Good afternoon, so I was already considering what shop hours to offer going into this month as we are in Tier 3 and usual visitors are in Tier 4 and shouldn’t be travelling to Swanage. Decision made today that for the start of January prior to any tier review I will be in the shop: …
Today was my last seasonal day in the shop after Mon 21 to today with two days off. It was a quiet day again with just a few cards sold. I finished my cruise liner postcard piece. So today I did my card stock audit, so lots of counting. Also adding two pictures on the …
In previous pieces my winter trees have become more detailed over time as I have drawn them more often. The two pieces these are most popular in are: “PAW studio in the snow” and “Looking up, wintery sky”. I have wanted to add different seasonal trees and on a recent walk to Durlston Country Park …
Bank holiday Monday 28th December, another gallery in Swanage on larger road had customers,we had two visitors and no customers. A bit disheartening for today and closed early but it has been a good month and in the scheme of things health and still in business is more important. Yes I did some drawing… 1) …
Boxing Day and yes shop was open as cafe was opposite. Only had one customer but got a lot done. Firstly I completed the jungle theme art for fun hat while sat outside the shop. Anne took some photos, wearing my outfit I don’t realise quite how colourful I look. Anne and I reorganised my …
So Christmas Eve how would business be. First a sunny day with a clear sky and cool temperatures so dress in layers both artist and assistant. A decision had been made we would open until 2 hours of the last customer. So we should have gone at 12 but then we had some visitors for …
Standing / sitting in your own shop waiting for the customers that never come can be soul destroying although I know I have had a December sales total comparable to 2019 in the shop. So some Art for fun time. First outfit – Artisans on the beach boiler suit the first one I drew during …
Sold two wooden boxes I drew at the beach huts two years ago, lady had seen me post pictures of them online. Also sold cards and hat commission collected today. For my own entertainment I drew two new treasure chests and had two conversations about possible commissions for 2021.
So a shop day, one commission left to be collected and paid for by the client so I can sit or I can draw and I can draw whatever I want. Today in the shop I sold a print, a treasure chest and some Brussels sprout bunting, whoever thought that would be my record of …
On my walk today I got to watch up to 8 people surfing or at least attempting to in Swanage Bay. I took,photos and videoed them as I find it easier to draw activities involving movement after the event. I decided to try today’s theme using my A6 original art postcard format which allows me …