The Green Garden

The Green garden
8 x 10
oil on canvas
$175

I haven't posted a finished painting in a while and I have completed several. This is the newest one. I finished painting it last week when I went back to the botanical gardens with Cecilia Robertson. It turned into a hot day but the morning was grand. I loved this scene because of all the cool shady greens, the willow and the park bench. After painting I finished up two sculptures the, crucifix and the longhorn steer and took them to the foundry. I was glad to get them out of my sculpture studio and am very much looking forward to seeing them in bronze.

Where do you paint? Two photos of my sculpture and painting studio.



         The table where I sit and sculpt or paint. Here it is covered
         with completed paintings, stacked up, and sculptures in progress.



My easel where I sometimes work on larger paintings.

    Recently Valerie Pirlot posted images of her studio on her blog. Her paintings are beautiful and I thought it was very interesting seeing where she paints. It is always a treat for me to visit the studios of friends. I really like seeing collections of their paintings all together, as well as their collections of art by other artists.
    Another thing I enjoy is seeing recreations of famous artists studios in museums. I think it gives you more information on the artist when you see the area where they worked and what they chose to surround themselves with.
    This is my studio, but to be honest I don't work in it all that often. Most of  my painting, even when it is in the 100s like now, is done outdoors.When I don't finish a piece I often work on my covered patio. I guess I should have included an image of it. I do keep an easel there. I have a dove and some finches and I like to hear them sing as I work there. Most of my sculptures are started in front of live animals for reference. However ,when I work indoors at home this is my designated place. It could have more space ,but by moving things around a bit it works just fine. I'd love to see pictures of other artists studios.