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Meet Joshua Donkor, Jackson’s Art Prize 2025 Guest Judge

Artist Joshua Donkor is a Guest Judge for Jackson’s Art Prize 2025. His work uses portraiture as a tool to subvert monolithic portrayals of Black identity. In this interview, he discusses his process of creating layered portraits to capture intimate personal narratives, the exhibitions that have inspired him this past year, and why he believes it’s crucial for younger artists to get their work seen.     Interview with Joshua Donkor Josephine: Can you tell us a bit about yourself and your artistic practice? Joshua: My name is Joshua Donkor, I’m predominantly an oil painter. The work I create is all about stories of immigration and diaspora. I’m interested in that space that exists between cultures, between places, and how people navigate those experiences through different generations. I try to find ways of exploring and expressing that and capturing intimate personal narratives through the paintings I create. While it’s predominantly oil paint, I also use mixed media methods. I use image transfers to incorporate artifacts, photos, and memories that the people I work with cherish very deeply, and that they feel have informed them and informed their lives in different ways. So I find ways to incorporate that to create …

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Artist Review of Old Holland Quinacridone Fuchsia Acrylic Paint

Old Holland New Masters Classic Acrylic Paints have been developed with a high pigment concentration and a patented binding system, allowing each colour to display the unique characteristics of the individual pigment. In this Artist Review of the Month, Sheila Buggy shares her thoughts on the Quinacridone Fuchsia Acrylic paint that dries to a satin gloss and can be used for techniques ranging from thick impasto to ultra-thin glazing.     Artist Review of Old Holland Quinacridone Fuchsia Acrylic Paint by Sheila Buggy One of my guilty pleasures, which is similar to Holbein’s Quinacridone Magenta colour-wise, is Old Holland’s Quinacridone Fuchsia. The red/violet balance is just perfect and I highly recommend this colour. It has a glossier finish than the Quinacridone Magenta and holds the brushstrokes well straight out of the tube. I call it my guilty pleasure because of the cost. Old Holland is great paint, but pricey. For a smoother finish, a bit of acrylic flow medium and distilled water can help. But don’t overdo it, as too much flow may cause saponification (or soapiness) over time. Supposedly, it’s recommended to gently wipe a well-cured painting with a damp cloth before applying an isolation coat.     I …

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Inside the Sketchbook of Unga from Broken Fingaz

Unga is a London-based mixed media artist, and founding member of Broken Fingaz, who for 20 years have been producing monumental-scale murals, sculpture, painting, installation, and animation. Here, Unga shares how the materials he uses allow for the immediacy of his sketchbook practice, as well as some fascinating insights into his process, and Broken Fingaz’s perspective on collectivism in creativity.     Inside the Sketchbook of Unga from Broken Fingaz I like to use small sketchbooks because they fit in my pouch and I take them everywhere. I go through them very quickly, so I don’t like fancy sketchbooks that make you think too much before you start to draw. The cheaper, the better. The only thing is the paper needs to be not completely white – I like it a bit off-white. I try to finish a sketchbook in a week, just drawing quickly and not thinking too much.     Usually, in very small sketchbooks, I’ll just draw with a pen. Rotring Tikky Graphic Pens are great because the black looks really black. But, they are easier for my kids to destroy, so lately I moved back to the Pilot V7 or V5, as they have a metal …

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