Noticing
Today I cracked up whilst sailing, came home to hide but our view brought me out of myself watching cloud / mist phenomenon as it rolled off Ballard Down onto Swanage Bay. After sleep can see mist bank has moved eastwards towards Hampshire.
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Memories on a box
The wooden boxes I have drawn on since doing the art have become for some clients / recipients memory boxes. Isomer recently have expressly been intended for that purpose some have become so. I have a wooden sailing chest I drew on last year when Anne and I started our lockdown zoom sailing lessons and …
Sketch, mooch, Posca addition, drawn on
So today we went to Wareham for dental check ups and spent some time in the town. A coffee at Coffee Saloon meant a chance to draw from the window table and my piece from Purbeck Artisan Yard on advertising flyer in front of me. Then a mooch in Purbeck Artisan a yard for first …
Day off, but commission progress and new product delivered
Today was a non work day but I still added to the commission wooden box and also when returning home from trip out today my new product – calendar for 2022 had arrived. Also delivered two stickers to business that had paid for dogfriendly.social stickers. Also posted for ‘The heart of Swanage’, so not a …
A better sales day and sunny
I sat outside the shop, I drew and made some progress with commission. I also contacted some potential clients about follow ups. More customers to talk today and several children won postcards for great observation skills. I sold a print, two original postcards and printed cards / postcards. I also talked to the manager of …
New hat, new commission
Today’s first art project was to continue with and maybe complete the ‘Jurassic beach’ hat, which I did. Then after that was completed and a topic of conversation with passers by as well as the ‘Sealife’ and ‘jungle‘ hats, I was asked if we had any pictures of …at a particular price point , we, …
Good memories and feedback
Over the last week I have had a number of memories popping up on Facebook and google photos. Many of these at present are art related from my Open Studio up at Hillview on Houns Tout in 2017, 2018 and 2019 – good memories and show how my art as a business has grown from …
Shop, commission collected, observant youngsters …
A good day today. I set up early at the shop including setting up my outside drawing base. The hottest day yet and I had to put on an outfit over my legs to protect them from the sun. This afternoon the shade was very welcome. I worked on a new hat based loosely around …
Sketching, fresh air,touristy time
So today we stayed in Purbeck. I did some work using the home computer and send off a project linked to 2022. Lunch in Corfe Castle, and some sketching for fun. This afternoon some time in and around Swanage and another sketch from inside The Cellar Bar (only coffee). Walking around town taking photos with …
Another commission finished
I am very grateful to all those clients who have asked me to draw work for them, increasingly I have been asked to do more work of all sorts. I offer commissions from original art A6 postcards or 7”x 5” greeting cards at just £5. These have included Valentines, Mothers Day and birthday cards so …