Marchmeetthemaker does not have weekend prompts so this is one of my own developed more as Ilive by he coastand love boats. Some of these are drawn from photos on instagram as lockdown practices. An old friend from teaching volunteers at sailability and had told me about he coloured boat and sail combinations. When restrictions …
Today’s MarchMeettheMaker prompt for day 12 is “In use”, I have seen others show photos from customers where their art has been hung or displayed. Of course as I draw on things I thought they would be better examples for me. So,… Robin’s hat featured the yacht that he sails off Studland Bay, Captain Pugwash …
So day 11 in March Meet the Maker prompts on Instagram. I am reusing post work, I post on Instagram initially, it copies it to my artist Facebook page. Later I use the images to put together a clip for Tik Tok and now I am blogging about it too, it almost qualifies as linked …
March 10 prompt for #MarchMeettheMaker. I told people in my Instagram post that I would give more detail about this series of photos. I also then amended my post as the newest aspect of marketing I am going to try is linking into Influencing – do I fully understand what it might involve – yes …
So three days – seven new original cards drawn and out to clients. Back to sky and tree piece which will remain my main focus unless any more Mothers Day commissions come in before the 14th. Also ongoing marketing on instagram, Facebook and Tik Tok with daily blog posts and tomorrow a webinar about online …
Last night in my local business network I introduced my Offer as Member offer of the Month – a 20% discount on my commissioned original greetings cards so £4 instead of the regular price of £5. This morning I woke to messages from five of the group and six cards ordered, 5 for Mother’s Day …
I may not be drawing this week but I have been working through my @andythecourtyardstudio Instagram account and Tik Tok @andyknillart account by putting together clips of images from the Instagram posts sharing my portfolio that is available to buy. To date I have shared the: Printed postcards, greeting cards, hats, mini & miniature canvases, …
Since Friday February 12 I have changed approach with my Instagram / Facebook accounts linked to the shop. One aspect I am always conscious of, having a large portfolio of work, is how do I get people to see a range of my work without actually visiting the shop. All items that are on sale …
Throughout lockdown I have changed my front window display in the shop most weeks so that passersby using Java for takeaway food and coffees and Swanage Bay fish (fishmongers) could have a variety of work to look at. After producing two draft pieces celebrating Pip Hare’s return to Dorset I decided today to put these …
When I came to art I planned to do my own drawings, the idea that someone would ask me individually to draw something in particular for them seemed unlikely and I wasn’t sure with my damaged mental health I would cope with client demands. Then after my first sale I was commissioned to draw some …