Today while at Java (coffee house) the screen which has served well until today gave up the ghost and couldn’t be resurrected. I offered Ciaron my old “post office counter”screen as many nicknamed it I used in The Courtyard Studio as I have no counter to sit behind in AndyKnillArtStudio. That was a collection from …
So Friday and Saturday both included some art for fun and a young man coming to check it was happening on Saturday and came before meeting friends at the skatepark. I continued to work on my Autumn leaves piece which is NOT the next in the tree series but is an autumnal piece. The green …
Thursday is my break day between my two day stints at the shop. Tuesday and Wednesday were pretty quiet butI have done quite a lot of drawing myself. So today was to be a lie in and take the day easy…message from potential client who visited the shop at half term – cue a walk …
My tree pictures have become quite popular and the next request has been is there going to be an autumn colours piece – well so far the trees in Durlston Country Park have not turned and so the stand of trees used for Last of the Leaves and Summer Leaves have not turned. I took …
A milder day – no thermals needed below the overalls. Today I drew with K-M this morning, chatted with TH, sold some cards and later SD paid for her commissioned box. So some sales, some drawing and also some pieces finished. I completed my Corfe Castle piece and also played with some observations of the …
Art ideas passed through my head today, some posts on Social media including seeking reviews on Google / Yell / Trip Advisor alongside comments already collected from the ‘Art for fun’ exercise book.
I often get asked when I started doing art and to be honest in its current format 2015 when I started to keep a sketchbook and braved the world of Urban Sketching – first time out this week 2015, Borough Market, Southbank, London on a Saturday lunchtime – proof that drawing can help you to …
So it’s Sunday, not a shop day but lots to do. Tomorrow project kitchen replacement starts so our part to have emptied kitchen completed this morning. Learning about how work surface sections connected in oprocess to take part of the kitchen apart so Martin can reuse in his shop and to make wooden products. A …
It had to happen and today was that day… In other news, two ladies did art for fun and enjoyed it. I completed my marker colour chart and shop audit, home studio to add yet. I drew two new commissions – a greeting card and a hand drawn wooden box and got great feedback from …
So today I did an overdue task that is a mixture of admin. And colouring in – creating a new colour chart for the markers and a stocktake of which working markers I have. This is now useful in two main ways: 1) What pens and colours I have available to me for the art …