It certainly was a mess, wasn't it, before I got shamed into updoing it after seeing Ronell's and Casey's studios in France in November? I'd painted in oils in there for years, and then acrylics, and made mosiac art with ceramic and cement, and all manner of sloppy mediums. Or perhaps I'm the sloppiness? Ever thought of that?
It was clean, but those stains on the floors and walls were there for the duration.
This small room is one of three studio spaces I have. It's the first one and still the chief one. I'm rededicating it to acrylic painting after using it as an all-purpose (and messy, yes) space for making watercolors and paintings and drawings and blogging over the past couple of years. Now that I'm going back to bigger paintings, I need a separate space for watercolor and drawing, so the papers don't get spoiled and splattered and stained. More about that in a minute.
So here are the befores and afters.
The second studio-ish space I have is the room that used to be our breakfast room and homework/project room for the children. I'll use it now for watercolor and drawing until I can reclaim a bigger room upstairs permanently for those functions. I'll continue to use it for short-termed projects. The armoire you see is full of art supplies.
When I finish reclaiming the room upstairs from various children's uses, I'll post photos of it, too.
Now, I'm all set and ready for a new year of painting, drawing, blogging. I'll do a year-end summary, as I always do, and talk about my plans for 2008, tomorrow.
Thanks so much, lovely commenters! Don't worry, it won't be long before it's messy again! The surprisingly languid days around Christmas are over and it's back to work full-time tomorrow!
Posted by: Laura | January 01, 2008 at 02:38 PM
What a beautiful job you've done on your studio space! Congratulations! I know how good it feels. Now it's time to mess things up again with all new flurries of creation. Enjoy!
Posted by: Suzanne | January 01, 2008 at 11:16 AM
Happy New Year, Miz L., and may all your color-sprites continue to dance with joy in your studios!
It has been a delight to see your work through the aethernet, and a treat to actually meet you. Have a fabulous day, and can't wait to see what you'll create next!
Posted by: Lori Witzel | January 01, 2008 at 10:59 AM
Oh my, you've been busy! Now I'm even more embarrassed about what a mess my studio is in than I was before! I'll have to update my art goals to include 'clean up my studio'.
I'll think I'll have to pop over to North Carolina to see for myself if it's really that neat...
Posted by: Casey | January 01, 2008 at 09:38 AM
Happy New Year, Laura! Do I need to even say I'm green with envy? I think it's now a tradition that I come here for the new year and be awed and humbled! Masochist that I am, I'm so looking forward to following your adventures in 2008 and seeing all the beauty that results!
Posted by: Felicity | January 01, 2008 at 04:47 AM
OH! My Goodness! Just simply To Die For! No, I have no envy for your beautiful studio. I know how Photoshop works. Can't fool me!
Ugh! Green with Envy!
((( circle of Great Painting and Happy New Year! )))
Sherrie
Posted by: Sherrie Roberts | December 31, 2007 at 10:27 PM