Where we work & how to keep it clean

This is the studio. Our new 8 ft long painting is on the wall! Dots!

It's very time consuming to keep it as clean as it is right now. But I'm not complaining; it's totally worth the effort. The space is great, very easy to move studio furniture around as needed. But too bad the walls aren't one solid stud-- the cleats have limited placement.

Keeping it clean requires daily vacuuming, and a wet mop/wipe down at least every other day. As little as there is in here, a lot of dust gets generated. Brett and I are looking into Pro-Wear (as seen in 'Idiocracy') as an alternative to cotton fabrics, as most dust seems to be generated by us. Thankfully, the dust doesn't stick to the floor. All surfaces get dust collected on them.... but keeping the clean studio keeps tension low and is very gratifying.

When I have to clean the white drafting table (seen in the left area of the pic), I almost always have to scrape up old dust buildup (which can occur after 2 days), gunky drying mediums of various kinds, and oil paint. It's pretty easy to do--- just use a little effort and rub (read: scrub thoroughly) the table down with turp natural and scrape with a razorblade, being careful not to nick the table. Then soap and water and dry. If you don't take off the turp natural, the table will get sticky within a few hours and lots of dust will stick.

See you again tomorrow!