A Place to Paint: How to Setup An Art Studio for Painters & Other Artists – Book in Progress

A Place to Paint: How to Set Up An Art Studio for Painters & Other Artists

I started researching and writing this book a few years ago when I could only find one book about setting up an art studio. It was published in 1984 and written by Richard Harding Seddon. The book was called The Artists Studio Book: A Handbook of Studio Management for Painters and Other Artists. It’s no longer in print, but you can purchase used copies through amazon.com.

Seddon’s book provides an in depth guide to setting up and operating a professional art studio. However, it’s 26 years old. Not only are new resources and systems available, but almost more importantly to me, it was missing the visual inspiration to go along with the content. As I was researching how to setup my own art studio, what I really craved was pictures of other artists studios and how they setup their studio and what worked well for them. Admittedly there are is plethora of books featuring artists and their studios. However, I found the focus of these to be more on the artist and their work, and not so much on the studio itself.

One book, Where Women Create by Jo Packman sets my creative juices flowing. It features gorgeous photos and inspirational stories of paper craft, gardening, beading, fiber artists and more. I’m captivated by art studios of any kind and so I find myself pouring through this book over and over again. However, as much as enjoy the variety of studios featured, it doesn’t fill the void of wanting to see more painter’s studios.

My intention for A Place to Paint: How to Set Up An Art Studio for Painters and Other Artists is to give you both information and visual examples that will inspire you to set up an art studio that nurtures and inspires you to do your best work. If you already have a studio, I’m hoping it’ll give you some ideas on ways to make your studio environment more efficient and beautiful.

On a personal note, I must admit that I’m fascinated with artists and their studios. How they lay them out, arrange their tools, approach their work, and what inspires them. I love talking with artists and discovering the path they took to becoming an artists. It doesn’t matter to me whether they’re a full-time professional artist or a painter that carves out two hours on the weekend to feed his or her soul with brush and palette. Their passion and stories and energize me.

Want to see more?
Visit some of the artists websites, or peruse art studio photos. If you want to stay informed of the book’s progress, I invite you visit my blog or join our mailing list.