Monday and the start of the last full week of PAW21 and also the start of Planet Purbeck Festival. This morning I had a visit from Dean and Phil who were visiting Planet Purbeck events on offer as part of the festival – I of course am offering Art for Fun. Dean and I chatted …
Evening, a busy day. I woke early to see a fabulous sun rise and a calm bay So I decided to go kayaking, I was on the water at 07:00 and went out to Peveril Point, then across to the pier, across to the banjo pier, up to the north end of the bay then …
So I have had the shop open for just two weeks now but already it is a place to feel at home and setting up for the day. My first task today was to draw a commissioned 80th birthday card linked to sailing, an alcoholic drink and a Scottish island. The client was happy and …
It didn’t arrive during the shop hours so I managed to sit outside all day which was lovely. First job was re mounting original pieces from early 2017 and some prints too. Once this was done I returned to drawing on the Watersports boilersuit. Amongst today’s sales were several cards and also the sealife hat …
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 …
No typo, I meant to type overalls as I added some more colour and art to my 2021 watersports hand drawn boilersuit / overalls. Today was hot and at times difficult to focus so this morning my efforts to do some ordering went awry. I chatted to friends who dropped by and visitors some of …
So another shop day and just focusing on my work, my time and making more art. Last nights thunderstorms meant a very humid start to the day and Anne came to the shop with me so a careful descent of the hill from home. So as Anne had the wheelchair to get around we kept …
The shop day was preceded by coffee and walk past coastal rowing regatta setting up on the beach. Drizzle this morning kept me inside initially then I drew on Watersports boilersuit outside for a bit. Later as the weather dried I spent more time outside. Some visitor / customers but a lot watched the rowing …
Using some pigment fineliners and then Posca markers today I have completed the first side of the sleeve with kayakers and canoeists on the Swanage side of Old Harry and Handfast Point. Then I mirrored the Old Harry rocks on the other side of the sleeve.I then added a variety of motorised watercraft seen locally. …
So today I sold some art and I started some new art. A6 postcard Sam Whaley who also belongs to Swanage Sailing club is a British sailing squad dinghy sailer. He competes in ILCA (Laser), RS Aero and Waszp (foiling dinghy), this weekend he won the 2021 National Championship for the Waszp and took some …