It may be. But we won the war.

Hi Beth,

German shepherd in German is: deutscher sch

Just did a major makeover of my studio space. It's not a "dream studio", but more like a "miracle studio" because it's a miracle I have'nt lost my eyesight working up there. First I'll post the original "lighting" setup. Mind you I work in the wee hours of the morning. One is of a lightbulb near the door to the attic, and one is of the Ott-light brand that connects to the easel. That was it. Next is the improvements.

Based on Marvin's suggestions, I purchased fixtures from Home Depot and ordered the Lumichrome (sp?) 98 CRI lights from healthlighting.com. They look pretty good, but I have'nt had the chance to work under them yet. I'm currently going on two hours sleep, and don't expect to work tonight.

The pastel I'm working on is on a Best Halley easel that my wife bought me a couple of years back but never really broke in. There's my table with my pastel collection. Some Giraults, Rembrandts, Polychromos, Unisons and Schminke. The other pic is of a open file cabinet I built from MDF board. I was'nt looking to do anything fancier and I did'nt want to spend too much on material.

There's a ton of junk around the room that had been stashed away that I still need to organize. It's a decent sized area, but the ceilings are about 6 1/2 feet in the middle of the room and I can't extend my easel. Better than what I had before, so I should'nt complain.

A much needed improvement, Jimmie. I often envision you shivering in your attic with blankets wrapped around you and a candle next to you, suffering away in your passion to create great art art

Jean