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As a student I paint from 9:00am to 4:30pm or so, with an hour lunch break. I'm almost finished with my second of four years of school, and plan to stick to a similar schedule when I'm done, but I'll probably start earlier in the day since my studio will be in my home. I've wondered if I have the self discipline to do that, and have worked over the summer to keep myself used to the schedule, although I'm more flexible then. I've tried to make the habit of doing the "extra" chores, like stretching canvas, transferring, supply shopping, etc outside of school time so that I can make the best use of my time here.
I also keep track of all my projects in a notebook, with a running total of time on each one. I keep track of the stages of a project (drawings, muscle overlays, lay in, etc.) I also keep track of models in that book, noting the hours they work, what and when they're paid.
My husband helps me stretch canvases and does the framing for me. When I finish school and we go back home to Washington things will change some, but I hope to be so used to the schedule by then that it will naturally continue. I foresee only one problem, we have to take the time to build a house (with my studio in it) before I can go to work full time.
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