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Category: Art for Fun

May 15, 2021

Drawing and decisions day

First the art aspects: Today I put my drawing from Swanage pier earlier in the week up for sale on the original art postcards display. In between moving in and out of the shop due to small showers of rain I drew two new original art postcards from memories. Firstly yesterday afternoon’s kayak paddle in …

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May 14, 2021

Friday – making a 99 year old’s day and other noticing

Today Anne and I took my mother in law out for her first outing in over 14 months since her 98th birthday treat. She is 99, has come through covid and it was lovely to se ever enjoying her trip, thank goodness she got to enjoy such things again. I did a sketch while we …

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May 12, 2021

Wednesday – drawing because I can and for myself

Today is not one of my Wednesday shifts. A great morning walking on Swanage pier, sitting on the lower deck and sketching one of the views. Followed by refreshments at the cafe The 1859. Then a walk on the seafront. This afternoon a trip to Poole for the main purpose of eye tests and ordering …

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May 11, 2021

Tuesday – organising and some creativity

Today my art skills have not been used as much as my organisational ones. I have recently bought, at last, a range of marker wallets to contain the promarker set that I keep in the shop and hope to use again for an ‘art for fun’ table. So today was a case of separating pens …

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May 10, 2021

Monday – a productive day and good sales too

So a forecast of possible showers this morning that didn’t show. I got to spend a lot of today sat out in front of the shop drawing, chatting to passers by about my outfit, the pens I was using and the Dog friendly sign too. So, firstly better in focus pictures of the Water Sports …

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May 8, 2021

Saturday at the shop and a fairly bleak forecast

The forecast was heavy rain until 10ish, rain until about 2pm and windy all day. In actual fact, yes it did rain a bit this morning but the town was fairly busy, had to be because people made it to us too. So sales of cards mainly, commission collected and sales for other artist. I …

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May 6, 2021

Drawing, new art tools and stock of markers…

So today I have had more energy. This morning a visit to a kitchen planners / company – interesting to see different colour combinations, textures and features. A delivery – yesterday’s order arrived so I am now fully stocked again for Promarker sets 1 and 2 to resell in the shop. I love selling the …

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May 4, 2021

Walk, notice, photograph, draw, …

An early start as I woke up and couldn’t get back to sleep so on the seafront just before 6 am. I had a nice walk and some good photos to inspire art of various sorts. Once home I completed my current pen and ink commission which is off to the client tomorrow. At work …

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May 3, 2021

Bank holiday Monday and on duty

So, a bank holiday with a forecast of strong winds and rain in the mid afternoon – would the shop get visitors / customers? I went in this morning and logged then put out the new original art postcards I drew yesterday, one sold in the morning to my first customer of the day. A …

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May 1, 2021

New month and back in the shop

Saturday of a bank holiday, sun shining this morning. A walk on the seafront to start the day, then a Java coffee and then shop time. As the weather was good I sat outside quite a lot of the day until it rained after 3. I drew on the back of my Art for fun …

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