Yesterday Anne and I went to Shell Bay, Studland and watched Pip Hare global solo sailer return to Poole Harbour. I took a number of photos using my longer zoom leans and also some video clips using my phone. This afternoon I have drawn two first draft ideas of pictures to mark this special occasion. …
I only blogged about this last on January 24th 2021, but already I can update more inspiration from one of those links. In October I spotted a very large yacht sailing past Swanage Bay. I worked out that it i puts be Pip hare who was off to France’s west coast for the start village …
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 …
Today I have branched out to try a new platform where I am out of my depth but will learn what to do, at least roughly, going forwards. Several people have suggested that I use video more in my publicity and marketing as it gives an opportunity to get more of my character across and …
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 / …
Once when taking part in Artisans on the Beach and talking with a fellow artisan they commented that they didn’t know what to draw. I haven’t had that issue yet, there are always things to draw, the problem often is choosing which one to do next. When I started I listed topics that I would …
My key starting point for this art journey was in June 2015 when I visited a shop on London, bought myself an A5 pad and two fineliner pens. So, there you are in 2015 I started with fineliner black pens in two nib widths. I was too nervous to try colour at the time. So …
Yesterday I posted about how the business name AndyKnillArt came about. Today a bit of background about me, the artist and why you might want to look at my work or possibly meet up or communicate via some online means. I am Andy, I am 56 and I live in Swanage, Purbeck, Dorset. I grew …
Once I decided to try and see if my art would sell in November 2016 I decided that I would need a business name that would ‘Ronseal’ i.e. ‘do exactly what it says on the tin’ (this is a reference to a paint company in the uk whose product names were to the point). Knill …
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 …