Second day in a row with a family I know – but local rather than visitors this time and that magic moment when three often hyperactive young girls were absolutely focused and silent for about 5 minutes. In fact their Mum and I were so gobsmacked we probably triggered the next word spoken. Now at …
This morning at the studio I had no visitors so got on with my panorama piece adding detail to the building at Ocean Bay and started to add some of the beach huts then housing at the top of the cliff. A complex task which I took in stages and patiently not wanting to make …
One of the targets I have set myself to work on this year is to draw some panorama pieces. I have some record of doing this previously as my art has developed. My first one came in July 2017 when the buyers of my Beach Huts original commissioned a larger version of a colour pencil …
So Storm Eunice was due and sensibly I advised people to stay at home, me? Well I went to the shop when I saw I could safely. I went via the sailing club to check my kayaks were safe,which they were and then along the seafront where the high spring tide saw some water topping …
With Storm Eunice tomorrow and forecast gusts in Swanage at 75 to 95 mph during the day. I may have the shop open or I may not and I have posted online to encourage people to stay at home like the responsible shopkeeper that I am. I will be checking the premises if conditions allow. …
So today after yesterdays marker audit was to include some drawing and see who came through the door sort of plan. Early sales of some cards and then two for Art for Fun, once of whom has a card business so a little bit like coals from Newcastle but a great chat and draw for …
We are now in half term for some areas so I am ready to offer art for fun indoors as too wet and cold to be outside if it is wanted. Also this Saturday I will be offering it as an activity at Toes in the Water event. So today an audit and stocktake of …
So a solid night’s sleep and a later start but I still fitted in a bit of seafront and gig sighting. Then onto work via two other workplaces to practice Panto care follow up after last nights get together – both were ok. My first visitors of the day were shop son Martin who I …
So one customer, some passers by greetings and window browsers. This morning some friends popped in after their yoga class at the loft community hall and were taken by my Wolf moon and pier piece on wood. The rest of the day I drew, did some linocut editing, read and sat near a radiator when …
So, January 25 I started the cutting of a linocut piece for the first of potentially four different Purbeck drystone wall designs. I had said to myself after my last linocut attempt at Swanage pier thatI must try something easier yet here I was doing something complicated again. In the last two weeks I have …