Art mark making

Mark-making is a no-sweat way to start a daily creative practice because you only need three supplies. Black paint or ink, paper, and your mark-making objects. That’s it! But what do you do once you have your supplies? Click through and I'll show you what comes next!

John and I had a fun day in the studio recently. We both wanted to do a bit of experimental mark-making, to explore new ideas. John is looking for inspiration for his printmaking and I thought it would be interesting to play with marks and compositions which could be the starting points of new drawings or which might possible translate into textiles. We gathered lots of tools and then made a few new ones, looking for anything which would make an unusual mark if dipped in paint: We decided to…

Creating art is the only place where you can continue what you love and ignore what you don’t. Seriously. Think about your home. You can ignore the things you don’t like for a time, but when the stack of dishes in the sink is threatening to slide across the crumb-covered counter while the la

A week of drawing patterns & making marks in ink, Throwing in a twist + hypothesis wrapped in an experiment: how does water alter|morph patterns? So I set about drawing repeating patterns knowing in advance that I would alter them — I like seeing how art materials react in different sit

Mark making with natural materials is one of the most fun and inventive ways to create. Check out where it's taken my art!

When you step into abstract art you will soon notice that mark-making is one of those elements that are pretty essential to make ...

From gathering inspiration right through to finishing your work professionally, this post covers my top 10 tips to improve your painting. Let’s get into them!

Discover the magic of transparent layers and mark making in art journals. Our tutorial guides you through using collage papers, acrylic inks, stamps, and paint pens to add depth to abstract art.

If you are stuck with how to add tone to your artwork, pay reference to the mark making sheet attached. There are a number of ways to add tone – you don’t always have to use the side o…

Tried a new way of working. Layered printed papers, acrylic paint and mark making. #abstractart #artoftheday #collageart #modernart #homedecor