I like selling to people face to face, obviously this is currently not possible. Often I get customers who buy art from me when visiting for the day or on holiday who aren’t likely to return to Swanage so it is good to be able to offer an online shop. This has been an aim …
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 …
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 …
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: …
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 …