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What is Light Painting?

Lightpainting is a form of photography where light trails are captured in long exposures; like making shapes with sparklers on Bonfire night.
I deliver interactive lightpainting sessions with participants of all ages at events across the world. I have 50 or so ‘Light Brushes’ and encourage lots of audience participation, allowing people of any ability to create amazing portraits and vibrant abstract light paintings. I also use programmable LED wands which can add text or any digital images in to the shots. This is great for branding or personal messages.
Each image takes around 20 seconds to 1 minute to create. The developing image appears in real-time on a tablet screen or projector so the results are instantly viewable to everyone.

How it can work at your event

We can set up in almost any environment. We’ve painted with lights on dancefloors, under trees, in foyers and in giant auditoriums. We can even run our experience as a walkabout at your event.

Traditionally lightpainting requires a very dark environment. However I have recently developed techniques which allow me to take amazingly rich photos in relatively bright environments. Every image created is a wonderful, dreamlike collage of colours. This is really liberating and means that I can now work in many more situations than ever before. We can also bring an inflatable blackout tent. It’s 5m square and 4.5m tall.
If you are interested in having lightpainting at your event then please drop me a line or give me a call to discuss how it might work for you.

Check out our LightPainting FAQ here.

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Keiko poses in my studio

Brecon Jazz workshop

Spaceman at Blue Lagoon

WOMAD lion – click to see the animation

Afrika Eye kids

The Holder of the Key

Emily poses at Greenman festival

Keiko in lights

Keiko

Festival Girls

Aston Court Wedding Shoot

Ripton Lindsay

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Brecon Jazz 30th Bithday

What people say about my work

The magical concept of drawing with light becomes  a wonderful reality with Andy O’Rourke’s light drawing sessions. Working in the dark presents an opportunity for freedom of expression whether you’re five or fifty five and the captured moments are both beautiful, cool and compelling.

Annie MenterWomad Foundation

For some years now I have employed Andy of Malarky Arts to run his light painting experience at Green Man festival and events at Ashton Court Estate. His work is innovative and unique which adds that extra kudos to the events, plus the clients love the images.  I’d also add we love the way Andy is ‘discreet’ in how he operates so that he never interferes with the parties, he’s always early, fully prepared and provides what we or our client needs without fuss.  He is a pleasure to work with.

Emily WilliamsAshton Court Estate, Bristol

Our friends suggested we go along to a light painting workshop by Andy O’ Rourke (not Andy Rourke former bassist with the Smiths). It was one of our highlights as we created pictures using a host of handheld lights and torches. I won’t go into how it’s done as I don’t understand it but hasten to say it was great fun and the results were astonishing!

Caroline GilbertFestivalkidz.com
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UK artist. Jack of all trades and master of nuns

I'll be doing my light painting at #upfest this ye I'll be doing my light painting at #upfest this year on May 30th 
Come and have a go, it's bloody marvellous. 
#lightpainting #upfest #streetart
Wandering through Leake Street tunnels. Being a to Wandering through Leake Street tunnels. Being a tourist.
#graffiti #leakestreet #streetarteverywhere
Having a crack at making my own #needlecap #junkie Having a crack at making my own #needlecap #junkiecap 
Let's see how long it is before I accidentally impale myself. It's only a matter of time.
Making content, because that's what you're suppose Making content, because that's what you're supposed to do apparently! 
But yes, I actually do love this job. 
Big brushes, lots of paint. Spreading it around all the walls, loose and quick, experimenting with washes and painterly techniques. 
It just feels like play every day. 🙂
#muralartist #streetart #theartistsway #muralist #naturelovers
I went to see a great gig at Llyfrgell Maindee Lib I went to see a great gig at Llyfrgell Maindee Library on Saturday night (Ida Wenøe and Samantha Whates) and caught a quick glimpse of my swallows in the evening sunshine. 
I still love them 😍
Sometimes my job involves polishing turds. It's a Sometimes my job involves polishing turds.
It's a real pleasure to turn this grubby corner of Pill Park into a work of art.
As always in Pill, loads of people stopped to chat and thank me for brightening up the place. 
During Easter I had some lovely young people come and stop and watch. One girl in particular was a very keen budding artist and was soaking it all up. A lovely thing to see. 
In this mural I painted cala lilies, because it's the Pill Harriers emblem. 
The Chaffinch, and hawthorn blossom are just because I love them.
The Rowan berries and leaves were a last minute addition and they symbolise protection and ward off evil. I've also used and anti graffiti glaze which might also ward off evil 😉 #pillgwenlly #muralartist #streetart
Me and the team scraping and cleaning this very gr Me and the team scraping and cleaning this very grubby container. 
#psychoticepisode  #muralist
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I try to paint amazing things. This involves desig I try to paint amazing things. This involves design, research,  redesign and more redesign.
I obsess over every mural I design and want all the small details to matter and make sense to the image as a whole. 
#muralist #theartistsway
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