So Wednesday and a mix of drawing and Lino work today. I had a small block of the easy cut material left and decided to make a small printing stamp with it. I took a photo of a local paddleboarder at the weekend and based the stamp on him. The cutting was better but showed …
2022 has had a blank sheet of people taking part in Art for fun until today. Twice today I set up an extra table in the shop so that people could draw with the ProMarkers. Three children and two adults took part and while the second set drew their parents had a look around and …
Today at the studi / shop, I had one local customer who bought some cards, less visitors but I got on with my drawing started yesterday of pier reflections. Then some rearranging of the shop’s displays, all of the original art cards are now together on the table on the original art side of the …
…since I wrote that my days at the unit are studio days with the bonus of visitors sometimes and sales maybe. Today a dull, misty, cloudy day Yes, a very quiet day. Anne came down with me, came back for lunch together; shop son visited; son and client visited. One visitor while his wife went …
Today was a wet day, until 4.45 pm no shop visitors inside except for family and shops on. A late sale including one of today’s drawings. I had decided to draw a variety of A6 card pieces from old photos mainly 2014 which caught my imagination. This van was on the South Bank in London …
Again a day of different tasks. A walk on the seafront first and beautiful sunshine. A cappuccino at Java before work and saw some friends. Then updating my calendar with events for February and March, also identifying deadlines for commissioning Valentines and Mothers Day cards. A return to drawing, a forecast of showers expected didn’t …
Yesterday, I was creative and drew those 6 drystone wall pictures I shared in my post. Today I decided to do something different and split my studio days so that I am working on several simultaneous projects and adding variety to my days. A cold but sunny day. I moved the furniture yesterday to give …
A dry forecast proves incorrect so rain stopped outside creativity a.m. but some time outside later in p.m. Another new sign with some additional ideas to add to it in the future. Rain forced me inside where I got in with my Watersports series ideas and a SUP design. This afternoon I started what will …
January The Courtyard Studio opened for the first two days of the month but no sales, then we were shut by Lockdown 3. One commission meant some income came in plus another two grants on the premises. February Commissions included original Valentines cards and a valentines picture. Also a commercial illustration piece covered the months …
So as people here on holiday I thought I would open, a terrible forecast meant it wasn’t the best weather although drier for a bit this morning than I expected. Anne came for lunch, a couple of fellow shopkeepers said hi and then a visit from sculptor friend this afternoon. A reorganisation of the shop …