New Alabama Studio

I am shocked that it has been almost three months since my last post! Well, a lot has happened. We now live in Huntsville, Alabama, and I have my new studio almost ready to go. I NEED to get to working on some art! We have been in this house since May 11 and I am going to start a portrait tomorrow. I hope… We have our boxes unpacked and the empty boxes were hauled off. My books are comfortably surrounding me and our car has an Alabama plate and Alabama drivers. I think I can say we are fairly well settled. It is so nice to be near my parents. We get to see them a few times a week, sometimes here and sometimes there.

So, here are some photos of my new studio. My next post should have some art to go with it.

We are tired and taking naps whenever we want. Well, Ron has to work, but he can nap when he is not working. His employer has been so good to us, letting him have time off for the closing and then the move even though he has no vacation built up, yet. His job is a definite blessing from the Lord, which the house is, too. It was difficult finding a good house for what we wanted to pay. But, my parents worked tirelessly for us. We would look online and find a house or several and they would drive by and vet that list. If one or two made it through that test, they would look at it with the realtor. Rarely did a house make it through the showing, but a couple did. We even made offers on two houses, but they fell through. Then, suddenly, this wonderful house showed up in a wonderful neighborhood and we got it. Providential, to say the least. Thank the Lord! Dad and Mom did a lot more work for us before we closed. Then, after the closing we went back down to Florida to prepare to move in a couple of weeks. While we were preparing for the movers to come and get us, Dad and Mom were supervising work being done in our new house. It was grueling and we so appreciate it. The movers picked up our household goods on Tuesday, May 9th and delivered them to us in Huntsville on May 11th. We spent our first night in the house that night. Whew! We had very little damage or loss. Nothing to worry about. It was a miracle, let me tell you!

This move was an adventure and I’m sure the adventure is not over, but we are here and we are both hoping it is our last move.

I hope all is well with all of you and that you are enjoying art wherever you are.

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You can never have too many books or too many art supplies. — Ginny McCoy

Unless you are moving them. — Ron McCoy