{"id":37421,"date":"2014-07-12T21:43:16","date_gmt":"2014-07-13T01:43:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/?p=37421"},"modified":"2021-05-03T19:26:38","modified_gmt":"2021-05-04T00:26:38","slug":"the-new-art-studio-is-coming-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/horizonsmagazine.com\/blog\/the-new-art-studio-is-coming-together\/","title":{"rendered":"The new art studio is coming together"},"content":{"rendered":"

The inspiration is flowing! I’ve set up my painting studio in what used to be the dining room, and it’s coming together better than I planned.\u00a0 Don’t you love when that happens?<\/em> Everything fits and, for the first time in years, my paints and sketchbooks are laid out where I can sit down and work on a moment’s notice.\u00a0 I always have several projects going at the same time, some related to the magazine, some related to writing and editing, and always a few personal projects, sewing and handyman stuff.\u00a0 Sometimes 15-30 minutes a day is all the time I can spend on something, so I am used to working in jumps and starts.\u00a0 Today I set up the watercolor station.\u00a0\u00a0 I inherited my husband’s paint supplies in the 90’s. He painted in oils and watercolor.\u00a0 I was always an acrylic painter, so that opened new doors to me.\u00a0 He was a real neat freak, so his paint supplies were kept immaculate.\u00a0 It was good training for me to keep them clean and well cared for.\u00a0 As I set up the watercolor station today, I noticed I had a relatively new set of paints and a half dozen new, unopened brushes — score!\u00a0 I taped a few sheets of watercolor paper to pieces of cardboard and set them on the easels, ready to go.\u00a0 I laid out the brushes and paints, the mason jars I use for water, and several paint cloths to wipe brushes on.\u00a0 I’m already inspired!<\/span><\/p>\n

RELATED: My former dining room is now the art studio<\/a><\/p>\n

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