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January 30, 2023

Happy Birthday AndyKnillArt

Six years of being an artist and running my hobby in an extended form as a business. It seems amazing to me that I am still doing it and people keep coming forward to buying my work and /or sitting down to draw with me. I started with the intention of seeing if I could …

January 8, 2023

2022 review-ish

So I have just gone through my years photos and selected some aspects of the year as a record of some of the arty things I have done. Comments / feedback welcomed. If you are in the changing rooms a lot between chorus numbers what can you do? I sketched and they proved so popular …

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January 7, 2023

Doing some art for fun for me

I shut my studio today and am taking a winter break and a chance to go and seek some new inspirations. So, I decided to add a drawing on my studio front window backed by a vertical blind. The piece would be drawn using Posca markers. In the end I used a mix of 5M …

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January 1, 2023

New year, new plans, countdown to artist anniversary

It is 2023. A new year and from February 1 I will start my 7th year as an artist. A dream woke me linked to creativity, a positive dream if slightly manic and bounding full of recognising ideas I have already had and of ideas going forwards for this new calendar year. Yesterday I hosted …

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December 21, 2022

Cost of living crisis and small art sales

Well, here in the UK, finances are very tight for most people as we go through the current cost of living crisis. As an artist who rents a unit for my studio / shop I am very aware how art in the form of a card,print, gift is very much an,optional extra. So what are …

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December 19, 2022

Short turn around challenge

Today at about 1 pm a visit to the shop from an acquaintance – his wedding anniversary is today! Could I do a special card – price set by me then changed by him and my wife that I was undercharging. I remembered to ask which anniversary. He gave me a vague concept based on …

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December 13, 2022

Christmas and New Year Opening 2022/23

Yep a busy fortnight ahead, then slow slightly, then have biggest holiday since I was a teacher when I used to get this long off every summer. A chance to regroup, visit places, sketch a bit, try out new ideas and generally refresh.

December 12, 2022

The importance of the mobile device in running your business

A fortnight ago my IPad went into a black screen scenario, tried various steps, contacted some companies but no luck so borrowed partner’s iPad and used to put needed files aboard. Now bought new iPad and luckily had bought extra iCloud space and downloaded old iPad onto new one. Today has been the fun day …

November 24, 2022

A November Thursday of inspirations

So, it’s Thursday, the studio / shop is closed and we have a free day PY on our agenda and an artist we admire has an exhibition on in Bournemouth. The weather forecast is very breezy and some very heavy showers possible, but we go anyway. First stop was Wareham to see the River Frome …

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November 22, 2022

Colder, wetter…rearrange shop for …

Yes, I have stopped wearing shorts and sandals this last week as it’s too cold sat in the shop to dress like that now, I know what a wimp. So the shop window display needed changing for Christmas run in. I need space inside and the flexibility to set up art for fun outside too …

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