Studios

113_Studio_Juarez

July 7, 2008

Rented studio space in Juarez

144_Door_easel

October 23,2008

Lightweight door makes a good easel in Studio Juarez, 

propped up on a plastic container. 

The loose canvas scroll is suspended from plastic door hooks 

(which attach to the top of the door). 

The canvas was gessoed with the yellow spreader shown at the left bottom, 

smoother and easier than priming with a brush. 

Also note the arrow leaning at the bottom right of the canvas scroll. 

The hollow carbon arrow makes a good brush extension. 

In this case a brass charcoal holder fits 

at the open top end of the arrow, 

so that I can draw on the door easel from a distance.

148_Portable_door_easel_in_Slaton_Texas
December 20, 2008

Tried to paint in Slaton, Texas,
 "the Marfa of the North." 

I unfolded my portable door easel (that I had made in Juarez) 

and leaned it up against my Honda, 

on a spongy blanket protecting the car. 

However the wind kept blowing the canvas scroll hanging 

from plastic top hooks, so I didn't draw.

149_Door_easel_with_compartments
 December 20, 2008 

The custom made door easel was cut in half, 

so it folds in two, 

in order to fit in the back of the Honda Fit. 

Also there are compartments in the back of the door, 

where art supplies are stored, attached by Velcro. 

Easel also has cloth handles,

 for carrying like a suitcase.

112_Studio_in_backpack

June 23, 2008

Portable studio fits in a baseball bat backpack -- 

Japanese easel, low folding chair, board, pad, charcoal...

95_Hush_drawing_session
May 15, 2008

I ran a one time drawing session 

at the Hush Bar/Gallery in the basement, 

in downtown El Paso 

on Monday, 080512, 6-9PM. 

This was the first time I used my "low rider "easel set-up, 

custom made by a carpenter in Juarez. 

The easel is a Japanese design, 

the stool rises only 8 inches high off the ground 

and collapses flat entirely, 

and the board folds in two, 

held together by duct tape. 

The whole drawing set-up fits in what is essentially a guitar case,

 and thus is easy to transport back and forth 

across the El Paso-Juarez border.

 156_Sculpture_Resource_Center_inside_studio
January 18, 2009

My studio corner inside 

the Sculpture Resource Center in Tucson

187_Austin_Studio
May 6, 2009

I'm renting a shared space in South Austin, 

Texas for a month, at the Austin Figurative Gallery. 

austinfigurative.com/