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Daily Click - Art Studio at Sunset

i love this lil studio of mine. 

Daily Click - Work Space

I spend a large chunk of my day at this desk. Editing photos and videos, posting artwork, taking care of It Works! business, updating my website, paying bills etc. 

Above is my goal/dream board.

Desk is antique. Of course...(I never buy new furniture if I can help it).

 Macbook is 6 years old and still kickin' it. His name is Gizmo.

It's definitely time for an iMac though. So if you want to send one to me, go right ahead. 

I've been blogging for years, and now I am able to make money doing it! Click here.

Gollum: Part Two

(See: Gollum: Part One)

I love working from home for the very reason that I get to hang with my kids.

I've always had a hard time with color. Black pen is my comfort zone. But, I really felt (okay, I literally just typed out "fart" instead of "felt" just now. I should have just left it, right?) 

Anyways, I felt like this needed some eerie color emanating from the ring. I have a range of colors that I'm comfortable with, that I always seem to lean towards. Having to step away from that palette is really giving my brain some good creative exercise. 

That being said, I miss the black and white. I hate the middle stages of a painting because it always just looks muddy and unfinished. I just have to be patient, because I know in the end, adding the color is necessary for the emotion I want to create.

Gollums profile has also been a challenge. I drew him without any references, so in order to get his profile right I'm going to get out my Gollum figurine and pose him. 

[Nerd alert: Yes, you read correctly. I have a Gollum figurine. He comes with a rock you can pose him on, interchangeable heads (one for Gollum, one for Smeagol) and a fish. OH! AND...there are even audio buttons on the rock if you want Gollum or Smeagol to talk!] 

Onward:

  As an artist, all of these challenges are good. It's really pushing me out of my safety bubble and forcing me to enhance my skills. And no matter what, whenever I am drawing/painting, I am a happy camper, so the amount of time I'm spending on this piece has been so much fun.

I'm really excited to finish it and post it for you guys to see! 

art studio tour

This Saturday I will officially be my own boss. 

9 am-3 pm, Saturdays and Sundays in the art studio.

I. AM. SO. EXCITED.

We've lived her for about 2 months, and today I finally got my studio put together. 

There are definitely some improvements to be made, but I can do that over time.

I'm thinking wall to wall bulletin boards, some chalkboard paint, a neat-o light fixture, finish painting that darn desk....a never ending list of projects! That's how I like it baby, that's how I like it!

 I've been in need/want of a new art desk foooor-evvvv-errrr (please say that like Squints from "Sandlot"), but haven't had funds to get one. 

The Universe whispered in my ear one fine day to take a journey to Goodwill, and I found this. For $12. Oh, joyous day! Thrifting NEVER disappoints. 

(Is it abnormal that I get a bigger high from thrift shopping than I do going shoe shopping?)

100 year old floors. Just the thought of how many other feet have walked on these floors is so amazing to me. 

Maybe it was once anothers art studio? A nursery? A study? 

Ah, how I wish I knew!

I'm ready to start creating. BRING IT ON!

......

working hard

and lovin it