So Wednesday, my first one on shift in this fortnight ( it is how we split the shop hours equally between the two artists). Today was a good day for more extended conversations with visitors, some of whom became customers and others who didn’t. I really enjoy this interaction with visitors. Today I met two …
So last night I took a number of photos on our evening walk, today I drew four of them onto A6 paper. Tonight’s walk included some phone pictures, but most of all an incredible sunset which we watched from different points in the bay – a good candidate for follow up art and a sunset …
Challenged to enter by El,this is post about me today.
Today I did … sketches (drawings) and it was fun. Morning coffee and Swanage Bay with a variety of watercraft. Stood at the railings to draw the Pierhead Watersports boat. Then I went to Prince Albert Gardens sat on the ground to record the new Albert memorial through the amphitheatre columns in Prince Albert Gardens. …
Second covid jab today over in Bournmouth. We walked to Boscombe on the prom and ended up getting lunch at The Prom Diner. I did a sketch there after finishing my lunch before Anne. This evening I have sailed and crewed for an experienced sailor but also chatted including reference to my art work. Tomorrow …
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 …
Today I did some more commission work by adding other 4 line drawing scaffolds to wooden box and started adding some colour too. these are all based on own photos taken on a number of visits and represent aspects of the location – Durlston Country Park, Swanage. Posting line drawings: Box lid Tiredness from sailing …
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, …
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 …
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 …