A new month, Purbeck Art Weeks 2025 is closer, we have now distributed about 1000 brochures in the town. I have framed and prepared labels for my three main pieces. The winter sun trousers have three of four leg sides drawn. 8 pieces, a mix of originals and prints are labelled and priced ready to …
I wrote the “April” post early this morning as woke up and was wide awake. Today, I was ready early for work,so went into,town and coffee at Java as open earlier. In,discussion with Ciaron I then delivered PAW brochures for Java and Chococo before setting the shop up to offer “Art for Fun” indoors. A …
Lots happening once more. PAW preparation 2025 So meeting attended, posts put out on Visual artists forum trying to encourage some community to mainly “radio silence”. Brochure hub started and new arrangements with Will at Acoustic distribution – we will see how it all works this year. May pull back from being hub next year …
February, firstly has been much better for sales than January, I have covered my rent already. Art for fun has proved more popular over half term especially and I have now hosted 28 sessions this month so far. The commissioned chest has now reached a happy client who will be gifting it this weekend, a …
Simce 2017 most of my artistic output for sale has focused on the Purbeck area where I am based. I have not exhausted it as an area to draw but I have travelled to other places and have happy memories and many photos of other places that have inspired me. I haven’t done a lot …
Art offers so many possibilities when it comes to making art. Due to my background in teaching I had drawn diagrams on boards in pen / marker for 13 years after chalkboards fell out of use (15 years practice). Back in the 1980s when I did my degree we drew diagrams and maps using Rotring …
The basis to me gaining confidence in my art has been my sketching practice. I usually have a sketchbook on the go at all times. Sometimes I may use other pads or pieces of paper. For me sketching is the base practice in which I have developed the skills to do the drawings that I …
So, the chain ferry from Studland to Sandbanks is off for its biannual service and there are roadworks in Sandford on the A351 to Swanage – the town is quieter. This month I am drawing daily challenges for #Farmvember 2024 that I started doing last year and over the last two shop days I have …
So, I reopened the studio-shop on Tuesday October 1st. The break had helped including 9 days of no posting on social media except some replies on others posts. It is the time of the year where things quieten down s schools back and Autumn comes in. This year I am participating in 3 daily prompt …
So I have had 10 days away from the shop and home. Relaxed?yes; ready for new creativity? Yes… A break has helped, I have sketched a bit, found pieces that I left with cafes 2.5 years ago still on display (hugely grateful), take photos, visited art supply shops, discussed tools. Tomorrow my return is October …