Hi Everyone

    

 

 

Recently I found myself moving my painting studio from the outdoors to a room in my home.  The weather here in San Diego has been unseasonably HOT... and I found that it was difficult to stay focused on my painting when I was uncomfortable.  So I decided to convert an empty bedroom in my home into my new art studio space.  It wasn't as easy as I thought it would be. I found myself moving furniture around gathering my paintings from all over my home, collecting all of my art supplies and setting up my work table. At least I didn’t have to move a bed out of the room…whew…

Did I have everything I needed?     Good question... all I can say is that right now my new indoor studio is a work in progress. 

This room looks like it’s half bedroom and half art studio right now…

 

Here is a list of BASIC supplies and other items that I needed for my new home art studio. I was fortunate to have most of these items already

• Easel
• Table and chair
• Paper towels and rags
• Container (s) for cleaning your brushes (most bedrooms do not come with a sink) Mine did not…
• Plenty of blank canvasses, panels or papers
• Sketch pads, pencils, paints
• Paint brushes (all sorts of styles and sizes) and other painting utensils
• container for cleaning brushes
• shelves or a bookshelf to hold my growing collection of art books
• A small desk or side table to use for making notes, handling business
• A printer
• Good lighting ...lots of natural light if possible... (I found that I am going to have to invest in a spot light or lamp that emulates natural light)
• clock (optional) 
• Music (optional)... I enjoy listening to music when I paint... do you prefer music, conversation or quiet in your studio space?
• A space to stash candles, photographs, inspirational journals, etc.
• electrical outlets and extension cord
•   A sign for my door that identifies this old bedroom as a new art studio. Good idea to post your studio hours too!! 

 

Pretty basic... I would say...but it's a start