What is your "Studio" like?
Written by David   
Monday, 16 July 2007
 

 

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My studio, after a tidy up!
My studio is a fairly basic small room but, as the great outdoors is the source for much of my reference material and inspiration, I can live with it. 

I don't stand at an easel to paint indoors, although a wooden batten on one wall serves perfectly as a support for large paintings, allowing me ample room to step back and assess how it's going, or isn't going as the case may be.

Most of the time my heavy old draughtsman's drawing board provides the support for my paintings and illustration work. From horizontal it tilts, via a pedal spring release mechanism, to an almost vertical angle, which is handy for oils, giving me the choice of being seated or standing.

Glass has become my preferred palette for acrylics and oils, although a dinner plate will do the job when I can't be bothered to clean my palette during long and intense sessions.

A small set of drawers on wheels contains various tubes of paint, mediums and other equipment. On top is a glass surface which I can employ as an additional palette, for oils or larger acrylic paintings.

For my photo reference, the computer by my drawing board means I can view series of images as I work.

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