and sharing information about art.  She has lead workshops and written articles about sketching. She shares information and writes about sketching on her two very popular art blogs - "Making a Mark" and "Travels with a Sketchbook in......"  and a number of information sites Making A Mark - Resources for Artists.  She is currently planning further resources which will be avalable later this year. Katherine's first career lay in financial management and after gaining her two degrees and accountancy qualification she then worked hard 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).  She is also an alumnus of Central St Martins College of Art and continues to draw from life in her weekly class at the Prince's Drawing School in London.
Katherine Tyrrell - Author Making A Mark Publications and Resources for Artists  Her art activities extend to sharing information about art which she does in a number of different ways.
Blogs Katherine's blogs and this website together provide an insight into how she works from initial sketch to completed painting.  Katherine discusses influences on her artwork and art career in Making a Mark.  It showcases new work as it is added to this website.  Her blog is very popular (700+ subscribers) and is frequently referenced by other art bloggers. her sketchbook work is showcased - along with explanations as to process - in her blog Travels with a Sketchbook in...... 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 in...... Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner
Other publications:  In 2006, Katherine was quoted in an article in the October 2006 edition of Art Calendar Magazine and had work on the front cover of "From My Perspective" magazine.
Information and Advice This website includes information about the art materials that Katherine uses and advice about sketching.	Art materials and resources Advice on sketching
Guides to various art activities - related to both practice and business - have been and are being developed on a regular basis.	Making A Mark publications
Katherine has a suite of information sites in two series.  Resources for Artists Resources for Art Lovers	Making A Mark - Resources for Artists Resources for Art Lovers Links to individual 'resources for artists' sites can be found in Art materials and resources