Very aware of the need to relax and switch off especially in lockdown if you are unable to go to work I set up a group on Facebook called ‘Art for fun’ through my shop Facebook account. The background to encourage people to have a go at art as a way of diverting their thoughts, …
Today I completed two A6 studies, drawings from photographs, one from yesterday’s walk and one from my link with the Hyogo junior sailing club in Japan. I have now completed two A3 works I had already started and then 23 A6 studies / original art post cards. The studies started with just pen and ink …
The view when I woke up, well there wasn’t much of one and the original forecast was wet. Later it cleared up, the tide was high which would limit our walk but his was good as we possibly overdid it yesterday. We watched the surfers having fun in the sea and I took a number …
So a whole 9 days into a lockdown that is predicted to probably last at least two months and I find as I am not working in one main sketchbook and instead doing A6 studies in my postcard sized pads offering 12 sheets in each. Yesterday I drew some pieces into a third pad as …
Is it really only the end of week one of lockdown? Today I hoped to draw a bit and upload my latest camera photos to offer more drawing options as stopping anywhere to draw live is not allowed under lockdown conditions here in England currently. A slow start to my day then some housework came …
I have been a part time shopkeeper selling my art for 14 months now and of that time 4 months of it has been in lockdown. It is not possible to plan very far ahead in much detail but I am finding that my art is starting to have more direction than previously. Since I …
Much the same as yesterday but the weather was different. No fog today, sun early on that went and cooler – still able to wear shorts but I am odd. I took a range of video clips of the sea and also the small waterfall where I also played with the camera settings on my …
Thatt sums up my lockdown day with some admin too. I walked to the far end of the bay this morning and distracted myself to feel calm by noticing my surroundings but also by taking photographs and video clips of vitamin sea. I have been reaching out to the water sports community for more art …
My brain didn’t really switch off completely last night about changes needed to my profile on a number of sites advertising the business and the shop. I woke before 5am and couldn’t get back to sleep despite trying. Up at about 6 and back to amending profiles, reading up on latest on business support as …
So a delayed walk this morning due to the rain meant I set off up to my studio space to work on the sailing piece and completed it. In contacting the person who had posted the photo and finding out more about the event I discovered that the photo was copyrighted to a photographer, who …