New A4 piece of art completed today. It is based on a sketch drawn last weekend down below the sailing club. It was drawn out in Staedtler pigment liner and then colour with Winsor & Newton ProMarkers. It will not be made into prints and like my other lockdown pieces so far will sell only …
The government spoke yesterday, so my plans to reopen The Courtyard Studio on June 1 are dashed for the moment. I had spent my first day in weeks in the shop cleaning and changing my displays. So new Re-opening Day will be Monday June 15th at 10 a.m.
So Monday June 1 shops are able to open * (*subject to …). My plan to reopen The Courtyard Studio, Swanage on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday from 10 to 5 with me (Andy) on duty. Times for my fellow sole trader tbc. Social distancing measures will restrict the number of customers inside but I …
Well I did my last shop shift on March 21 and decided I should self-isolate because of my asthma. The following Thursday the shop was shut for the lockdown. Good news – The Courtyard Studio will open its doors again once it is allowed to be and I and Jo will be back selling our …
I know and have still not found the impetus to post my full catalogue or portfolio of work on this site or anywhere else. As I stock my space at The Purbeck Artisan Yard or my half of The Courtyard Studio I am unable to exhibit the full extent of my range of work. I …
I grabbed the initiative to hand colour some of my pen and ink cards with valentine themes. Generally this was successful and I also took a number of individual commissions for unique original cards. The aspect I enjoyed most about the original cards was the need to draw new subjects linked to the brief from …
Ask other shopkeepers locally who sell similar products and apparently this is one I should be considering. So after a brainstorm I started a new use for some of the pen and ink card designs. Rather than hand coloured cards I could modify the theme of the cards as “Original Valentines” where each design will …
A new calendar year starts and with it some changes in approach planned for getting my art out to people. At the end of January I will celebrate three years since setting myself the label “artist” and will comment on what I have achieved in that time. So,how will 2020 be different? As I have …
Hi readers I know that some people read those posts so a bit of an update about my online presence. I had a reminder about a subscription for a web tool that I bought into to drive e-commerce from this site. However, I haven’t invested the time in it so have decided that if people …