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 …
…and it’s Sunday (again)… This morning as my morning post (last post) said I was feeling weary, today has been a day with much chat, some great visitors, some unexpected rain and more fabulous sales. So this morning some card sales were followed by a pause while I prepped the card machine and suddenly a …
Sorry,didn’t blog last night as by time I got home from the shop we went off to the wedding of two friends and once home sleep was needed. So day 7 was generally quieter in terms of visitors – good reason the early forecast proved wrong and the day became very sunny, hot and like …
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 …
As part of being an exhibitor at Rollington Barn, the main exhibition area for Purbeck Art Weeks we need to do at least two duties assisting at the venue. In previous years I have participated as an Open Studio and done my duties through serving at the bar for the private view evening before the …
Swanage came alive again today. In town today we had: Swanage Folk Festival, lots of people from Morris teams walking around town bells a ringing Swanage Sea Rowing Club having a small regatta in the bay Purbeck Art Weeks for visual art started today. I walked to the shop via the sea front and took …
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. …
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 …