Today the theme for 2021 is people whose livelihood comes from the sea. I shared this in a variety of ways today. On my new ‘the heart of Swanage’ initiative on Instagram and Facebook I shared the opening details of our local fishmongers with Julia who is one of the first UK female master fishmongers. …
Today, the Monday after half term, the town had gone from manic to a few visitors and children with parents because of INSET days. Java opposite was closed to give crew day off after a bonkers week – spent much of today listening to visitor comments while I sat out in a warm but less …
Today I cracked up whilst sailing, came home to hide but our view brought me out of myself watching cloud / mist phenomenon as it rolled off Ballard Down onto Swanage Bay. After sleep can see mist bank has moved eastwards towards Hampshire.
The wooden boxes I have drawn on since doing the art have become for some clients / recipients memory boxes. Isomer recently have expressly been intended for that purpose some have become so. I have a wooden sailing chest I drew on last year when Anne and I started our lockdown zoom sailing lessons and …
So today we went to Wareham for dental check ups and spent some time in the town. A coffee at Coffee Saloon meant a chance to draw from the window table and my piece from Purbeck Artisan Yard on advertising flyer in front of me. Then a mooch in Purbeck Artisan a yard for first …
Today was a non work day but I still added to the commission wooden box and also when returning home from trip out today my new product – calendar for 2022 had arrived. Also delivered two stickers to business that had paid for dogfriendly.social stickers. Also posted for ‘The heart of Swanage’, so not a …
Today I did some more commission work by adding other 4 line drawing scaffolds to wooden box and started adding some colour too. these are all based on own photos taken on a number of visits and represent aspects of the location – Durlston Country Park, Swanage. Posting line drawings: Box lid Tiredness from sailing …
I sat outside the shop, I drew and made some progress with commission. I also contacted some potential clients about follow ups. More customers to talk today and several children won postcards for great observation skills. I sold a print, two original postcards and printed cards / postcards. I also talked to the manager of …
Today’s first art project was to continue with and maybe complete the ‘Jurassic beach’ hat, which I did. Then after that was completed and a topic of conversation with passers by as well as the ‘Sealife’ and ‘jungle‘ hats, I was asked if we had any pictures of …at a particular price point , we, …
Over the last week I have had a number of memories popping up on Facebook and google photos. Many of these at present are art related from my Open Studio up at Hillview on Houns Tout in 2017, 2018 and 2019 – good memories and show how my art as a business has grown from …