Today,Wednesday August 30th was my last trading day of the month before the shop celebrates its 2nd birthday on Friday September 1st. A habit from my teaching career is the collection of data to see if I can see patterns in the business. Obviously I keep accounts for income and expenditure; I also use a …
Realistically, could I sell some of my art? It took until Feb 20 for that to happen for the first time. But I thought I would look back at some of the figures over the last five years. Blogging Www.AndyKnillArt.com has been the home of my blog about the art business. In 2021 I set …
So back in 2017 to 2019 when I had an open studio in the outbuilding at Hillview, where we rented from 2016 to 2020, I would open up the studio on every day of Purbeck Art Weeks (PAW) to try and maximise the possibility of people visiting. I will be very tired by the end …
So the shop has been open for a week and in less than two weeks I have transferred all my sthop furniture to my new premises. Also a month of pre advertising has made a big difference as most people who come specifically to see me or my work already know where to find me. …
Well everyone it is the final day 31 of Marchmeetthemaker 2021. Looking back at the prompt sheet it is actually ‘Looking forwards’ but I have posted as “The future”. Before I focus on how this applies to me I have direct messaged Joanne Hawker who created this event to thank her because after the last …
Day 14 of Marchmeetthemaker and another weekend chance to create my own prompt which today is to look for pieces of art drawn of scenes away from the water which has become so important in my Purbeck life. This was drawn from the drive of my friend Nick. I love the silver birches and drew …
Today’s MarchMeettheMaker prompt for day 12 is “In use”, I have seen others show photos from customers where their art has been hung or displayed. Of course as I draw on things I thought they would be better examples for me. So,… Robin’s hat featured the yacht that he sails off Studland Bay, Captain Pugwash …
When I came to art I planned to do my own drawings, the idea that someone would ask me individually to draw something in particular for them seemed unlikely and I wasn’t sure with my damaged mental health I would cope with client demands. Then after my first sale I was commissioned to draw some …
How do you dress to serve customers? Some chain stores have staff uniforms, some shops sell clothing and wear the product. Some dress to keep warm or cool. One of the aspects of selling my art that I have embraced over the last three years is to maintain my sense of humour and wear outfits …
This is just a musing post. Obviously, with the second lockdown of the year the shop I share can not open as art can’t be described as essential. So that leaves the dilemma of how do you attract an audience to buy from you when the shop door is closed? This was my first account …