A busy busy day. Planned first task go to Rollington, but found object in car tyre, so Rollington via Swanage Tyres. All handed in ok and good to see more people that I know and recognise in my second year. Then off to drop mower off for service and fixing so during PAW I can …
Sunday – a working day for my boat hand job. We were busy at times and steady at others but I did a lot of work which caught up later. On arrival home it was time to check my pieces for submission and display at Rollington Barn – the central exhibition area for Purbeck Art …
A week to go. So I was meant to head out early this morning for some errands, slept in after being awake at 5. Into Swanage where I took photographs of the sea mist and kayak fishermen out in the bay. Also Open rowing at Swanage Sea Rowing Club where I completed my errand. I …
Well, yesterday after a bit of a delay I started the framing process. I quickly got into a routine of measuring mounts against frame backboards and trimming as required. Then my shopping for D rings, screws and picture cord meant that all frames could have a better hanging solution. I framed 9 pieces at 16″ …
So, a non work day I.e. not on shift with boats or at the artisan yard. What lies ahead for today’s plan? Share completed water brush piece from yesterday. This is for me as a practicing technique piece. “Racing Turn” I admit may be framed as a PAW piece. So, I have a studio. It …
Wednesday 16 May and on duty in the Purbeck Artisan Yard, Church Street, Wareham. Well some rain so visitors are few and far between but great to chat with and some nice purchases by them. I have taken down the pieces I want for Rollington or my home studio and these will go in the …
So, it’s Tuesday evening. My only art work today around a shift at my boat hand job has been the start of my hanging plan for the studio. I wasn’t sure whether to work in the snow or on chronology. I have decided to go with the second and track the development of AndyKnillArt from …
Today, May 3rd is my Dad’s birthday. Unfortunately he passed away on Christmas morning last year, to allow time for reflection today I decided to do something we both enjoyed – our Art. Michael Knill drew from schooldays and in retirement started to reuse his art skills to produce several watercolour pieces which I have …
When I was participating in the Artisans on the Beach event in Swanage until January I thought I needed to offer a range of art smaller than my main stock of A4 and A3 pieces. I offer miniature and mini canvases with easel stands but these lack the presence of a framed piece. I hadn’t …
An account of the processes involved in creating my silk flag to fly at the entrance to my drive for Purbeck Art Weeks (PAW) this year. I tried this for the first time last year and wanted to be a bit more ambitious with my design this year. Pointers I had learned about in 2017: …