…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 …
How could those two be connected? I know it’s hard enough trying to sketch in a stationary kayak let alone while swimming in the sea or open water. I am attending an event organised by ‘Toes in the water‘ who are open water swimmers who also like art. I am attending as an artist who …
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 …
Not a topic that I haven’t included in my portfolio of work before but one that I continue to return to as a local inspiration. For my first four years in Purbeck I lived in a property with a boundary of walls on three of four sides. I saw walls everyday at home and on …
I like being a shopkeeper / artist that sells their work direct to customers and get a chance to chat with them about the work and what I do and why. However, as we are all conscious the pandemic has raised the use of online sales. I have a web based shop but I have …
January, post Christmas and wintery is not a month when as many visitors come to town. The weather often stops people coming into town. So what does that mean for an independent small business owner? For several local businesses that means that at this time of year they close for a month or more. Some …
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 …