Nana's studio is up on the second floor of the cottage. Her window looks out from under the eves, and is shaded by the old apple tree. I think perhaps all serious artists dream of working in a real studio. I certainly did until we moved to the cottage.

How would you define a real studio? I think it should be a unique space and as individual as the artist who occupies it.

An integral part of my dream studio is the view. North facing windows, critical for their true light, open toward the hills. The southern windows look down the lane toward the creek. Often, on a gentle morning such as this, a soft mist rises in the meadow, turns the sun's first rays to gold and throws the warming light of inspiration across the studio floor. When, at last I turn away from the magnificent scene and look around inside, there is color. Color everywhere. Color in boxes of paints, pastels and pencils. Color in papers stacked on the table and sliding off onto the floor. Color in the finished works and in the works in progress. My dream studio is filled with light and color.

Framed oil paintings abound - in stacks, hanging, and leaning against the chairs. Watercolors are drying, tacked on the walls and laying about on any available flat surface. Desks, tables and shelves are covered with the wonderful clutter necessary to an artist's work. Cups and glasses, pots and tin cans hold pencils, brushes, odds and ends. The place smells pungently of turpentine, linseed oil, and old books. This is where we imagine, dream, work and play.

Visitors are welcomed here with pleasure. Sometimes they'll fall in love with a particular work. When they do, we encourage them to take it home and make it a part of their life. Sometimes we carry our works over to Holiday Village and hang them in one of the shops. Other times we place a work in the Village Art Gallery. I believe art to be most worthwhile when it brings joy not only to the artist, but also to the beholder.

Please, won't you come on in... spend some time looking around... if you find something you love, feel free to take it home and make it a part of your life. One of the most pleasant things about being an artist (for me, anyway) is seeing your work through someone else's eyes. There are now quite a number of web authors displaying my art and I want to thank them, one and all. It's a real joy to have someone write to me to say thanks.

Thank YOU for coming. Drop back by whenever you can and HAVE FUN while you're here.

Every child is an artist. The problem is
how to remain an artist once he grows up.
Pablo Picasso

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