In the back of the house where I live now in Washington the former owner fully enclosed and remodeled a 3 car garage to make it into living quarters for a live-in care-taker. It has a "bar" sink and its own heat source, two exterior doors and an ADA compliant bathroom.
I suppose I could have made it into a therapy office, but we had a better idea.
We divided it in half. One half is for making sure I have no excuse not to work out. Workout equipment, yoga mat, etc.
The other half, though.
That's where the magic is.
On the left is my eight+ foot, counterweight easel, built for me by my woodworker father-in-law from maple.
These are the plans for this easel: Bob Perrish, Artist Easel Plans.
The add-on is the Artristic Evolve, which allows me to mount a panel, be able to paint on the sides and spin it around to reach are areas. I ordered it from Australia, and they were beyond friendly and accomodating, given the insane tariffs. We each chipped in to cover the customs cost.
The blue shop towels are attached with a bungie cord, and a light is clipped to the easel since I tend to shadow it when I'm standing in front.
Next to the easel is a shop cart, which I'm going to trade to Himself for a new taboret as soon as he makes me one :-) The top, shallow drawer is full of brushes, knives, other painting tools, as well as a pair of pliers I keep in hope that I won't keep using my teeth to open paint tubes.
On the top, just barely visible to the right of the palette box, is an air quality indicator. I get a warning if things get hinky.
On top is a shallow shadow box. Inside that is my palette. This allows me to enclose the huge 20x32 palette and hopefully keep the paint wet.
Above the shop cart is a mixing chart I made for the palette I'm currently using, which consisists of indanthrene blue, anthroquinone blue, phthalos, quinacridones, all non-toxic because septic system. However, little of it goes down the drain. Most of it is wiped on blue shop towels that dry, and then are thrown away.
Across from the easel is a rack for panels - I'll add a picture later. Along that wall is also a computer desk with a drawing pad, and next to that, a watercolor/drawing station.
The table on which I do watercolor is my mother's table. I love being in this space.
While my paintings are curing I have then mounted on a STAS gallery hanging system. This way I don't have to keep making holes in the wall.
