So, a new month after one impacted on by latest virus / Covid? That is taking its time to go and lead to only 12 shop days in June. July will include the school holidays starting and August will also include them. Art wise I am going to be drawing a variety of original pieces …
https://www.dentrepreneur.uk/2022/01/andy-knill/ January 2022 I had a blog posted published as part of the Small Business Britain d:Entrepreneur campaign. My disability – my Mental health, a personal aspect of my life that I have blogged about and talked about openly for almost 10 years now. I had an article published in Happiful magazine in October 2021 …
Hi, so a wet and windy day. This afternoon I got round to a task that was long overdue in adding sections to my website that I now have to populate with images of all of my art portfolio. The new menu structure available at the top right of the homepage of AndyKnillArt.com gives you …
I am currently pausing to decide the final steps of a 30 x 80 cm vertical panorama piece depicting the damage to my art panels by Storm Ciaran. It is by its very nature a historical piece but for me a good marker of how my interests in physical geography have overlapped. Drawn in Posca …
As those of you who have followed the development of AndyKnillArt will have noticed for a while I have neglected the blog as I post regularly on social media mainly through https://www.instagram.com/andyknillartstudio . I have found the photo aspect of Instagram easy todo while working at the studio. Now I need to reset my use …
I have completed my commissioned pith helmet and now comes the long wait until the clients gift it to its recipient and I hear about their response. For PAW 2023 I have so far: 1) completed Pith helmet for Year of the Coast 2023 2) Completed New Zealand (North island) holiday album pair of hand …
On the first of March I saw a post by Lucy Tidbury, our local successful artist on her 1st March post. I had forgotten all about the initiative but joined in as it’s a nice way to search the hashtag each day and find other creative people. Each day has a prompt except weekends when …
So, this is now my 7th year since starting AndyKnillArt and apart from the occasional item offered for sale I have never held an organised sale, until now. I need more space for my art so stick that hasn’t sold needs to go and if possible to sell it but for a reduced price. To …
Yep a busy fortnight ahead, then slow slightly, then have biggest holiday since I was a teacher when I used to get this long off every summer. A chance to regroup, visit places, sketch a bit, try out new ideas and generally refresh.
Yes, I have stopped wearing shorts and sandals this last week as it’s too cold sat in the shop to dress like that now, I know what a wimp. So the shop window display needed changing for Christmas run in. I need space inside and the flexibility to set up art for fun outside too …