So 8 days ago, I posted about September in the life of AndyKnill Art. Things change so this is an update… Community art project Yes, the project is advancing. I put my Posca marker order in, it has arrived and I will receive it this week. The aluminium panels we will draw / paint on …
So, the summer holidays are over and art for fun has calmed from the August rush. So what is happening with AndyKnillArt? Community art project Dorset CoastForum published on Facebook about a project to put art onto the flood barrier blocks on Swanage seafront over this winter (& 2024/5). I replied and got involved with …
Today, Wednesday August 9th Art for Fun at the studio passed the milestone of 2000 people taking part in the activity. Three to four return families today from 2022 and 2023.New families discovering the activity for the first time. It gives me great satisfaction to see participation rise and alongside it so have my art …
Today was a day off like a holiday. That means it’s June, the sun is out d we went along the seafront and enjoyed lunch at our favourite beach cafe – Down the Beach at Burlington Chine. After lunch a break was needed so we sat on the sand sheltered from the Sw wind by …
I have just returned with my wife from our longest (time and distance) holiday ever. We flew all the way around the Earth, we were away for 38 days. One intention was to find new inspirations for me and my art. I kept a travel diary in a book one of my sons had previously …
So I have just gone through my years photos and selected some aspects of the year as a record of some of the arty things I have done. Comments / feedback welcomed. If you are in the changing rooms a lot between chorus numbers what can you do? I sketched and they proved so popular …
I shut my studio today and am taking a winter break and a chance to go and seek some new inspirations. So, I decided to add a drawing on my studio front window backed by a vertical blind. The piece would be drawn using Posca markers. In the end I used a mix of 5M …
Today at about 1 pm a visit to the shop from an acquaintance – his wedding anniversary is today! Could I do a special card – price set by me then changed by him and my wife that I was undercharging. I remembered to ask which anniversary. He gave me a vague concept based on …
‘Art for fun’ is the activity that I offer to others but I draw pictures just for fun too. Sometimes I gift them to a friend whose photos prompted an idea or I tried drawing the same subject as a child or someone said something and it just sparked an idea. Here are some recent …
Being a shopkeeper has sales needs to pay your bills. Today no good news on that side, however I had a good time hosting 8 people doing art for fun and at 230 participants in shop year 2 the figures are already edging towards 3 months ahead of the year 1 figures. So, the first …