So Storm Eunice was due and sensibly I advised people to stay at home, me? Well I went to the shop when I saw I could safely. I went via the sailing club to check my kayaks were safe,which they were and then along the seafront where the high spring tide saw some water topping …
With Storm Eunice tomorrow and forecast gusts in Swanage at 75 to 95 mph during the day. I may have the shop open or I may not and I have posted online to encourage people to stay at home like the responsible shopkeeper that I am. I will be checking the premises if conditions allow. …
So today after yesterdays marker audit was to include some drawing and see who came through the door sort of plan. Early sales of some cards and then two for Art for Fun, once of whom has a card business so a little bit like coals from Newcastle but a great chat and draw for …
We are now in half term for some areas so I am ready to offer art for fun indoors as too wet and cold to be outside if it is wanted. Also this Saturday I will be offering it as an activity at Toes in the Water event. So today an audit and stocktake of …
I draw and now trying linocuts because my art is my well-being therapy and I enjoy it. However today I did the element of my drawing that I have lost a bit since I started selling and having my working in a shop. I used to draw on scraps of paper, photo paper, paper napkins …
Saturday February 19th sees AndyKnillArt venture further afield. My art has been involved in Purbeck events but I do not take part in events wider afield until next Saturday. I will be exhibiting and selling art at this event in Southampton and also offering Art for Fun. The event is being organised by Rachel – …
So a solid night’s sleep and a later start but I still fitted in a bit of seafront and gig sighting. Then onto work via two other workplaces to practice Panto care follow up after last nights get together – both were ok. My first visitors of the day were shop son Martin who I …
So one customer, some passers by greetings and window browsers. This morning some friends popped in after their yoga class at the loft community hall and were taken by my Wolf moon and pier piece on wood. The rest of the day I drew, did some linocut editing, read and sat near a radiator when …
So Thursday, no shop but collating a range of studio ideas linked to voluntary work party at the sailing club and some possible photos to prompt sketches of box task. Then two walks at Swyre Head and on Swanage seafront with more pictures taken especially on Swyre head linked to my 2022 panorama project. So …
So, January 25 I started the cutting of a linocut piece for the first of potentially four different Purbeck drystone wall designs. I had said to myself after my last linocut attempt at Swanage pier thatI must try something easier yet here I was doing something complicated again. In the last two weeks I have …