Stephanie's studio

I'm not the only one who's spent some time cleaning their studio this month. In today's guest post, Stephanie Blaylock gives us a photo tour of her freshly cleaned art and collection space. I am not a minimalist, and I love everything about Stephanie's cozy and inspiring room. I hope someday my own space will look half this nice. Thanks, Stephanie!

NaMoPaiMo Cleanup! 

by Stephanie Blaylock

It's become an annual tradition for me to clean my studio and sort supplies before NaMoPaiMo. 

I have an upstairs studio room but my painting area is quite small. It’s also my collection room and tack room. So there’s a lot of stuff. If you are a minimalist look away! You can see how small my actual painting space is. Lower bookcase is filled with color reference and riding instruction books.

This is the painting nook with my vintage enamel top table which is easy to wipe down. My laptop is also there for zoom paint classes.

My little cabinets store treasures and artwork from friends over the years. My table light is my most important supply! I also have reference guides that I use most often. Lesli Kathman’s books are there.

Pastel brushes on the left and painting brushes on the right.

Here are my prep supplies and new brushes. Every time they go on sale I pick up a few. I go through a lot of brushes.

Palette of acrylics, PearlEx, colored pencils, supplies I use most often.

The other side of the room houses my collection.

And more collection.

I haven’t decided on my 2025 NaMoPaiMo horse yet, but maybe this is a step in the right direction.