Inside the art studio : a guided tour of 37 artists' creative spaces

248 Pages·2014·23.29 MB·English

by  Bostic

Inside The Art Studio
A GUIDED TOUR OF 37 ARTISTS’ CREATIVE
SPACES
Edited by Mary Burzlaff Bostic and the editors of
AMERICAN ARTIST magazine
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Contents
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Introduction
CHAPTER ONE
Pride of Place
Beacon of Opportunity by James Duncan
It Takes a Community to Make Art by Michael Gormley
Kathy Anderson: A Studio From Scratch by Michael Gormley
James Prosek: Painting Nature Beside a Pond by Michael Gormley
Babette Bloch and Marc Mellon: Sculpting an Artist Marriage by Michael
Gormley
Everett Raymond Kinstler: Two Studios, Two Locations, One Community by
Michael Gormley
Wende Caporale and Daniel E. Greene: A Barn in North Salem by Michael
Gormley
Artpost Austin: An Enclave for Visual Artists by Naomi Ekperigin
CHAPTER TWO
Portrait Studios
Wendy Walworth-Schrijver: Creating a Space That Feels Like Home by
Daneyal Mahmood
Betsy Ashton: Creating a Space You Won’t Want to Leave by Daneyal
Mahmood
John Howard Sanden: A Studio Visit by John A. Parks
William Chambers: Adding a Portrait Studio to a Home by M. Stephen
Doherty
CHAPTER THREE
Educational Studios
Joanette and Cedric Egeli: A Studio With a Practical Focus by Austin R.
Williams
NYK Academy: Creating an Intimate Atelier by Austin R. Williams
The Teaching Studios of Art: Excellence Without Rigidity by Austin R.
Williams
Ryder Studio School: Studios for the Serious Pursuit of Art Education by M.
Stephen Doherty
Center for Academic Study & Naturalist Painting: Studios for Academic
Study by M. Stephen Doherty
CHAPTER FOUR
Converting Spaces
Dennis Doheny: A Simple Garage Makeover by John A. Parks
Kathy Caudill: Using a ‘Bonus’ Room by John A. Parks
William A. Schneider: Building a House to Surround a Studio by M. Stephen
Doherty
Gail Descoeurs: Insulating a Garage by John A. Parks
Amy Mann: Using Living Space by John A. Parks
Ruth Ann Greenberg: Adding Upward by John A. Parks
Christine Ivers: Adapting a Studio to a Changing Economy by M. Stephen
Doherty
Gerald Simcoe: Putting an Easel Where a Tractor Once Parked by M. Stephen
Doherty
Joan Potter: Building on Art History by M. Stephen Doherty
Arthur Egeli: Converting a Garage Into a Professional Studio by M. Stephen
Doherty
John Morra: Turning a Sacred Place Into a Work Space by John A. Parks
Featured Artists
About the Editor
Introduction
Call me curious or just plain nosy, but I love touring artists’ studios. Messy or
tidy, large or small, old or new, converted or built to specification, the places
where creative ideas are born and executed are fascinating. How does the magic
happen? Can you see the influence of the space or location on the artist’s work?
I’m willing to bet that you like looking at other artists’ studios just as much as I
do, so I’m excited to share this exclusive look at thirty-seven artists’ work
spaces.
Culled from American Artist’s popular Studios series, Inside the Art Studio
takes you inside the private studios of successful artists around the country and
shows how these artists adapted existing spaces, added storage units, made the
environments safer, designed work space to accommodate students or collectors,
maximized a limited budget, or fulfilled their dreams. The featured artists’
unconditional commitment to their studios, their artwork, and their lives and
loved ones can serve as guideposts. Their experiences suggest numerous paths
open to any artist wishing to further develop his or her creative life, both in and
out of the studio.
Be inspired and enjoy!
Mary Burzlaff Bostic

CHAPTER ONE
Pride of Place
“Fortunately art is a community effort—a small but select community living in a spiritualized world
endeavoring to interpret the wars and the solitudes of the flesh.”
—Allen Ginsberg
Babette Bloch, Kathy Anderson, and Marc Mellon near their studios in Redding, Connecticut.