The joy of a studio

“Having a studio at home is the culmination of many years of longing for my own art room. It’s a place where I can focus on my painting, unobserved. To have your own studio is to be at one with your painting on a journey together, without any distractions or demands. It’s not a large space, just 3m x 3m, separate from the house and positioned in a sunny courtyard. It’s set up so everything is at my fingertips. The shelves are crammed with reference books, paints, brushes, solvents, sketchpads, canvases, pencils and cloths. I have hung a collection of small paintings for inspiration. There are rulers of various sizes, a couple of houseplants and a floor that’s never swept. During times of contemplation I can look out to the courtyard through a wall of windows and glass doors and watch nature and the changing light. I’ve pinned the poem Desiderata by Max Ehrmann to a wall. It was one of Mum’s favourites.” See Elaine’s work at wrightwilliamsart.com