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Julie, this is a pretty cool studio. I wish mine would be that spacious.
A while back , I decided to have clients come to my studio to pick up their paintings and have had to take a good look at my studio to see what type of impression it would make on them. Finding space to hide everything one needs has been a challenge and it seems an ongoing project.
Bills are hidden in a drawer, supplies if not used daily are in closets and anything that could be visually messy has been neatly arranged in containers. I have 2 stand alone easels, one of which holds WIP pieces that are drying, the other holds the finished portrait and is immediately viewed upon entering the studio. I have a very comfortable chair placed at an angle, so that the client can see the portrait or watch me do something on the computer. Next to the chair is another table that holds brochures, my portfolio and my postcards. This is done, so that the client can browse through stuff, while I might be busy doing something for them.
My problem are my books. I have to arrange things by artist, art epoch or art how to's, which means that different size books are placed next to each other forming a visual hodge podge.
After reading an article about studios, I took every painting that was not done by me off the wall. The author said nothing is worse than if a client sees such a work and falls in love with it, just to realize that you were not the artist.
My next investment will be a gallery style hanging system, so that paintings can be easily moved for shows and arranged without pock marking the walls.
As I said an ongoing project in a regular bedroom size studio. I hope more people join in and we can discuss ways to improve our work environments.
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