July in the Studio

New work in progress...

In other exciting summer news, Pip was starting to smell decidedly dog-ish, so I took him for a bath and a haircut. Now he smells like shampoo instead of swamp.  

Green Stuff

To green-ify Duke Street. Secondary purpose: deterring the neighbours from piling trash in front of the studio. On Saturday. When garbage pick-up is Wednesday. 

Ta-da

I had to give the dog a bath

Pip likes to back his rear end into freshly painted walls. And roll in old plaster. And he eats sawdust. One hundred and fifty pound dog and renovations in a six hundred square foot building. HAH. Sigh. 

Pip on the stairs at the new studio building. Watching to see where I am painting next so that he can go lean against that wall. 

Project 73 Week Three: Chimney

The chimney at 73 Duke was exposed downstairs but not upstairs, so this week's project was bashing out gyprock and laths and plaster on the second floor. A messy job. The dog is looking worse all the time, now covered in paint and plaster dust. 

Oh, and more painting this week. ...and still not finished. 

Project 73 Week Two: More Painting...

And...still more painting. So much painting my right hand is twitching. And the dog is covered in white paint from head to tail. One more coat of primer left. Then we'll tackle the floor.

 

Project 73 Week One: Bashing Walls, Painting, Curious Dog

Before: entranceRemoving the walls and shelving around the entrance

First floorTired PipFirst week at the new studio building! Busy painting, removing the shelving unit around the door, and chasing dog out of the paint. The painting and wall removal bits are going well... not so successful at keeping Pip's face out of the paint can. 

The Germain Street location is closing soon. I have very limited hours there over the next couple weeks. 

Palette Knives and Rollers

I spent the early part of the afternoon working on the harbour commission piece and then moved around the corner to the Duke Street building to start painting the walls.  So oil to latex. How's that for mixed media. 

The walls at Duke Street are currently red and black, and I'm eventually aiming for bright white... might take a few coats. 

Guess who was a big help. 

Jones Gallery is moving to Duke Street!