A room of my own – my new art studio and website

Finding a place to paint

But finding a place to paint is easier said than done when you live in a house with three young children, a husband and an mischievous cat. Every time I want to paint, once I have found a place to work, I have to unpack my easel, paints, paintbrushes, canvases etc – only to pack it all up again when I have finished.  In addition to finding the space to paint, there is the problem of finding the time to paint, what with teaching art full time and looking after my family. Needless to say I don’t get as much artwork done as I’d like.

My New Art Studio

But needs must. So, a few months ago we converted our little stuga (shed) into an art studio. The light isn’t perfect and the size isn’t really big enough, however it is my space and a place for me to think, plan, create and paint.

A Room of my own

English writer Virginia Woolf once argued that “a woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction”. I suppose in my case it is finding a room of my own to paint.