Just a few steps from our bucolic, country home in Ohio is my studio. A quiet place where I am free to create, undistracted, in peace.
When I go to “work”, I walk the 50 steps or so from my house to a garage-turned-studio. As I sit at my drawing table I look out the large front window at my Amish neighbor's house, field, horses, and buggies zipping by.
The studio is fully stocked with everything an artist/illustrator needs; from all drawing and painting tools (t-squares, angels, pencils, sharpeners, brushes, palettes) to sketch pads, illustration boards and canvases and every kind of paint: oil, watercolor, acrylic.
Though I try to keep it simple and traditional, I also utilize more modern tools like my iMac, scanner, projector, copier, air compressor and air brush. The furnishings are few, but special. I have two antique drawing tables (which I refinished myself) and a huge oak flat file, purchased from an auction years ago (my favorite piece)!
My studio is filled with some 30 years of artwork. Some hangs on the walls; most is piled everywhere! I am proud of my bookshelves filled with art books, reference books, history books and children’s books.
The most stellar feature of my studio has to be its beautiful country setting. I can hear the chickens (and rooster!) at all times, and occasionally hear the horse and buggies go past on our dirt road. I keep an eye on my Amish neighbor’s horses, penned in the field in front of my studio. Our dogs and cats typically rest in the chair next to my drawing table. I love what I do, and I especially love where I get to do it!
