On January 1st, I moved in to my brand new studio. My husband designed an addition off our kitchen onto what was a section of the deck. It features high ceilings, with more upper windows yet to come, and a below-the-floor storage room with a trap door and stairway down.
Here are some photos of various areas, and for any artists reading this, I’ve shared a few tips about my setup. I’ll also mention any products I’d like to recommend if you’re interested in finding them (no, I’m not being paid).
So, welcome to my studio….
art studio of Rani Garner, Marion County Georgia USA
my Tueller wall easel, great for large works. The two masts slide on the horizontal rails to adjust.
I get paint all over walls, floors and windows so have tried to protect them
This is a rolling taboret with lots of drawers. I don’t like the idea of having to hang up paint tubes in an exact location on the wall, even though it looks pretty in other artists’ studios…I just want to find it fast, squeeze out what I need and throw it back in the drawer! The brands of oil paint I use are mostly Gamblin, some Windsor Newton, and Permailba white for mixing. I love Rosemary Brushes in short brights of all sizes. I use recycled yogurt cups for small amounts of medium. I bought the cans of paint by mistake—I don’t recommend! Messy and a lot of it dried up.
This is my other work easel (I keep lots of paintings going simultaneously). The room divider acts as a paint spatter shield. I would rather have a larger work surface for palette and brushes, but the beauty of this setup is that the palette on the taboret is still on the correct side for a right-handed person. I once saw an artist who used a lazy susan revolving palette, and that’s what I need here!
A cozy corner for sunrise coffee, book breaks, and kitty visits. There is still plastic on the outside of the windows because of continuing exterior painting.
This might not interest most people, but here is where I store framing hardware, tools and solvents. The middle section has doors that close. My speakers for streaming Spotify are on the top.