My son and I were joking that I was like the phantom artist on my site. Since we had not posted the About section on my site there was not a single picture of the artist on my website. Even on my blog my outdoor set up was on display, but NO artist! Well the phantom artist has appeared! I have posted a picture of me working in my backyard studio. I love working in my outdoor studio when the weather is nice or even overcast. I have even worked out there during a light rain. I get the best of both worlds–shelter plus fresh air and the sounds of nature.
A few years ago I was looking through an artist magazine and saw a similar set up and thought it was an awesome idea. I didn’t like working in my studio (which is in the basement) during the day in nice weather, so I thought this would be the perfect solution. Almost like being out on location! We had a platform built out of hemlock and erect a screen tent on top of it. I might add that due to high winds and rain this is our third tent! However, my husband came up with a great idea this year and stabilized it in a more effective way. So far so good and we have had a lot of rain and wind this year already. I would like to keep it up into early fall so I can continue to paint there.
The painting in the picture is now just about finished. I posted the study for it in an earlier blog. I will be posting it soon along with some stages I took during the painting process.
