by Dawn Chandler | Apr 4, 2014 | art studio, moving, painting
First load to my new place: The Essentials.Glory be! Today is the HAPPIEST day I’ve had this year!After three months of no painting and two months of living in a warren of boxes and chaos, I returned — FINALLY!! — to making Art. And in my NEW...
by Dawn Chandler | Feb 27, 2014 | art studio, living, moving, rio grande, solitude
Along the RIo Grande, somewhere between Taos and Espanola.I did something I knew I shouldn’t. But my curiosity got the better of me. I clicked on the Craig’s List housing listing describing an “off-the-grid” house with “spectacular...
by Dawn Chandler | Feb 25, 2014 | art studio, moving
Helen Frankenthaler in her studio. Photo by Ernst Haas.I need a real studio. The house I’ve been in for these four+ years is utterly beautiful: thick adobe walls; radiant floor heat, glorious views and a lovely balcony from which to let your vision and...
by Dawn Chandler | Feb 21, 2014 | art studio, moving, purging
Even in the midst of chaos, I can always [usually] find my calming mug of tea. This morning’s hot beverage: ArtfulTea’s Earl Grey Francais My studio is a tornadic explosion of stuff. STUFF EVERYWHERE! Not just my studio but every room of the...
