Inside The Art Studio A GUIDED TOUR OF 37 ARTISTS’ CREATIVE SPACES Edited by Mary Burzlaff Bostic and the editors of AMERICAN ARTIST magazine Cincinnati, Ohio www.artistsnetwork.com Thank you for purchasing this Artist Network eBook. Sign up for our newsletter and receive special offers, access to free content, and information on the latest new releases and must-have art resources! Plus, receive a coupon code to use on your first purchase from NorthLightShop.com for signing up. or visit us online to sign up at http://artistsnetwork.com/ebook-promo Contents Special Offers Introduction CHAPTER ONE Pride of Place Beacon of Opportunity by James Duncan It Takes a Community to Make Art by Michael Gormley Kathy Anderson: A Studio From Scratch by Michael Gormley James Prosek: Painting Nature Beside a Pond by Michael Gormley Babette Bloch and Marc Mellon: Sculpting an Artist Marriage by Michael Gormley Everett Raymond Kinstler: Two Studios, Two Locations, One Community by Michael Gormley Wende Caporale and Daniel E. Greene: A Barn in North Salem by Michael Gormley Artpost Austin: An Enclave for Visual Artists by Naomi Ekperigin CHAPTER TWO Portrait Studios Wendy Walworth-Schrijver: Creating a Space That Feels Like Home by Daneyal Mahmood Betsy Ashton: Creating a Space You Won’t Want to Leave by Daneyal Mahmood John Howard Sanden: A Studio Visit by John A. Parks William Chambers: Adding a Portrait Studio to a Home by M. Stephen Doherty CHAPTER THREE Educational Studios Joanette and Cedric Egeli: A Studio With a Practical Focus by Austin R. Williams NYK Academy: Creating an Intimate Atelier by Austin R. Williams The Teaching Studios of Art: Excellence Without Rigidity by Austin R. Williams Ryder Studio School: Studios for the Serious Pursuit of Art Education by M. Stephen Doherty Center for Academic Study & Naturalist Painting: Studios for Academic Study by M. Stephen Doherty CHAPTER FOUR Converting Spaces Dennis Doheny: A Simple Garage Makeover by John A. Parks Kathy Caudill: Using a ‘Bonus’ Room by John A. Parks William A. Schneider: Building a House to Surround a Studio by M. Stephen Doherty Gail Descoeurs: Insulating a Garage by John A. Parks Amy Mann: Using Living Space by John A. Parks Ruth Ann Greenberg: Adding Upward by John A. Parks Christine Ivers: Adapting a Studio to a Changing Economy by M. Stephen Doherty Gerald Simcoe: Putting an Easel Where a Tractor Once Parked by M. Stephen Doherty Joan Potter: Building on Art History by M. Stephen Doherty Arthur Egeli: Converting a Garage Into a Professional Studio by M. Stephen Doherty John Morra: Turning a Sacred Place Into a Work Space by John A. Parks Featured Artists About the Editor Introduction Call me curious or just plain nosy, but I love touring artists’ studios. Messy or tidy, large or small, old or new, converted or built to specification, the places where creative ideas are born and executed are fascinating. How does the magic happen? Can you see the influence of the space or location on the artist’s work? I’m willing to bet that you like looking at other artists’ studios just as much as I do, so I’m excited to share this exclusive look at thirty-seven artists’ work spaces. Culled from American Artist’s popular Studios series, Inside the Art Studio takes you inside the private studios of successful artists around the country and shows how these artists adapted existing spaces, added storage units, made the environments safer, designed work space to accommodate students or collectors, maximized a limited budget, or fulfilled their dreams. The featured artists’ unconditional commitment to their studios, their artwork, and their lives and loved ones can serve as guideposts. Their experiences suggest numerous paths open to any artist wishing to further develop his or her creative life, both in and out of the studio. Be inspired and enjoy! Mary Burzlaff Bostic CHAPTER ONE Pride of Place “Fortunately art is a community effort—a small but select community living in a spiritualized world endeavoring to interpret the wars and the solitudes of the flesh.” —Allen Ginsberg Babette Bloch, Kathy Anderson, and Marc Mellon near their studios in Redding, Connecticut.