14" x 18", oil, October 2012
This lives in my studio, beneath the doghouse-style skylights (thanks to Ed Gulick of High Plains Architects & TurnLeaf Construction for energy-efficient remodel). The studio feels like an owl aerie:
~ halfway up the Rimrocks, w/ huge skylights looking up to the top of "the Rims" (what the locals call them), big windows w/ views along the Rims both East & West; sweeping views of the Yellowstone Valley + three mountain ranges to the South: Bighorns, Pryors, & Beartooths
~ pictures of mountains & Mountain Goats (one of the three animals I most identify with)
~ a year-round soundscape of Great Horned Owls, Red Foxes, & sundry birds (ex., Canyon Wren, Western Kingbird, Rough-legged Hawk)
~ smells: mostly the herbal teas I drink a lot of, graphite, paint, turp; visitor-smells (when the windows & skylights are open) include pine & woodsmoke (especially this past Summer)
This is my lofftice! Too nice to hog all to myself, so sometimes friends come over & do their thang (ex., one does pastels, another plays her flute) while I do mine. I love both company & solitude.
MAY YOUR ATMOSPHERE BE PLEASING TO YOU
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