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Patricia and Joyce, thanks! It's a beautiful studio; because it's a remodeled cottage which was on site already we were able to have it much closer to the river than we'd be able to build if it were new construction. Our house is 100' away from the river's edge per code but the studio is only about twenty or thirty feet away. To the right of the dog bed is a sliding glass door which leads onto a deck and then down a few steps to a short walk to the dock. The river's narrow but tidal and navigable, and we just love it here. We've had the place for 32 years, but the studio (as a studio) only for the last seven. People sometimes bring their plein air classes down here to paint the view. And it's also quiet; you can hear birds and watch kingfishers and great blue herons and osprey looking for their dinners. It's a shame I specialize in portraits.
The WIP isn't typical of my style; it's a posthumous portrait and more formal than most of my work. I just finished a painting of a little girl which uses our pond as the setting. As soon as I have a decent photo I'll post it in Unveilings.
The paper towel holder is extremely handy; I used to have one fastened to my taboret, but this is much more convenient. What I really like is the tray, though. It holds my phone and my CD remote as well as some photos and my glasses, which I take off to paint. I don't use the containers for medium or solvent, though; not sure what I'll do with them. For those who use a lot of those materials they'd work nicely.
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