Today, I made a new window display stand from two smaller remains of pallet and various other offcuts from previous shop diy display pieces. Did it all go to plan straightaway? No, of course not. But of course I hadn’t planned it before I got to the shop today. I moved my larger window vinyl …
Literally, my art today was a sketch drawn in fineliner of the view through the arch of Tilly Mead between Java and Swanage Bay Fish when we stopped for a coffee on our way back from the market this morning. Later I was looking at any business premises available locally as alternatives to where I …
So a day away from the shop so what did today include: – a visit to my printer James Kerr of Art2Card in Upwey. It was great to see and hear about three artists I had recommended James to who are now using him too. We collected some reprints of prints and cards and have …
I may not have been at the shop but today has involved an order, some web account admin and collecting a map to help with a boiler suit. So order – a lightweight artists chair using my SAA membership which is my art association membership for public liability etc. This will replace the garden chair …
Fairly quiet in terms of sales but quite a few browsing visitors today the shop. I await the full details of the governments plans for July 19th plus as I want to restart the ‘Art for fun’ table with visitors. So I have worn the Watersports (in Swanage Bay) boilersuit today and worked on paper …
We have just returned from a visit to Essex to see our eldest son J. We had a trip out to Abbotsbury reservoir and spent time in a developing woodland by the water with Essex wildlife trust. I haven’t done much art of flowers, plants except ‘Tree fern’ which I was very proud that my …
The shop day was preceded by coffee and walk past coastal rowing regatta setting up on the beach. Drizzle this morning kept me inside initially then I drew on Watersports boilersuit outside for a bit. Later as the weather dried I spent more time outside. Some visitor / customers but a lot watched the rowing …
So we have been to Essex and back, we have spent time in the countryside, we saw our son and traffic – eughhhhhhhh – not missed that. Some examples of noticing for the last few days.
We have had a second day of time out meeting up with our eldest son. I managed to fit in a sketch at a nature reserve today and then one later overlooking the garden. Lots of thoughts and reflection re art business and how last years two big ideas – hand drawn hats and A6 …
Yesterday in the shop as it was too wet to draw outside I continued to add detail to my newest drawing. I had finished Monday with adding the geology details to both Peveril Point and Ballard Down / Point in fineliner. I find that with / without photos, the more I look at particular stretches …