Studio tour: my home art studio ✣ my art studio in San Francisco

[@Blick_Art]

This is wonderful! We've seen the inside of a lot of artist's studios, and you might be surprised to discover how many artists just use pretty much one little corner, no matter how much open space they have. We think one reason is just the efficiency of movement, from palette to canvas. If you think about it, especially for observational/representational art, the time from looking at the subject to looking at the palette, to looking at the painting has to be as brief as possible, because memory fades quickly! No artist we've met yet is exactly a whiz at cable management, so that's not exactly unusual :-) And can we just take a moment to acknowledge the humble binder clip, one of the unsung heroes of the artist's studio?

[@christinakentart]

That's a good point! More space would be nice for storage/etc, but the actual painting area can be quite small. And yes binder clips are the best! They have been a lifesaver in helping me keep things organized. I never spend time searching for paint tubes anymore! ❤️

[@KINGKONGARTIST]

@@christinakentart I agree~!

[@DQ_ArtGroupie]

Great tour of your practical lefty-friendly studio layout, with your custom easel-sun and your cool easel-side brush holder. It's funny how in videos everybody can seem like lefties, until we see the writing around them is backwards. At a certain point, I noticed the word "GESSO" huge and written forward on that bottle you held up. Your finding a practical use for a Bob Ross lunchbox, placed picture-side up in your drawer, says a lot about the universal respect and affection he enjoys amongst working artists now, whereas back in the day professional artists I talked with seemed to distance themselves from him. There's a huge life lesson in your not waiting for the perfect (looking) studio to create in or to show to your viewers. Every corner you showed us had a purpose and was in use. As far as cable management, I'm not winning any prizes either, but I'm starting to keep a cache of Velcro ties around to shorten excess cable lengths and to put away spare cables to clear up space.

[@christinakentart]

Thank you!

[@kryssygee4814]

❤Studio as WIP is absolutely what most of us need to see!! What works// what doesn’t🎉🎉

[@christinakentart]

Glad you liked it 🥰

[@MadisonBriggsArtchick]

Thank you for sharing a realistic studio space for working in oil. You embrace your imperfections, such as the paint smears on your cabinets. So many of the studios I have viewed are too pristine; it makes it difficult to picture any art actually being made there as it is too clean! I subscribed and look forward to viewing more videos. Thank you for sharing!

[@christinakentart]

Thank you! Yes, for me freedom to create means freedom to make a mess 😃

[@Purpleiris444]

You are obviously working in a very small space. Putting painting, mailing/packaging, and videotaping all in one space is not easy. It’s encouraging to see that painting professionally can be done in a small space.

[@christinakentart]

Yes! It’s not the perfect studio, but it works surprisingly well :)

[@sandycoffmansstudio731]

Thank you for the tour! I’m one of those people waiting to create my studio. Hope mine will be as creative and useful and wonderful as yours!

[@christinakentart]

I feel you, I didn't have any studio space for a long time. For me, it was helpful to start small, using part of my desk for small paintings and sketches, and then gradually make more and more space. I hope you can get started on your studio soon!

[@hanhvuong8898]

Thank you so much.

[@christinakentart]

Glad you liked it! 🥰

[@StarryDreamer28]

I love messy imperfections and works in progress! it's part of the fun as long as it's functional. :) beautiful space!

[@christinakentart]

So true! Thank you :)

[@cardino3355]

I really like your studio .I hope to get a shed and convert it into a studio . I like the Pig board idea think I'm going to use that one

[@christinakentart]

Thank you! Yeah the peg board is super helpful with keeping things organized. Good luck building your studio!

[@KINGKONGARTIST]

That's awesome! I definitely agree that having an efficient workspace is important for artists.

[@christinakentart]

Thank you! For sure :)

[@Audion]

Your locking mechanism on the easel is the best glad you have a good one.

[@hannahcrumley3103]

It looks like you are making great use of your space- it looks like you have it set up to function well for you. I have a very small room in my basement- the restrictions of the small space can be frustrating at times but , like you, I make it work. If we waited for the perfect space we’d never create anything! I like your space- it looks bright and inviting!

[@christinakentart]

Totally agree! Glad you have a space that works for you ❤️

[@metalkingtohorses]

I love the peg board

[@metalkingtohorses]

I am inspired I'm for sure gna do peg board

[@christinakentart]

It’s a game-changer! So helpful for staying organized

[@KB-ty2gc]

Nice studio. I have a lot of space but I have nothing for my paint tubes so I'm using card boxes. I bought for lights a daylight led strip. It can be set in a way you get very little shadow. I think my best great is a giant plexiglass panel I use as my palette. Easy to clean and the bigger the better 🤣. The easel is similar. I also got in touch with a local carpenter and he cuts me for free panels from his waste pile that he would otherwise just burn.

[@christinakentart]

Wow, that’s great! I was thinking of moving to an LED strip for my lighting setup to get more even lighting on larger canvases. I use a glass palette myself. I like it, but it’s a lot heavier than plexiglass!

[@sazzer243]

Very inspiring, I love your work and you are great in front of the camera. Makes me want to be braver videoing my own work! Well done and that was a really interesting studio tour too 🤓

[@christinakentart]

Thank you, so glad you liked it! And yes, be brave! It is awkward at first but gets easier every time :)

[@sazzer243]

@@christinakentart❤

[@annekarts8451]

You really abuse your brushes 😂 Love to see your studio is also a bit messy 😇 Thanks for the tour. Oh and I love your wall of planned shows and "wall of rejection" - this is so motivating (may sound contradicting, but love that you celebrate your progress)

[@christinakentart]

Glad you liked the tour, and to your point about the rejection wall being motivating, yes, exactly! Going to post a video soon about dealing with rejection as an artist :)

[@annekarts8451]

@@christinakentart Yes please do! Lookign forward to that :)

[@billbevan9813]

Love your brush holder, wonder if I can get it in uk. Trouble is with organising studio, tends to go back to how it was before. 😂

[@christinakentart]

Thanks! I got it from Etsy - it’s called a jumbo clip-on paintbrush holder. I love it! And yes, keeping the studio organized is a constant battle 😅

[@tessacornercube]

I tried to get one in the uk and failed. Currently I use a tin of red lentils! The wet brushes sit in the lentils and don’t touch each other, avoiding contamination with other colours. It works well for studio use.

[@christinakentart]

@@tessacornercube Never thought to put my brushes in lentils 😂 That's brilliant!

[@barbibarnum]

Oh my gosh!!! I need that easel brush holder. Do you have a link? The search terms I’ve been trying won’t turn it up.

[@christinakentart]

Oh yeah it's great! It's called a Jumbo Clip-on Paint Brush Holder for Easels. I got mine on etsy here: www.etsy.com/listing/527423406/jumbo-clip-on-paint-brush-holder-for?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=jumbo+brush+holder&ref=sr_gallery-1-1&bes=1&organic_search_click=1

[@AlexDorje]

🎨🖌😊❤️🇷🇺

[@Audion]

My studio is worse, challenge accepted! 😂

[@christinakentart]

haha if it's functional, that's all that matters!