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Setting Up Your StudioLocation:Your studio may incorporate several locations, for example, an easel in your studio, spare room or living room, a computer or Laptop in your study, a park or beach where you visit with a camera and sketchbook, a bus stop?
Light:Light is an element to consider. You may wish to face a window, or have your back to the light. Do you like soft light or bright light? Sometimes you might need to alter the light with blinds or lamps.
The basic materials:
a sketchbook and some pencils (2B, 4B, 6B), watercolour pencils, brushes and paints, a palette, (I use old dinner plates, tiles or plastic containers), a water jar, rags, a table easel if space is limited, or a standing easel, canvas stretchers.
Organising your space:shelving for magazines or books, colourful or wicker boxes for storing found objects, a trolley for your paints and brushes, a pin board for inspiring photos.
Setting up your studio continuedOnce you have begun to set up a working space, and made some decisions about how to place your materials, easel, canvases, paints etc, to make a start you could try this exercise, in order to mark the space as yours, and to imprint your space with a clear energy which will support you.
I love to begin my working day with this 5 minute meditation, as it reconnects me to myself and frees my mind of mind chatter - the other 'to-do's', what is happening up ahead, issues or worries that feel unresolved....the usual stuff! Sit comfortably with your back supported and feet on the floor, legs uncrossed. Click on the link below: http://www.unimedliving.com/meditation/free/meditation-for-beginners/yummy-gentle-breath-meditation.html |