The Studio: Move In Day

Yesterday, at long last, we moved everything into the new space for my studio.  It was a long day and we couldn't have done it without the wonderful young man from the neighbourhood who helped us carry everything from the second floor to the basement. As you can see from the photos, there is still some remaining work to be done, but it is essentially ready for me to work!

My watercolour table, taboret and easel are ready for me to begin playing! The chair, lovingly painted by my husband, Brian, is my tribute to my first watercolour teacher, Johnnene, who often had a red chair in her watercolour paintings.

I have so much storage that I am almost giddy thinking about it! here you can see the shelves and flat file.

The TV unit from the former family room was too big and heavy to move but makes a good storage space.

 The flat files, a birthday gift from Brian, sit temporarily on a desk. Brian will build a storage unit to contain them.

A place for everything!

There are still some building supplies around .

Worth waiting for!!

Sketch Crawl

A "before" photo of the soon to be a studio space.

Yesterday was Urban Sketchers' World Wide Sketch Crawl day. Everyone was encouraged to get outside and sketch their environment. I intended to take part, however circumstances altered and I did not. Perhaps next time.... My friend, Cheryl did some lovely sketches as part of the World Wide Sketch Crawl. You can see them on her blog  http://radfordart.blogspot.com/  Well done, Cheryl!

Our Gallery Painting Group paint out season begins May 22 at the Komolka School house. Weather permitting, I will post some photos of the location and some of my sketches.

Oh JOY

So.... the studio had one last step to go before completion, removing the old wall to wall carpet and installing the flooring. We had a phone call to inform us that the flooring had arrived and the installer called to set up a day to complete the project. The basement where my studio will be located has been dry for over 30 years. However, when we began to pull up the carpet we discovered water at the edge of the floor. A call to the plumber and a few hours later we were informed that groundwater was coming into the basement.... OH JOY...at least I think that is what I said...it may have been a slightly more profane remark. So.... the city was called to make inquiries about a sump pump subsidy program, the floor installer called to delay installation of the new floor and I am now faced with visions of concrete being jackhammered, pump and pipes being installed, money flying out of my account and then, maybe, fingers crossed, I can begin to move into my studio at last. OH JOY!!!

Happy New Year

The year is beginning with transforming the abandoned basement family room into my studio space. This first involves clearing out an accumulation of things not wanted or required in the rest of the house, a surprisingly pleasant undertaking, in spite of it being one we have avoided for a long time. Lighting, flooring,wall painting and storage will follow and then, at last, I will be able to move my painting supplies into a new and better place to work.  In the meantime, I am working in my current space, preparing for upcoming shows. A list of these shows as well as an assortment of my work can be found on my website

http://www.susangarrington.com/