Today I put out some posts on my Facebook accounts to confirm that Monday 27 September I am closing the shop and having a day off after 13 consecutive days, a good decision knowing how tired I will be by the end of Saturday. At the shop for just before 10 and my first art …
Monday and the start of the last full week of PAW21 and also the start of Planet Purbeck Festival. This morning I had a visit from Dean and Phil who were visiting Planet Purbeck events on offer as part of the festival – I of course am offering Art for Fun. Dean and I chatted …
Sorry,didn’t blog last night as by time I got home from the shop we went off to the wedding of two friends and once home sleep was needed. So day 7 was generally quieter in terms of visitors – good reason the early forecast proved wrong and the day became very sunny, hot and like …
It didn’t arrive during the shop hours so I managed to sit outside all day which was lovely. First job was re mounting original pieces from early 2017 and some prints too. Once this was done I returned to drawing on the Watersports boilersuit. Amongst today’s sales were several cards and also the sealife hat …
So back in 2017 to 2019 when I had an open studio in the outbuilding at Hillview, where we rented from 2016 to 2020, I would open up the studio on every day of Purbeck Art Weeks (PAW) to try and maximise the possibility of people visiting. I will be very tired by the end …
As part of being an exhibitor at Rollington Barn, the main exhibition area for Purbeck Art Weeks we need to do at least two duties assisting at the venue. In previous years I have participated as an Open Studio and done my duties through serving at the bar for the private view evening before the …
Swanage came alive again today. In town today we had: Swanage Folk Festival, lots of people from Morris teams walking around town bells a ringing Swanage Sea Rowing Club having a small regatta in the bay Purbeck Art Weeks for visual art started today. I walked to the shop via the sea front and took …
So the shop has been open for a week and in less than two weeks I have transferred all my sthop furniture to my new premises. Also a month of pre advertising has made a big difference as most people who come specifically to see me or my work already know where to find me. …
No typo, I meant to type overalls as I added some more colour and art to my 2021 watersports hand drawn boilersuit / overalls. Today was hot and at times difficult to focus so this morning my efforts to do some ordering went awry. I chatted to friends who dropped by and visitors some of …
First complete week for AndyKnillArt Studio. So this week I am open four days plus trips to printer and Rollington arm with my exhibition pieces. So today a mix of visitors and friends dropping by. I sold some cards and calendars. One lady joined me for Art for fun and several discussions with passers by …