So, the summer holidays are over and art for fun has calmed from the August rush. So what is happening with AndyKnillArt? Community art project Dorset CoastForum published on Facebook about a project to put art onto the flood barrier blocks on Swanage seafront over this winter (& 2024/5). I replied and got involved with …
Today, Wednesday August 9th Art for Fun at the studio passed the milestone of 2000 people taking part in the activity. Three to four return families today from 2022 and 2023.New families discovering the activity for the first time. It gives me great satisfaction to see participation rise and alongside it so have my art …
The school holidays have started and Swanage will start to fill up with more visitors. Next weekend we see the start of Carnival week – not just a parade for Swanage. For me the shop will continue to open on the same four days of the week and keeping to my regular hours of 10 …
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 …
I have just returned with my wife from our longest (time and distance) holiday ever. We flew all the way around the Earth, we were away for 38 days. One intention was to find new inspirations for me and my art. I kept a travel diary in a book one of my sons had previously …
So I have just gone through my years photos and selected some aspects of the year as a record of some of the arty things I have done. Comments / feedback welcomed. If you are in the changing rooms a lot between chorus numbers what can you do? I sketched and they proved so popular …
I shut my studio today and am taking a winter break and a chance to go and seek some new inspirations. So, I decided to add a drawing on my studio front window backed by a vertical blind. The piece would be drawn using Posca markers. In the end I used a mix of 5M …