So the week up to Christmas Eve saw 24 people take part in Art for Fun at the shop which was very welcome. I continue to work on one of four extra end panels for my section of the Flooding Swanage with Art project as the blocks on my section have been turned end on …
So I have just gone through my years photos and selected some aspects of the year as a record of some of the arty things I have done. Comments / feedback welcomed. If you are in the changing rooms a lot between chorus numbers what can you do? I sketched and they proved so popular …
At the start of 2022 I set myself two targets to work on; to try some Lino/relief printing; to draw some panoramas. I have produced some Linoprint pieces but need to return to printing best copies of my drystonewall series; developing use of the beach marker piece and continue to sell the kayaker cards. Panoramawise …
Best Tuesday for sales since September 2021 during PAW 2021 and the month I opened AndyKnillStudio. So today was good for sales but also constructive with work done / completed. First work task was labelling and putting on sale cards 11 to 18 of the Kayaker series featuring my Linoprint cut. Then I went onto …
So stayed shut Thursday. Sleep is still very elusive and lack must catch up sometime. Tuesday I didn’t leave the flat and step counter for walks at 0 as it was two weeks ago in April post Made in Dagenham. Yesterday we managed an afternoon walk and an evening one too totalling 11k steps.not at …
So up earlier and dropped off brochures as requested before being dropped off to open the shop this morning. I set up outside the shop as early sunniness, but it clouded over and a few raindrops that became a shower and meant cleaning away inside. This was repeated twice. I took some photos from the …
The last two days have seen me refunding a creative burst alongside rising numbers of art for fun participants – 10 today. I now have two new hats available for sale – Boatlife and Sealife and have started the work on my new personal pith helmet. Two new original postcards drawn yesterday, one has sold …
So I am open this week and next as normal on Tue, Wed, Fri and Sat subject to health being ok – I am better than I was last week on holiday and covid tests still negative. The final week of the month May need some changes which will be determined by energy levels in …
Today started with a walk on the beach before work and another reference picture to help with my current panorama project. Coffee pre work at Java and very soon after my new purchase arrived and was fitted and not the shop has a sign all the time outside. I am still using the studio flag …
So the first linocut product for 2022 – ‘Kayaker’ as a greetings card. I have made the decision that I will hand print at the studio all pieces I produce this year and that each design will be produced as a limited edition. The first card (above) is a series of 100 and the first …