I went quiet there for a while again. I have been drawing at different points and also getting on with other tasks too. April is a transition month as seasonal jobs start back up and in between lots of rain showers I have been back on the river bank at Wareham Boat Hire. I have …
Being honest apart from blogging the Store aspect of this site has yet to be developed. It will be happening during 2018 alongside the development of an AndyKnillArt Etsy store which is now open.
I am now the proud tenant of Bay H as I wrote about in my last post. Snow delayed my moving in but on Monday March 5 I arrived with a range of cards, prints and originals” pieces to start my time as a member of Purbeck artisan Yard. Moving into a space was good …
Last week I was out in Wareham before the snow stopped everything and Anne and I dropped into The Purbeck Artisan Yard to see what was happening as I had heard several new artists were getting involved. Now I had a guest wall appearance in November that was good exposure but not a sales success. …
So 31 January marked a whole year as AndyKnillArt. I had investigated and come up with the name in November 2016 about the time I had a breakdown and left teaching. I wasn’t in the right headspace so came back to it. AndyKnillArt is different from my keeping sketchbooks for mindfulness. I was sticking my …
On Thursday February 1 and Friday 2 I walked down to Prince Albert Gardens in Swanage with a class of young people and their teacher / teaching assistants to do some practical sketching. Both days were dry but chilly. Each day we were out for about two hours in total. The children drew in their …
This week as AndyKnillArt has moved from the end of its first year in business to the start of year 2 I have been enjoying the joys of art with 7 to 9 year olds from Swanage Primary School. During Artisans on the Beach I was approached whether I would like to go into school …
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Hi Well we are into a new calendar year. At the end of January AndyKnillArt can review the events of my first year. A rough plan for this year, expect to see many changes as we go. January Finish Artisans on the Beach – done Enter two pieces for PAW17 sketching programme exhibition – done …
As part of the Artisans on the Beach event there were two events where Swanage TIC (Tourist Information Centre) awards certificates. The first competition was the standard of display and Bronze, Silver and Gold were awarded. I was not amongst them. The second competition was Artisan of the Year. Not knowing the criteria we all …