Season's Greetings

Strolling over pine needles and fallen leaves,

 breathing in the washed air after a big storm,

 catching the essence of fresh pine,

winter is here.

Wishing you happiness and well being.

Susan

My Art-Work Spaces

This is one of the places I work.  Glamorous I know.  It's a mess and it works for me.   My work table is located in a section of our bedroom looking out at the woods.  I like that it is accessible to me whenever I want to paint.  I am sort of spontaneous with my creative bursts so it's nice to have everything at hand.

I also have a little 120 sq ft studio next to our house, which is only for the hardy souls to work in.  The source of electricity is a long orange extension cord that runs from the garage.  So I have to be creative about whether I want good lighting or if I want cozy temperatures.  Since we live where the summers are over 100 degrees Fahrenheit the studio turns into a nice oven.   And the flipside is our dark, rainy, cold winters that turn it into a cave.  I love the space though and need to get it hooked up to proper electricity.   Then I would install a set of track lights, plug in my temperature enhancers, and be set.

I need to be creative and that means I will do my artwork in the house, in my studio, or in the outdoors.  I have an art travel kit that I can put in my backpack or carry with a shoulder strap.  It's great to have flexibility.  If I had to wait for all my ducks to be in a row before I could paint, well, painting would never happen.

Don't wait for everything to be perfect before you get creative.  Just do it.

Susan