I went to studio 22 realising more and more the benefits of having a large-ish white wall to work with – something I don’t have in my studio at home. If my studio here was twice the size, and all I had in it were the materials I need and space to stand back and look (or sit and think), that would be approaching ideal. I wonder if they will mind if I knock through to next door?
The white wall proved itself. I was able to develop a sketchbook idea in ways that would not have been possible otherwise. Having the means to lay the work out actual size meant that not only was I able to fine-tune details, significantly I was also able to visualise a development to the work that I had not previously conceived. This transformed the piece. It is clear that I will have to take steps to ensure that I have a similar facility somehow. As things stand that could be a problem.
