Setting Up Your Art Studio - Book Sample
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W hat's your obsession? Is it shoes? Celebrities? Old cars? Do you spend your free time hunting down and visiting car shows. Do you drool over shoe catalogs or read People Magazine cover to cover? Me? Well, I'm into art studios.
I admit art studios are an odd thing to be preoccupied with, but if you knew me, it would make more sense. The thing with art studios is that they are made up of some of my most favorite things - art, creative people, artists tools, color, and reference books. And, setting up or redesigning an art studio makes use of a few of my other passions, namely interior design, organization systems, and a need to fill the world with beauty and create spaces that nuture the soul.
For me, art studios are filled with eye candy...palettes filled with juicy colors, jars of well used paint brushes, spray bottles, tubes and bottles of paint, mediums, easels, watercolor paper, canvas, reference photos, loose sketches, detailed value studies, and more. All of the things that make up the minutia of artist's studio make me quiver with delete.
In this book, you'll find everything you need to know in order to plan and furnish our own art studio. We'll cover the necessary details of finding a space for your studio, floor and space planning, lighting, furnishing, and the all-important conundrum of artists – how to get and stay organized, as well as considerations for personalizing your space.
You'll also meet several featured artists and tour their studios. Their stories are interspersed throughout the book. By seeing how other artists, both beginner and master-level, have set up their studios, I trust you'll be inspired to create a studio that perfectly supports your artistist endeavors.
Regretfully, not every artist could be featured. However, all the artist I
interviewed are listed in the Resource Section with his or her complete contact information and web address (if available) or primary gallery association. I encourage you to support your fellow artists, visit their website or gallery, and buy a painting, print or a few note cards!
After reading this book, I hope you'll be inspired to make a space in your life and your home for your own art studio or enhance the one you have.
Forward | Introduction | The Value of a Studio | Ditching Your Inner Critic | Evaluating Your Needs