Heading to the country!

[Jean Kelly]

Second try.

For now the windows are serving as wall space for my paintings. These are all on panels so the light doesn't shine through. Later we'll put up picture rail for some of them; wall space is at a minimum here.

[Jean Kelly]

And last, if this is still working. This is Clea by the rocks. Her new pug puppy, Pendleton, is on the ground but out of this picture.

Jean

[Patricia Joyce]

How wonderful for you. This looks like a very warm, yet light filled space. Let me know how the skylight works for you. do you have blinds for it? I see some great paintings coming from this studio

[Jean Kelly]

Hi Pat,

The sun from the skylights is never in the area I paint, so I don't think they will be a problem. I'm already repainting Jux, everything is wrong now that I can see it. All my colors dance on the palette instead of looking flat. Before I had to get my nose up to the pigment to see whether it was raw umber or black. No problem now!

How do you like your new studio, is there a thread on it?

Jean

[Claudemir Bonfim]

What a beautiful studio Jean, I wish I had half of that space.

[Linda Brandon]

Hi Jean, Congratulations on the new house and studio! I'm delighted for you and keep us postd as to how the spce is working for you. I'm betting that you will have some lighting issues if you want to paint your models from life there and I'm interested to learn how you'll solve them.

I admire all you artists who can paint with somebody else in the room (other than a model) on a regular basis. I doubt that I could do that.

I'm also glad to see the tattoed man painting is still in your studio, I'm a fan of this one, you know.

[Kimberly Dow]

Jean,

This looks wonderful, congratulations!

Just one thing to be aware of...my last place was all warm honey pine walls like yours is here. It really does affect the way light looks as it bounces around. If you are aware of it though, it's easy enough to compensate.