tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206451402012-06-02T11:30:35.616+01:00<b>Artist and writer Katherine Tyrrell writes about art for artists and art lovers</b><br>Read about: art, drawing, painting, art news, artists and painters, exhibitions, art competitions, art blogs, the art business, art economy, marketing art, art history; art techniques and tips &amp; making a mark with pastels, coloured pencils and pen &amp; inkKatherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.comBlogger2131125MakingAMarkhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesThis is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed only in a newsreader. All images and text are subject to copyright (all rights reserved).tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20645140.post-14114098149655364802012-06-02T07:00:00.000+01:002012-06-02T11:02:12.630+01:002012-06-02T11:02:12.630+01:00Katherine Tyrrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509483023337008890noreply@blogger.com3This is an Art Challenge for all those artists, young and old, who are wondering how they can mark the Diamond Jubilee on this very festive and celebratory weekend in the UK. The Diamond...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Indeed this is an exhibition where 45% of the works...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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See below for an analysis of (a) the impact of the digital submission on the entries and (b) the...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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The most colourful one - a work done in pastel - sold at Sotheby's Auction House in New York last week for the largest sum ever...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Hon Margaret Beckett MP by Antony Williams RP PS NEAC egg tempera, 137 x 111cm (54 x 43 inches) ©...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. 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Looking at art: studying Gustave Courbet's "L'Atelier du Peintre" (1855) ("The Studio of...<br/> <br/> [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MakingAMark?a=203qsuknJQU:P09Yfhuwv1o:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MakingAMark?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MakingAMark?a=203qsuknJQU:P09Yfhuwv1o:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MakingAMark?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MakingAMark?a=203qsuknJQU:P09Yfhuwv1o:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/MakingAMark?i=203qsuknJQU:P09Yfhuwv1o:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MakingAMark/~4/203qsuknJQU" height="1" width="1"/>http://makingamark.blogspot.com/2012/05/poll-how-long-do-you-spend-looking-at.html