Oil painting studio setup

Using a glass palette for oil painting has so many advantages for artists, I show you how to set up your glass palette, make your own, and never worry about a palette again.

Hi! Come on in and let me show you around my new studio. The concept for the studio began in 2000 when I bought my cottage, a 1940s duplex. I planned to use the front unit as my home and the rear u…

Save money by turning an old tv stand into a new taboret

UPDATE: June 2022: My Plein Air Online Course: Painting Land and Sea is Now Available Painting outdoors en plein air can be invigorating, inspiring, meditative... and frustrating, inhibiting, and uncomfortable! I like comfort, so I've done a lot of research to assemble a plein air kit that is lightweight, stable, and functional.By nature I am a studio painter: I like a chair, regulated temperature, controlled lighting, access to all my materials, and most of all.... NO BUGS. But despite the…

When we moved to Silicon Valley for my husband’s medical residency in 2014, our family of five could barely afford our two bedroom, 900 sq ft apartment. I was raising three kids five and under in an unfamiliar city while my husband practically lived at the hospital. Just two years before I had a dedicated […]

Some pro tips for a home art studio setup that are budget-friendly and fun! Make a taboret, a homemade easel, and still-life display table!

Ann Templeton (1936-2011)Over time, I’m sure more artists and students of painting will offer their own memories of Ann Templeton. I thought I’d take a few moments to share my own…