Andy Knill Art @The Courtyard Studio

About

*LATEST UPDATE* - The Studio has now re-opened

Andy is a self-taught artist based in Purbeck. He started his work as an artist in early 2017. In November 2019 he moved into The Courtyard Studio in Swanage where half the shop features his art and photography.

Andy also has artwork all year round at The Purbeck Artisan Yard in Wareham.

The studio will be reopening on Monday June 15th 2020 and Andy works on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (two weeks on, two weeks off) and Saturday (10am to 5pm on each day).

Andy’s philosophy is that Art should be for all and his motto is “Art for Fun’. Andy has a shared table in the shop where he encourages anyone to have a go at art without judgement and see if it helps them to feel calmer, the reason he first started sketching in 2015 to help with his own depression. This activity is aimed at all ages from 4 upwards. Unfortunately, while social distancing applies this activity will not be available, but Andy is always willing to discuss ways to be creative at home or outside.

Andy’s work comes in prices from pocket money postcards and art materials to hand decorated wooden boxes, greeting cards (including the popular Santa over Purbeck and Dorset Christmas series), fine art (giclée) prints and original art from small easel canvases up to framed A3 pieces. There are also some examples of local wildlife from his photographs. The range of items varies throughout the year.

Andy likes to produce one off cards and these include commissioned Valentines cards and logos and cards for local businesses.

The medium that Andy works in is pen and ink, there are no brushes involved in his art. He used fineliner markers for black and white pieces. The colour work uses Winsor and Newton Promarkers and Posca Paint markers. The pens and ink allow Andy to work on a variety of materials from paper and card, to wood and clothing. Often you may be greeted by him in the shop wearing one of his hand drawn overalls or his new pith helmet.

Andy looks forward to welcoming you to visit him in the studio where he will often be found working on new pieces of work or trying out techniques and ideas.

The shop’s measures for Covid-19 will be displayed in the front window.