When I started being an artist I took part for three years in an event called Artisans on the beach in Swanage. Every December we would hire a beach hut from the town council for the month and just intoJanuary. This year’s event has been cancelled linked to covid-19 and now that I have the …
Today saw three aspects of my art business: First I completed the online order from yesterday evening by collecting the greetings cards needed from the shop. They were two from my Christmas card series of Santa over Purbeck and Santa over Dorset All of the above cards are £2 each (£1.80 in November with 10% …
So I have one commission left to complete and it is another hand drawn hat design. I started this new idea during Lockdown 1.0 with my own logo pith helmet. The first design was very simple and linked to the logo I already had. So, I had in fact done a design before I got …
Drawing as I do, painting, sculpture, whatever art form you might produce is personal to you as its creator. I am starting the wonderful journey where I am asked to produce a piece directly for someone else (a commission). I have already found that it is not always easy to find exactly what that person …
A busier day than I had planned or expected. Yesterday a couple who had visited the shop in September emailed about a print they had admired. One copy left in shop was in frame, they wanted non framed. So today’s first art task was to go to shop, remove print, check card mount and prepare …
Until the last year commissioned work was something I was rarely approached about or confident to take on after some early pieces that didn’t work and I put myself under additional stress which I didn’t need. I have found with some clients that I haven’t had enough clarity about what they seek before starting a …
Here are the photos used by Knoll House Hotel to promote the artist in residence and profile about me. The above pictures are in The Wardroom Along side the bust and letters from Enid Blyton about her time at the hotel. Other pictures in the lounge are: Storm Ciara, Winspit, Purbeck based on a walk …
The Courtyard Studio – Art in the Heart of Swanage has now been open for one month since the return from lockdown. A big thank you to all of our visitors and customers and for following the notices and guidelines for COVID 19. Please can all visitors ensure that they use the hand sanitiser provided …
Ok, the shop didn’t open until Monday 15th but thank you to all the visitors and customers in the shop in just over two weeks. I can say without any exaggeration that this has been a good month for AndyKnillArt. No, earnings are not at Purbeck Artisan Weeks of 2018 and 2019 levels but a …
So lockdown put pay to many local Art festivals this year so far including my local event Purbeck Art Weeks. His year I was moving away from my home Open Studio as now sharing the shop in Swanage it was logical to work from there. Also I was going to exhibit a wider range of …