My Studio

My studio. An early version. It is still a work in progress. I have several small drawings I have been meaning to finish  and this is the area where I get most of this work accomplished. Most of my art is small in nature. Small watercolors incorporating pen and ink drawings. Generally they are 3x5, 4x6, 5x7 or 8x10 inches. I used to do large mixed media paintings like the one in the photo. They were pen and ink, acrylic, pastel and colored pencil. They were much too expensive to produce so I scaled my work down to manageable proportions. Right now I just do small illustrations with inspirational quotes in them. I have been doing these for years. I once sold them to pay for my supplies, but now I give them to friends or produce them to hang around the studio. I have been on disability for quite some time now and it simplifies matters. Once I kicked around the idea of making a living at it but my disability kind of squashed this idea. The nature of my disability is such that I have a hard time making plans and following through with them.I suffer from major depression and PTSD after being the victim of a random act of violence. I consider myself fortunate to be able to accomplish this small endeavor. I was very fortunate to have once gone to art school, I worked in a frame shop and  I sold art supplies. I have been able to find my way around this illness to a degree. God willing, I won't always be on disability...  Dale