A Year of Making Art, Day 316: Building a Wall

February 29, 208  Day 316

Today's drawing was sketched quickly in black and brown:

  Drawing #322  11" x 14"

I have been clearing out the junk in my studio in order to make room for a new flat file, but we have also decided to have some work done.  When this house and studio were built 2 1/2 years ago, I told our builder not to put a wall between my studio and the "mud room" or entry-way, a decision I've been sorry for ever since.

I was greedy and thought I would get the whole space.  But since you have to walk through the mud room from the garage or outside door to get into the house, there is no way I can close it off to other purposes.  The mud and dust and ice all get traipsed into my studio.  When Adrian doesn't close the door to the garage properly (often), I feel the chill.

Having a wall will also give me a better work area and exhibition space.  But it is going to completely disrupt everything for a couple of weeks.  And right now I am busy getting rid of as much as possible so that we can start moving furniture.  We are going to have the floor of the studio finished at the same time, since it is just the original concrete and exudes dust.

I had thought I would begin painting this week because I just finished gessoing 10 new canvases, but now that will have to wait until this project is complete.

Meanwhile, my printmaker Stan Bowman just got a new Colorspan printer that will take canvas or paper up to 60" wide, so I am offering larger sized prints on my website.  The first one, a 60" x 48" print of Night Songs, is ready to be shipped on Monday:

  Giclee Print of Night Songs 60" x 48"

(Note: There is a gap between the dates I'm writing and posting in order to give me time to get ahead.)

Comments

[Martha Marshall]

Lynne, how frustrating it must be to have all those wonderful canvases waiting for you. But your studio upgrades are going to be well worth it. I love this print!