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 …
Last night I got two new commissioned valentines card orders, one will feature a landmark from London, the other a classic camper van and a popular water sport. So, the hat lost out to starting the valentines cards as they have a shorter deadline. Tomorrow the forecast is wet so more drawing time to get …
No pictures today as I have been working on a commissioned hat design which is private. I updated my new commissions book and had interest in another commissioned valentines card. I made good progress today and did a second draft design after client feedback, this was sent to them and had now been approved. I …
Art like a photograph is a record of a point in time. Yes you can edit both through digital manipulation with software or add to a piece of art over a period of time. To see places, objects at a point in time you need to be nosey – or observant as I sometimes try …
I am pleased to celebrate this date as I have started my first business and kept it going for four years. This year the government has given grants linked to business rates as I now rent half of a bricks and mortar property so the future of the business is secure however long before shops …
A constructive morning, finished artwork for commission 2 and shared with client via DM. Now to make card mount before collection on Monday. Tomorrow I start design phase of Commission 3 – my 12th hand drawn hat and sixth commissioned one since June 2020. I also sketched the Misty view out of the window and …
I started doing art to distract me from work, it was good for me and I drew some pictures for friends and kept other pieces at home. When I moved to Dorset I used to draw pictures on cards or paper napkins and leave them for people to find. Today I gave a friend a …
Last night I drew an A6 study from some photos provided by a friend of the Sailability boats at Ringwood on the edge of the New Forest. Alex had told me how colourful the boats were. So I sketched out one of the photos in my relax before bedtime slot. I posted my progress of …