> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://hyperallergic.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # A View From the Easel - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/a-view-from-the-easel-290/ - Published: 2025-06-19T20:00:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-11-24T16:37:15.000Z - Description: “I can paint in my pajamas and at any time of day.” - Author: Lakshmi Rivera Amin - Tags: Community, A View From the Easel, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 09:41 (2025) Welcome to the 290th installment of A View From the Easel, a series in which artists reflect on their workspace. This week, artists envision an art museum in Nashville and pine for a loft to paint in. Want to take part? Check out our [submission guidelines](https://hyperallergic.com/47316/submit-your-workspace-to-a-view-from-the-easel/) and share a bit about your studio with us through [this form](https://forms.gle/Erq7cyGEmMUxKrLe9?ref=hyperallergic.com)! All mediums and workspaces are welcome, including your home studio. --- ## [Shirley Parish](http://shirley-parish.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com), Detroit, Michigan ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2025/06/shirley-parish-studio.jpg) ***How long have you been working in this space?*** Twenty years. ***Describe an average day in your studio.*** Begin work around 9am. Complete my day around 3pm. ***How does the space affect your work?*** My entire house is a studio. High ceilings and good light. I would prefer a loft. ***How do you interact with the environment outside your studio?*** Detroit has a large art community. Lots of galleries. ***What do you love about your studio?*** I can paint in my pajamas and at any time of day. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2025/06/shirley-parish-studio-view-2.jpg) ***What do you wish were different?*** Much rather live in a loft. ***What is your favorite local museum?*** Detroit Institute of Arts. ***What is your favorite art material to work with?*** Oil and linen. --- ## [Trixie Pitts](https://www.trixiepitts.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com), Nashville, Tennessee ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2025/06/trixie-pitts-studio-shed.jpg) ***How long have you been working in this space?*** Six years. ***Describe an average day in your studio.*** I like to go out to my little shed in the morning and organize and get ready, maybe doing an underlayer of acrylic. Then I go out again after lunch and really get down to it, using oils and sometimes oil sticks. I love to listen to music and what kind really depends on my mood! ***How does the space affect your work?*** It's a small shed, so I really can’t paint anything larger than 72 inches and wider than about 60 inches max. I do love to paint large so that is a bit of a bummer! ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2025/06/trixie-pitts-shed-exterior.jpg) ***How do you interact with the environment outside your studio?*** There is a movement to start MOCAN — Museum of Contemporary Art Nashville — and I have exhibited with them once in an old mansion, which was really fun! I would enjoy meeting more artists, and need to work on that! ***What do you love about your studio?*** I love that it is my own space. I feel safe there and not a lot of pressure. I can leave the door open when it is nice and hear the birds and see all the green! ***What do you wish were different?*** I really miss all the interaction and feedback from when I used to live in NYC and paint at the Art Students League. I also miss my advisor, Larry Poons, and all his cryptic comments. ***What is your favorite art material to work with?*** Hands down, my favorite material is oil paint!