Blank canvas on easel with paintbrushes in jars and light streaming in from window

FROM

THE

EASEL

Documenting the process and the practice:

Stories from my studio

Assembling a visual archive when life gets in the way
Robyn Markey Robyn Markey

Assembling a visual archive when life gets in the way

You've gathered your vase, chosen your blooms, arranged the cloth just so — and then life happens. The afternoon light disappears behind a cloud. A petal falls. You get interrupted and come back to find the whole composition has shifted. If you paint florals and still life, you know this feeling intimately.

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Behind the Canvas: Q & A with an artist
Robyn Markey Robyn Markey

Behind the Canvas: Q & A with an artist

Whether you’ve been following my work for a while or you’ve just stumbled upon my studio, you might have a few questions about how these paintings come to life. I’ve gathered the most frequent things I’m asked—from the flowers in my garden to the way I use oil paint—to give you a little peek behind the scenes.

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