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# A View From the Easel
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/a-view-from-the-easel-106/
- Published: 2018-11-23T15:00:38.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:24:19.000Z
- Description: This week, artist studios in Australia, California, the Netherlands, New York, and West Virginia.
- Author: Deena ElGenaidi
- Tags: Community, A View From the Easel, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-18 14:37 (2018)

The 121st installment of [a series](https://hyperallergic.com/tag/a-view-from-the-easel/) in which artists send in a photo and a description of their workspace. Want to take part? Submit your studio — just [check out the submission guidelines](https://hyperallergic.com/47316/submit-your-workspace-to-a-view-from-the-easel/).

## [Leopold van de Ven](http://cargocollective.com/LeopoldvandeVen?ref=hyperallergic.com), Boxtel, Netherlands

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2018/11/leopold-van-de-ven-1460.jpg)

My studio is on the ground floor and upper floor of a former coach house — a national monument from 1880\. The picture was taken from the ground floor and shows work created upstairs. There, I can work comfortably if it doesn’t get too large. On the ground floor there is room to develop new work in a different way or to make an installation. It’s now quite tidy, so I can take pictures and present the work.

## [Michael Kerbow](http://michaelkerbow.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com), San Francisco, CA

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2018/11/michael-kerbow-1460.jpg)

I have a great painting studio, located in a large industrial building that was once a mayonnaise factory. About 100 artists have studios in the building. I enjoy being part of such a wonderful creative community. My studio is 20 by 60 feet, spacious enough to allow me to work on multiple pieces at a time. I have several work tables and easels, and since everything is on wheels, I can easily rearrange my space as needed. I have a roll-around cart for my oil paints, another cart for acrylic paints, and one for tools. The studio has a high ceiling and large windows that flood the space with light. At the far end of the room, near the entrance, there is a couch, a utility sink, and ample storage for artwork and supplies.

## [Col Henry](https://www.colhenryart.net/?ref=hyperallergic.com), Sydney, Australia

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2018/11/col-henry-1460.jpg)

I am a public art sculptor near Sydney, Australia. My latest commission is a six-meter stainless steel turtle, created from 500 segments/facets to be installed underwater at Hayman Island, Queensland, Australia. This work is a focus on educating people about the plight of coral reefs all over the world — not just the Great Barrier Reef — suffering from pollution, bleaching, and more serious cyclones, etc. The work will be eight meters deep and seeded with coral, becoming a growing and living entity. This is a very exciting project for an artist and has an important reason for being “Art with a Message.”

My studio is a far cry from a painter’s studio, but it is just as authentic. It is where I personally design, fabricate, and hand form organic works from three millimeter stainless steel to satisfy my passion to bring meaningful art to the public.

## [Pat Peacock](https://www.instagram.com/pat%5Fpeacock/?ref=hyperallergic.com), Ft. Ashby, WV

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2018/11/pat-peacock-1460.jpg)

My studio is on the rim of a mountain in rural West Virginia, and on a clear day, I can see for miles. The best things about my studio are the north light, a wood stove, a comfy chair, and the obligatory studio dog. (All paintings are works in progress.)

## [Frances Gaffney](https://francesgaffney.art/?ref=hyperallergic.com), New York, NY

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2018/11/frances-gaffney-1460.jpg)

I am a surrealist painter living both at the boat basin at 79th Street and in the heart of the Adirondack mountains. Currently, I am working on a painting of my guardian angel titled “The Blue Knight.” My knight is a mighty female. She sits at the entrance of a crumbling brownstone in my Upper West Side neighborhood. Her frock is the most magnificent dress in creation! It is made from the finest metallic threads, with a hemline bordered with lacy chain mail. She carries a sword and shield but doesn’t really need them.