A View From the Easel: Anna Pajak
“I wanted it to feel like a chapel, a place for everything I believe in. My painting chapel.”
Welcome to the 361st installment of A View From the Easel, a series in which artists reflect on their workspace. This week, Anna Pajak paints symmetrical will-o'-the-wisps in the woods of southern Sweden.
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Anna Pajak, Tingsryd, Sweden
How long have you been working in this space?
Four years.
Describe an average day in your studio.
I like to start early, with coffee. I lay out the paint and go straight to the canvas. I often imagine that I’ll sit down and thoughtfully plan what I’m going to do, but I’m unfortunately too restless for that. The moment I enter the studio, I just want to squeeze out the paint and get going. The coffee gets cold and forgotten.
I usually listen to music while I paint, unless the painting requires too much thinking or measuring, then I need complete silence. I often work on two canvases at once, like sisters standing side by side.
I watch the sky outside my window. When the gradient is at its best from orange into light green, it’s usually time to stop for the day, before I get overtired and stop seeing clearly, or start overthinking and invite the critical voice into the room. I wash all the brushes so I can start faster tomorrow.
