Today at the studi / shop, I had one local customer who bought some cards, less visitors but I got on with my drawing started yesterday of pier reflections. Then some rearranging of the shop’s displays, all of the original art cards are now together on the table on the original art side of the …
January The Courtyard Studio opened for the first two days of the month but no sales, then we were shut by Lockdown 3. One commission meant some income came in plus another two grants on the premises. February Commissions included original Valentines cards and a valentines picture. Also a commercial illustration piece covered the months …
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 …
So I thought I would start the day with a pre opening visit to the Artisans on the Beach and I got there about 9.50 and they don’t open until 10.00. Thanks to Coastal Organics and Hazel Weaves who were about – how events change – oh well, my outfit is from my 2017 hut …
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 …
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 …
DPD emailed yesterday they had my parcel from Cass Art. We arranged a safe place to leave my delivery for Monday as it is a non shop day and I would not be in. Then this morning the delivery date had changed to today. So I used lack Friday to restock on Posca markers for …
So today’s Inktober prompt was ‘loop’. I delayed drawing a piece as I spent quite a bit of today at the shop starting an autumn window piece using my Posca markers. As part of a conversation with Malcolm, a local friend, yesterday about painting window displays included his need to find a way of making …
Today early on I had some visitors from Dover on holiday who decided that they could rearrange pictures in their hall to accommodate two prints from me – Looking up at wintery sky and Last of the leaves – a very positive start to the day. Some cards but mainly quiet for purchases so I …
Today I put out some posts on my Facebook accounts to confirm that Monday 27 September I am closing the shop and having a day off after 13 consecutive days, a good decision knowing how tired I will be by the end of Saturday. At the shop for just before 10 and my first art …