Where is your studio located?
My studio is located in my home in Springfield, MO. I'm happy to have a bit of a larger studio in a third bedroom that's about 15' x 11' & when the weather gets warmer I plan to set up a temp studio for encaustics on my back patio or the garage.
What's your studio routine?
I'm in my studio daily & though I may not always be painting, there is plenty to do with organizing, emails, online researching, sketching or doodling. In the warmer months I like being outside in my second studio on the back patio where I do encaustics.
What's your medium?
I like to experiment with various mediums - I work mostly with wax, both cold wax & encaustic. Mediums I like to play with are: oil sticks & pan pastels, watercolors, oil + cold wax & acrylics, but my love is always the wax based mediums.
What do you typically listen to?
Mostly Spotify playlists - instrumental mood music is always playing in the background. I also like to listen to podcasts.
What's your favorite tool?
Some of my favorite tools are: my fingers/hands, hake brushes of various sizes for encaustics, palette knives & color shapers, torch & clover iron for encaustics.
Does your studio affect your work?
Yes, most definitely I would say my new studio which I'm still settling into has good natural daylight + I have rigged up LED photography lighting which I'm finding very helpful when the days are not sunny or working at night. I like that my studio is a bit larger than the last place with lots of good light which is important.
List five words to describe your work
Allegorical, dreamy, figurative, mysterious, quirky
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