The Grand Tour....
I just LOVE my studio, with plenty of space and great light! I have these great North windows, looking out to our trees. In summer, I can see my raised garden beds from here and smell the fresh air, too. The west window beyond my easel has beautiful views of the horse pasture. Inspiration right out the window! The walls are a soft warm grey, the ceiling is white. I have both florescent lights and incandescent.
The pastel table is an old buffet, and I made the trays for my pastels from foam board. I keep a carpet under foot, so it's easier on my feet and so any pastels that take a dive don't wind up in shattered pieces. Well, at least that's the plan anyhow!
My easel is a nice beechwood H-style, with a tray to hold sticks currently in use. I keep another easel nearby to let a painting have time to 'simmer'. Also included is a rocking chair near a bookshelf, so all my favorite reading materials are nearby. Of course plenty of personal items are in my studio too, its a space where I really kick back and be myself.
In the next room I have a table and shelves for framing and priming plein air surfaces....
The frame room has a tall table for packaging, cutting mats, framing, and priming plein air boards. The white box in the lower corner is a matboard cart --it keeps all my matboards and oversized papers from being damaged.
I hope you've enjoyed the studio visit, and if you'd like to see it in person, I'd gladly see you by appointment.
