So today I have had more energy. This morning a visit to a kitchen planners / company – interesting to see different colour combinations, textures and features. A delivery – yesterday’s order arrived so I am now fully stocked again for Promarker sets 1 and 2 to resell in the shop. I love selling the …
So, a bank holiday with a forecast of strong winds and rain in the mid afternoon – would the shop get visitors / customers? I went in this morning and logged then put out the new original art postcards I drew yesterday, one sold in the morning to my first customer of the day. A …
Saturday of a bank holiday, sun shining this morning. A walk on the seafront to start the day, then a Java coffee and then shop time. As the weather was good I sat outside quite a lot of the day until it rained after 3. I drew on the back of my Art for fun …
Ok, there are still two business days to the end of the month but I did my final April shift today. It has been a very successful start back to being in the shop and continuing to be creative. Some successes for the last 17 days: – reopened the shop with my new decorated spaces …
The first half of the day involved walking, chatting and noticing with photos taken as possible sources for future drawings. This afternoon I added stonework detail to one commission piece and drew a card based around some criteria from my client for an 18th birthday card. Photos have been sent to both clients and I …
So, yesterday I drew two A6 pieces while visiting Lulworth Cove. The lunchtime piece of “Lulworth Cove (W)” went straight onto the original art postcard stand today without any alterations The second piece had colour added then joined it. Later in the afternoon when two other cards sold they were then moved up onto the …
Yes, blogging next day, just ran out of steam last night. So it’s a Mon to Wed shift fortnight. Early visitor to shop in first 15 mins picked up and eve with extra info chose large print of Last of the Leaves which was a lovely surprise start to the day. Within 90 minutes the …
So I have been off shop shift for three days. Today was my day back in, then I will be on Mo, Tu, We and Sat for the next fortnight. We had gone for a walk pre work and got our vitamin sea fill. Then a coffee at Java before I opened up. First things …
So it’s Thursday, not on shift and woke early again to this pre sunrise. I didn’t get up as early to paddle and I knew the wind was from the north east and stronger blowing into the bay. I decided to go and by 06:50 I was on the water again but today I used …
Tuesday, a good nights sleep well until I was wide awake at 06:00. So some online posts and reading posts, watching the sunrise edge. Breakfast was over the business group zoom call from 08:00 to 09:00. Then shower, changed and off to work. Shop opened early again after a nice walk along the seafront gathering …