…practice and consider where picture is cropped. Do aspects of it look dodgey now? Yes I can see that with hindsight lol. Four children also had a go at Art for fun, I recognised the style of one of them and then located photos of their work back in August at the previous shop and …
2015: “On a recent visit to Cass art I saw a set of Promarkers on a special offer and decided to try them out as they offered a chance to use colour and thicker markers. Similar in principal to my pigment fine liners as the ink is alcohol based and is permanent. Therefore errors become …
We visited our son which meant that the shop only opened on three days this week, but what three days. Both commissioned pieces were collected and paid for by clients. A recent original drawing was bought. I sold two prints and lots and lots of cards, especially Christmas card designs. When people ask how the …
A quiet mild day meant i set up to work outside the shop today and this morning one customer for Christmas cards meant I made good progress with my wooden box,View from my window and in fact completed it. Then this afternoon a couple visited liked some pieces, but said that he would return later …
On Saturday at the shop I was quite busy to start the day and then things went very quiet for most of the afternoon. I continued a new box project on a hexagonal chest. The aim to share 7 different views of Swanage Bay in so different conditions from the vantage point of our flat …
So Thursday, shop is shut, but a delivery of reprint greeting cards is due after Tuesday’s sales. I woke early and headed down as the sunrise was going on. I missed the delivery, which apparently came later and I will fetch from neighbour tomorrow. I had waited until09:00 and done some measuring up for new …
Today I made two more videos linked to business. The first was about ‘The heart of swanage’ from Station Road, Swanage and named other local businesses through to my shop including mentions of Tilly Mead and Daisy May Arcade. The second clip was about my calendar and even an alternative motive to buy – 12 …
One small blip on the horizon today, the outer fringes of Storm Barras will be flying through with strong winds and some heavy rain. He early decision was made, today I would work inside the shop, however the flimsy signs went out weighed down by the Art for fun plank and the flag supported by …
Yesterday I posted about the build up to Christmas and my opening hours up to Christmas Day. That’s obviously, hopefully, a Saturday that the shop remains closed. I became an artist just coming up to five years ago, although I wouldn’t accept the term “artist” at the time as I didn’t feel I qualified. I …
So it’s the day of the local Christmas fair in town. Woke early and no good morning Swanage pics from hope as it was still dark. In town around 8 am. So I went round to the shop and got set up inc art for fun space in case Nothing got going really until 10. …