Once when taking part in Artisans on the Beach and talking with a fellow artisan they commented that they didn’t know what to draw. I haven’t had that issue yet, there are always things to draw, the problem often is choosing which one to do next. When I started I listed topics that I would …
My key starting point for this art journey was in June 2015 when I visited a shop on London, bought myself an A5 pad and two fineliner pens. So, there you are in 2015 I started with fineliner black pens in two nib widths. I was too nervous to try colour at the time. So …
Yesterday I posted about how the business name AndyKnillArt came about. Today a bit of background about me, the artist and why you might want to look at my work or possibly meet up or communicate via some online means. I am Andy, I am 56 and I live in Swanage, Purbeck, Dorset. I grew …
Once I decided to try and see if my art would sell in November 2016 I decided that I would need a business name that would ‘Ronseal’ i.e. ‘do exactly what it says on the tin’ (this is a reference to a paint company in the uk whose product names were to the point). Knill …
While my bricks and mortar shop is closed and my online shop hasn’t attracted custom presently I have kept busy the last two and a half weeks with commission work. Today I started my fifth Valentine commission, which came in last night. My hat commission was always going to go on hold if valentines pieces …
No pictures today as I have been working on a commissioned hat design which is private. I updated my new commissions book and had interest in another commissioned valentines card. I made good progress today and did a second draft design after client feedback, this was sent to them and had now been approved. I …
I am pleased to celebrate this date as I have started my first business and kept it going for four years. This year the government has given grants linked to business rates as I now rent half of a bricks and mortar property so the future of the business is secure however long before shops …
Change of plan today as Anne felt ill. So afternoon walk on my own I was earlier on the tide so walked barefoot on the beach instead of in the sea on way out and about half mile of paddling feet on return. As well as noticing marks in the shoreline and sand sand I …
A constructive morning, finished artwork for commission 2 and shared with client via DM. Now to make card mount before collection on Monday. Tomorrow I start design phase of Commission 3 – my 12th hand drawn hat and sixth commissioned one since June 2020. I also sketched the Misty view out of the window and …
Until 2020 commissions were something that I hadn’t been asked to do many times, which suited me as some early on had either gone wrong or caused me stress as I found myself working to someone else’s expectations which weren’t always clear. Now, however I am more confident and I have a number of different …