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| Another view of my studio as you enter it. It has two north facing skylights so there is always lots of light . | | | | | | | | |
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| This is the area where I do my watercolors. Two drafting tables and a flat file. |
I always love seeing artists' studios. I took some photos of mine recently because I
cleaned it and thought I would share them with you. I have it set up for working on my watercolor botanicals. I have some commission work to do in oils and that space is set up behind the screen. I am still working on refining that space but I think I have my watercolors set up in a way that works for me. I put my botanical books on top of my flat file so I can just reach over for them for reference or inspiration. I am left-handed and it was difficult to find a table that had a slanted section and enough area on the left to put my palette and brushes. I have improvised here and there but I love finding new ways to make things work. I have put a second drafting table to the right of my main table. I just need to sprawl sometimes. I create quite a mess when working on a project and then I clean it all up again afterwards. It has become a bit of a ritual.
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| My palette set up. Way too many brushes. Is that possible? |
I am big on porcelain palettes when working in the studio. I just like how the brush feels on the porcelain. I used a large porcelain palette for a while but I switched to a couple of small palettes with lids that function as mixing areas. The big palette contains my core colors and the smaller ones contain more specialized colors that I use less often.
I worked in an art supply store when I first got out of college and developed a love of art tools of any kind. I guess I have a little fantasy about how I am am just one art tool away from true greatness and I just have to keep looking until I find it.
