The footer below the framed area may have a scene added or Art for Fun – not decided yet. At least while the shop is shut there is a display for viewers to see plus I have a starting point to add colour layers to this Friday ; Saturday if customer numbers still thin on …
Another quiet day at the shop although I saw more friends to chat today. A realisation that this week is not going to be busy so I decided and have publicised that I will be closed on Thursday as I do in a usual week. So I added to both of yesterdays drawings and did …
Two 5 km walks, paddling in the sea, paddling in a kayak and loads of chatting on the seafront sums up our day to 4pm – I don’t have camera pics uploaded yet but some pics from my phone from todays activities. SoI have had a great day, the weather was amazing and some photos …
This morning I set out some options of surfaces to draw a new piece on. The choices were; wooden ring box, wooden chest, mini easel canvas. This would then add to the alternative small art gifts I offer. When I go out I always carry my mobile phone with camera and sometimes I also have …
…practice and consider where picture is cropped. Do aspects of it look dodgey now? Yes I can see that with hindsight lol. Four children also had a go at Art for fun, I recognised the style of one of them and then located photos of their work back in August at the previous shop and …
2015: “On a recent visit to Cass art I saw a set of Promarkers on a special offer and decided to try them out as they offered a chance to use colour and thicker markers. Similar in principal to my pigment fine liners as the ink is alcohol based and is permanent. Therefore errors become …
We visited our son which meant that the shop only opened on three days this week, but what three days. Both commissioned pieces were collected and paid for by clients. A recent original drawing was bought. I sold two prints and lots and lots of cards, especially Christmas card designs. When people ask how the …
We also visited the art gallery on the 2nd floor in Bobbys which really challenged me with a range of topics, media and ways of presenting ideas with art that is eons away from what I do in the name of art. But heh that’s the beauty of it.
On Saturday at the shop I was quite busy to start the day and then things went very quiet for most of the afternoon. I continued a new box project on a hexagonal chest. The aim to share 7 different views of Swanage Bay in so different conditions from the vantage point of our flat …
So Thursday, shop is shut, but a delivery of reprint greeting cards is due after Tuesday’s sales. I woke early and headed down as the sunrise was going on. I missed the delivery, which apparently came later and I will fetch from neighbour tomorrow. I had waited until09:00 and done some measuring up for new …