My key starting point for this art journey was in June 2015 when I visited a shop on London, bought myself an A5 pad and two fineliner pens. So, there you are in 2015 I started with fineliner black pens in two nib widths. I was too nervous to try colour at the time. So …
Yesterday I posted about how the business name AndyKnillArt came about. Today a bit of background about me, the artist and why you might want to look at my work or possibly meet up or communicate via some online means. I am Andy, I am 56 and I live in Swanage, Purbeck, Dorset. I grew …
Today I read a blog post from another local gallery about people choosing art for their home. I realised I had never really thought that much about how my art fitted into people’s lives, more an assumption that if they bought a piece it was for a particular space. Customers have mentioned about colour scheme …
I am pleased to celebrate this date as I have started my first business and kept it going for four years. This year the government has given grants linked to business rates as I now rent half of a bricks and mortar property so the future of the business is secure however long before shops …
Last night I drew an A6 study from some photos provided by a friend of the Sailability boats at Ringwood on the edge of the New Forest. Alex had told me how colourful the boats were. So I sketched out one of the photos in my relax before bedtime slot. I posted my progress of …
I spent almost 30 years including training, teaching geography to different extents and I drew diagrams, in fact I drew 1000s if not several more 0s in my years in the classroom from single lessons where I drew on a chalkboard and then to have space would rub out said image and start some more …
Very aware of the need to relax and switch off especially in lockdown if you are unable to go to work I set up a group on Facebook called ‘Art for fun’ through my shop Facebook account. The background to encourage people to have a go at art as a way of diverting their thoughts, …
Today I completed two A6 studies, drawings from photographs, one from yesterday’s walk and one from my link with the Hyogo junior sailing club in Japan. I have now completed two A3 works I had already started and then 23 A6 studies / original art post cards. The studies started with just pen and ink …
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The view when I woke up, well there wasn’t much of one and the original forecast was wet. Later it cleared up, the tide was high which would limit our walk but his was good as we possibly overdid it yesterday. We watched the surfers having fun in the sea and I took a number …