Cafe sketching series continues
A section of the bar with the mural work of Some Art – a former college contemporary of Pav. We are spending more time here in the calmness that Sophie has created in Station Road, Swanage.
Category: Sketching
Extra school session
As last week we had so many of the year 4 class not drawing on the boilersuit we arranged that I would go back into school and today including morning break was there for almost three hours. The missing pupils pieces were added and I ran extra sketching tasks based around the ProMarker pens themselves, …
Lunch and a sketch
When I am at the shop I don’t sketch often as the view is the same every shop day re. commercial Road. So I take the opportunity to sketch when in different places. Today we had lunch at Java and sat in a different place and after finishing before Anne I took the opportunity to …
What an amazing day
In conversation with other local businesses we have reflected how it is impossible to predict what may happen on any given day. So Friday had seen the sale of two cards but pleasing as it took sales over £100 for the week. Today cooler, dry for most of it except some light showers near the …
The joy of working with children
In 2018 I was invited to work with the Year 3 and 4 classes at one of our local primary schools linking sketching to their local area unit. I developed a four hour unit which today I got to repeat with a third cohort. Visit One I do an introduction to me as Andy the …
Evening stroll and some morning plans
So, Sunday was busier than originally planned. Lots of our local friends wouldn’t be surprised about that at all. From an art point of view I took a selection of photos on our morning walk including time on the pier, watching the sailing club going out to race, seafront. I started a sketch after my …
Open Studio 6 to reopen
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 …
PAW 2022 day five
So, Wednesday June 1st and back at the studio for the last two days on what are my normal working days. The art weeks have started well for me, just over a week ago I was worried I wouldn’t sell enough art to cover the studio’s rent last month. Now five days on and the …
Busy, busy, …
Apologies to anyone looking for any blog posts from me I have lost the blogging thread recently. So it is now second half of May and the business factor has picked up a notch. This week: Monday morning – spent at local primary school where for the third time I offer my 4 hour sketching …
Printers and sketching
I placed an order for mainly reprints last week and some new pieces too. Today we collected my order, left a new one for my recently completed panorama and a card order for an artist friend. We always combine a visit to the printer with some time out and a drive in the Dorset countryside. …