So, this is the title I am following as a hashtag on the @andy.knill Instagram account for the remainder of this month. There are a series of tasks set for most days of the month but which spaces at the weekend in case life means that posts are falling behind. The aim is for businesses …
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 …
A fortnght of various emotional rollercoaster prompts that has decidedly impacted on my creativity – but finished a small surfers wooden box and now starting next commission on my 2021 list. Be warned this is a post of bits… Enjoying the joy of drawing trees again and the intricate patterns of overlying branches. We looked …
I am hoping to try a bit of creativity today but first my portfolio post today was hats on @andythecourtyardstudio on Instagram and also put a clip together on TikTok, for fun as much as anything else really. Please feedback and if you use Tik Tok what should I be doing to improve it, get …
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 …
No, nothing special, an account of my day and how it links into being an artist. I set out to be a part time artist, I do not draw all day and especially now in lockdown I don’t even work the hours I do when sat in the shop drawing and waiting for visitors / …
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 …
So I have now drawn 5 valentines cards / piece for clients and this afternoon some messaging to arrange delivery of the last two. Also late last night this morning a new commission came in from another Swanage business who I know through the Purbeck Business and Community Group. I was able to give a …
While my bricks and mortar shop is closed and my online shop hasn’t attracted custom presently I have kept busy the last two and a half weeks with commission work. Today I started my fifth Valentine commission, which came in last night. My hat commission was always going to go on hold if valentines pieces …
A constructive morning. I completed the V card with a London theme started yesterday, invoice sent and paid and in the post. Second V card started and done this morning too in addition to help a friend practice their learning skills for a qualification they are studying for. I was very pleased with both v …