When you have an art event ahead then you need product to show your visitors. Today included preparation at home this morning and then hanging work and organisation of one of the three places my work will be during Purbeck Art Weeks. Art work to item to buy: I have my original art work scanned …
Today I was joined by 13 members of the public and two of the library team to take part in the above activity – how many of these sessions had I run before? None, this was the first one. What did I provide? The entire colour range of Winsor and Newton ProMarkers minus French Navy, …
If you produce art you obviously need some art supplies. One of the greatest costs in my first two years as an artist has been to build a stock of tools to produce my art and materials to draw onto. Every so often I then need to check how my stock is. If I had …
Where I will be exhibiting and selling my art in May and June 2019 Friday May 10 from 2.30 to 4.30 p.m. I am leading an adult – Art is Fun session at Swanage Library. A similar idea to the one I offer when on duty at theArtisan Yard. Places are limited, it is free, …
It is April and for the second year I have placed my order for the run up to Purbeck Art Weeks on the 26th. I visited the Artisan Yard yesterday to update my stock records and look at what is selling and deciding on my order. As part of the process of organising my order …
So here are a short selection of images that will feature either on this blog or my personal blog mishmashlearning.wordpress.com over the coming weeks. Testing Gellyroll white pens work, draw a piece and had it to artshop assistant for fun in downtown Vancouver. Sketching my view while having lunch at “Edible Canada” on Granville Island, …
It’s March and the next event I shall spend a lot of time at will be the Easter Weekender – Meet the Artists at the Purbeck Artisan Yard. I have posted events on the Facebook page for Good Friday, and Easter Monday ( post edited after shift change for boat job) when I will be …
So far in the first two years I have sold original artwork in a number of formats from small easel style canvases, to pieces of work in a mount with backboard and cellophane wrapper to framed pieces. I have also sold wooden boxes had decorated in original art. Greetings cards and giclee prints printed for …
A friend posts pictures often of his travels. He recently visited Weymouth, a Dorset coastal resort we have visited several times and taken photos to use later. I decided to try one of his photos as it would give me a chance to practise my use of perspective, a skill that I am far better …
Contrasting styles Having completed my drystone wall piece in pen and ink on kraft paper I decided to produce a second canvas piece at 80 x 30 cm. This time my focus was the two walling styles adjacent to the drive to The English Stamp Company from the Langton – Kingston top road between Swanage …