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<\/a>\n\tPond view looking towards state park<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
I am very fortunate to have my studio at – actually under – my house.\u00a0 It is partially underground (not the best thing, but such is life!), and has three outside walls, and one wall that backs into the crawl space of the house.\u00a0 The three outside walls each have at least one window.\u00a0 The wall that houses my bench has a window at the bench that looks out across the yard, drive, and woods.\u00a0 To my right is a wall with two outside windows looking out across the swimming pool, and down across the bottom land and Thompson Creek.\u00a0 Sometimes I see deer or a flock (?) of turkeys.\u00a0 The wall behind my bench faces the pond and across to the state park.\u00a0 That wall has one window and a double door with windows and steps up to the side yard.<\/p>\n
So in three directions I have lovely views!\u00a0 Always water, sometimes wild geese, deer, turkeys, blue herons, turtles, ducks….\u00a0 some lovely fogs and mists rising over the pond.\u00a0 Beautiful sun rises, and depending on the time of year sun sets from the bench window.<\/p>\n
I’ve put in a few pictures to give you a sense of the beauty that surrounds me as I work.\u00a0 I often use what I see as inspiration in my work, especially in the etchings I am experimenting with now.<\/p>\n