some of you have asked to see my studio space, so here are some photos. when we had the house built in 2005, we had the builder take part of the 4 car garage and section it off as a seperate room for my studio. it has 2 doors (one that leads to the garage & one that leads outside to a patio). there's heating/air, 2 large windows for light, it's plumbed and has a sink, there's rubber flooring, and the rest is shelving for supplies. 
half of the room is where i have a desk and bookshelves and supply shelves, along with frames hanging on a wall for storage. the other half of the room is where i create. i paint flat on an art table or flat on the floor. when i'm teaching students i bring in other tables for them to use. there is also a section of wall that i utilize for displaying paintings on easles.
i've painted some of the walls earthy coffee shop colors and have hung up lights for ambiance. i have plans of installing track lighting but i don't know when i'll do that yet. there is a light and fan in the center of the ceiling currently. i can get pretty wild when i paint, so i do utilize plastic tarps and drop cloths when i need to protect things. so there ya go. if you find yourself in Star, Idaho...let me know and we can do some painting together.
