Studio Practice

Studio practice is defined as the processes and experimentation that takes place in the artist’s studio. Having a dedicated space to retreat to, the luxury of leaving materials and works in progress on the floor, on the easel or on the wall to dry and come back to the next day with fresh eyes is the absolute ultimate for an artist. That said, creating art on the go and setting up a studio space wherever I am has expanded my practice by allowing me to explore new sizes and materials that are portable and travel well. Having to improvise in addition to often working amongst interested onlookers vs. a familiar private studio retreat can provide new insights and techniques, ( and increase heartrate! )

Taking my practice out into the world is liberating and spontaneous, with quick sketches and small studies serving as no fear experiments. During recent travels I returned to my watercolour roots, assembling a small kit of Inktense pencils, a pad of 5 X 7 Yupo paper, a small set of pan watercolours, assorted water-filled brushes as well as different size concertina sketchbooks made from a large sheet of watercolour paper. I created art on the go in buses, jeeps, boats and planes, capturing memories along the way.

Taking your art- making out into the world results in an expanded studio practice; allowing the processes available in the studio to merge with the emotion of gathered experiences and memories; priceless.