Wish List for the Ideal Studio.

As Virginia Woolfe said "every woman needs a room of her own", or every artist needs a studio of their own.
Which got me thinking about the ideal studio, and this is the wish list I came up with.

My studio, not perfect but pretty good.

Essentials

• Close to home. Ideally walking distance, possibly in the garden, but for me not in the house because domestic life gets in the way of painting.
• Plenty of bright clear light, either artificial if you must, or large windows for natural light. Many artists say north light but the brightness from a south facing window is useful as long as you can filter it with either blinds or paper.
• Electricity.
• The studio must be warm, but capable of a lot of ventilation in the summer.
• Which brings me to good ventilation, you don't want to expire because you've inhaled too many chemicals.
• It must be clean. Who does that is the difficult part.
• It must be quiet or if it's not have only noises you want to hear, e.g. crashing waves, trees rustling in the breeze.
• Easel, seat, table or flat surface, and storage.

Desirable but not Essential

• So much space you could hold a party in it. I wish!
• Telephone. Or you could use your mobile.
• Internet and computer.
• Running water. I would love this.
• Comfy chair.
• Mirror.
• Radio.