Due to be safety crew for sailing today but no wind, so a kayak in the bay instead with two other couples from the club. Great going between the boats and taking time out, not always something we do enough of. As you can see plenty to see and enjoy, and of course notice. Late …
Challenged to enter by El,this is post about me today.
Today I did … sketches (drawings) and it was fun. Morning coffee and Swanage Bay with a variety of watercraft. Stood at the railings to draw the Pierhead Watersports boat. Then I went to Prince Albert Gardens sat on the ground to record the new Albert memorial through the amphitheatre columns in Prince Albert Gardens. …
Second covid jab today over in Bournmouth. We walked to Boscombe on the prom and ended up getting lunch at The Prom Diner. I did a sketch there after finishing my lunch before Anne. This evening I have sailed and crewed for an experienced sailor but also chatted including reference to my art work. Tomorrow …
The wooden boxes I have drawn on since doing the art have become for some clients / recipients memory boxes. Isomer recently have expressly been intended for that purpose some have become so. I have a wooden sailing chest I drew on last year when Anne and I started our lockdown zoom sailing lessons and …
Today was a non work day but I still added to the commission wooden box and also when returning home from trip out today my new product – calendar for 2022 had arrived. Also delivered two stickers to business that had paid for dogfriendly.social stickers. Also posted for ‘The heart of Swanage’, so not a …
So today we stayed in Purbeck. I did some work using the home computer and send off a project linked to 2022. Lunch in Corfe Castle, and some sketching for fun. This afternoon some time in and around Swanage and another sketch from inside The Cellar Bar (only coffee). Walking around town taking photos with …
Today we had things to do in Poole, which we refer to as the mainland. new glasses collected , banking matters partially resolved and refreshments and lunch. Then back to Purbeck. While in Poole I sketched twice. We visited Venue 199 for Dorset Art Weeks 2021 and saw Claire and Caroline north friends at their …
Was it a terrible day? No Why was it wobbly? Because I had to intervene and tell visitors in the shop that I could not take sales of item from OA (Other artist). I then had to offer a brief explanation which as just that there is a situation between the two artists that needs …
More people in town, more visitors, more customers and one or maybe two new commissions today plus friends / acquaintances dropping by to check how I am doing mentally. Today was a day where I focused on the things I loved: – prep of materials to sell, today this was continuing to number, title and …