My name is Katherine Tyrrell and I live in London.
I retired early in 2005 and since then I've been writing blogs, websites, books and articles
and advising artists - as well as making and exhibiting art
- with more than a little success.
I retired early in 2005 and since then I've been writing blogs, websites, books and articles
and advising artists - as well as making and exhibiting art
- with more than a little success.
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MORE ABOUT ME
I'm probably best known for my very successful and very popular art blog Making A Mark. Below you can find out about
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Katherine Tyrrell standing on the Greenwich Meridien in Greenwich Park; in the background are (left) the City of London and (right) Canary Wharf
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What qualifies me to comment on the Art Business
I come from a background of business and financial management, problem solving and performance analysis and improvement. I bring the same perspectives to the art world and the business of being an artist and marketing and selling art.
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Education and professional qualifications
During my career, I used to
My career involved working across the UK as
Prior to my retirement in 2005, I was the senior manager responsible for the professional support services (Finance, Human Resources, Estates and information management/technology) for a very large public service with a budget of more than £100 million. |
Now I do the same - but for artists.
This website aims to address many of the issues which I found difficult to find information about when I started to become more serious about my art and wanted to exhibit and sell it. It started out as a set of bookmarks for me, which developed into Fact Sheets - and then I decided to share. [This site is now in its third reincarnation - and hopefully this ever developing compendium is the best yet!] I'm constantly focused on how to help people be better at their art business - and stay on the right side of the law! |
MY LIABILITY IS STRICTLY LIMITED
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Content and the law change all the time - and it's absolutely impossible to keep up with it all if you're not working on the topic full time - and I'm not.
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I do research topics carefully. However, I am totally unable to warrant that any/all information is
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Hence all information I provide for free on this website comes without any LIABILITY whatsoever to you for any choices you make.
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Since I retired
I now find it interesting and get a lot of satisfaction from being able to apply my expertise in financial and business management to try and help artists - via art schools, art groups, art societies - and as individuals.
I've also made and exhibited art - with art societies in the UK and art groups - with some success. See my website. I'm no longer able to grip with my drawing hand which makes continued art-making difficult.
I'm also very familiar with the pickle art societies can themselves in when they lack relevant knowledge, competence and application to the activities that are critical to continuing as an organisation. I've had a manual for art societies on the go as a draft for over a decade! |
One of my lectures for The Heatherley School of Art
I'm keeping good company!
On of my articles for my "Cost Effective Ideas for Artists" series for "The Artist" (April 2016)
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About 'Art Business Info - for Artists'
This is the new home for all my 'Resources for Artists' sites relating to the art business.
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How it developed
I've regularly highlighted art business issues on my blog 'Making A Mark' - which I've been writing for 15 years. As I wrote about different art business topics on my blog it occurred to me that it might be useful, for both other artists and me, if I collated what I had written and, more importantly, compiled and organised all the other useful links to information and advice available online in one place. I then developed topic websites on art business issues on a third party site which sadly no longer exists |
The Third Incarnation
Art Business Info - for Artists (this site) is being released in stages due to the HUGE amount of content which needs to be transferred:
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Brief summary of other writing activities
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Blogs / Facebook
I've written a very popular art blog called 'Making A Mark for the last 15 years during which time it has had
Besides reviews of art, artists, art competitions and exhibitions I've consistently covered matters relating to the art business. I also write other blogs and am developing other websites and associated Facebook Pages. One of these is now #1 in the world in relation to Botanical Art and Artists. This website had over 500,000 visitors who generated nearly 700,000 pageviews in 2019 - and traffic continues to increase. |
Articles
I've written a number of articles for artists' magazines and publications. In 2016, the Editor of "The Artist" magazine commissioned a series of 10 articles by me about Cost Effective Ideas for Artists - as follows:
In June 2018, an article of mine with be published in Occasional Papers of the RHS Lindley Library. |
Books
In 2014 I was commissioned to write my first book published January 2015 (30,000 words, 350 images, 172 pages)
My sketches have also appeared in various books about sketching by other artists and art publishers including:
In 2014 I was commissioned to write my first book published January 2015 (30,000 words, 350 images, 172 pages)
- Sketching 365: Build your confidence and skills with a tip a day - published by Quarto (Apple Press) in the UK
- Drawing 365: Tips and Techniques to Build Your Confidence and Skills - published by North Light Books in the USA;
- 365 Hints and Tips for Drawing and Sketching - published by Page One Group in Asia
My sketches have also appeared in various books about sketching by other artists and art publishers including:
- "Playing with Sketches: 50 Creative Exercises for Designers and Artists" by Whitney Sherman (December 2013) and
- "Sketch Your World: Drawing techniques for great results on the go" by James Hobbs (January 2014)
- "Sketching People: An Urban Sketcher's Guide to Drawing Figures and Faces" by Lynne Chapman (January 2016)
Talks, articles and consultancy advice
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WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO GIVE A TALK......
Talks / Workshops I am invited/commissioned to give talks to groups about art business matters - including websites and social media for artists.
At Heatherleys we recognise how important it is that our students receive quality professional development advice alongside their studio practice. To this end Katherine has provided us with an ongoing series of lectures covering everything from how to write an artist’s statement to how to pay your tax. This has been an invaluable resource for our students, and a rare one as few colleges offer this type of programme. The talks are always very well attended and manage to be both informative and entertaining. WOULD YOU LIKE AN ARTICLE FOR YOUR JOURNAL...?
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WOULD YOU LIKE A REVIEW......
Advice to Artists I've provided formal (fee-paying) and informal business advice to artists for a significant period and have seen a number of them go on to make significant achievements as a result Contact me if you'd like an honest opinion of how you represent yourself and your art online
(Fees start at £50 and are based on the nature of the site and whether I like your art!)
If you want a more in-depth review
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CLICK A BUTTON - to go that topic on this website
