by Barbara Downs | Feb 11, 2011
Here it is, my studio couch. It’s humble, paint-spattered, and very comfortable. I got to thinking about my couch when my new studio neighbors, both sculptors, commented on how my studio looks like a ‘painter’s studio’ because of the couch. At...
by Barbara Downs | Jan 10, 2011
I haven’t posted for a while, have I? It’s a new year, and with that new year I have some changes afloat. But, first, a happy new year to one and all! In the waning days of 2010, I had the fortunate experience of being offered a wonderful studio, and so...
by Barbara Downs | Oct 14, 2010
I have one more weekend of Open Studios. If you’re in the area, stop by! Saturday, October 16 and Sunday, October 17, 10am-5pm. Here are some photos from last weekend. You’ll note that my studio is clean…
by Barbara Downs | Sep 12, 2010
I’m getting ready for Search for Self, a painting exhibition at Monterey Peninsula College in November/December. I will be in the show with two other Santa Cruz artists, Sefla Joseph and Ursula O’Farrell. Here is what my studio is looking like now, with...
by Barbara Downs | Aug 20, 2010
After the flurry of activity finishing the 50 Daily Birds, I really did have to clean the studio. As I cleaned, I was able to clear my head from the last work and think about the next work. Here are some ‘before’ photos. And, ‘after’… Now...
by Barbara Downs | May 9, 2010
Welcome to my new blog! Why “cleaning the studio…?” Well, first of all, because it has to be done. Sometimes. And it’s better than cleaning my house! When I’m ‘stuck’, feeling uncertain about what I’m working on, I clean...
