Update

Last month, I realized how much I spent on the studio and was shocked. I thought of all the other things I could have done with that 9k and decided to get out. The place is too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter, and I really haven't been going. First I wanted to let Alice know my decision since she is my next door neighbor there. When I did, she said she was considering the same thing, and suggested we merge and make it more like a gallery. So as of the end of June, she closed her studio and moved into mine. We both got rid of our messes and art supplies and just have our art on the walls. She has a degree in art, is a mother and a writer, and is wonderfully helpful and knowledgeable in many areas. She has big paintings done in different mediums, and I have my various smaller photos and paintings. I think it will work, for a while at least.