Yeah, windows are pretty important. My studio I had when we lived in the city I was lucky as I lucked into one with two big windows looking onto the street. It was a good way not only for light but people watching on a day you felt the need to sit and stare to get inspiration for the day.
I hope you can find a place with a window soon. Is it in your house or in a separate studio space?
Mine's in my house - in one way, it's great as it's somewhere I can leave my work out and in place and ready to work on at any time. But like I said it's very dark - but beautifully quiet. As most of my commission work has been monochrome pencil work - that hasn't been too bad as it's about comparing values rather than getting colours right... but the couple of experiments I've done with oil and acrylics in there have been a lot harder, as the colours are completely different in natural light and react differently. Ooh I'd love a studio I could people-watch from! Sound amazing! Maybe if my work gets a bit more popular... ;) E x
Lovely! My studio is in a dark back room, so i work mostly under artificial light. I crave a window 😁
Yeah, windows are pretty important. My studio I had when we lived in the city I was lucky as I lucked into one with two big windows looking onto the street. It was a good way not only for light but people watching on a day you felt the need to sit and stare to get inspiration for the day.
I hope you can find a place with a window soon. Is it in your house or in a separate studio space?
Mine's in my house - in one way, it's great as it's somewhere I can leave my work out and in place and ready to work on at any time. But like I said it's very dark - but beautifully quiet. As most of my commission work has been monochrome pencil work - that hasn't been too bad as it's about comparing values rather than getting colours right... but the couple of experiments I've done with oil and acrylics in there have been a lot harder, as the colours are completely different in natural light and react differently. Ooh I'd love a studio I could people-watch from! Sound amazing! Maybe if my work gets a bit more popular... ;) E x