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Poor Breena is depressed. We all awoke to unexpected snow, in Southern Arizona, in practically mid-March. Desert dog that she is, the snow baffles and distresses her. Until it's gone, she refuses to go outside.
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It was a winter wonderland here until about noon. By then, the snow was pretty much all melted off.
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Not sure my little cacti appreciated the snow, either. Now they're basking in the sun.
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Breena loves my studio. I think she's especially happy with my new lighting. In the ceiling you see 3 sets of lights. Before this week, I only had one light, which I supplemented with big halogen shop lights. I was constantly battling with glare, shadows, and only a few hours a day of really good light. Plus the halogen lights are expensive to run and I was constantly needing to change the bulbs.
In addition to the 2 additional lights, I used natural light florescent tubes instead of the regular indoor lights.
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Now I have wonderful, even lighting. No glare. No shadows. No difference when the outside light shifts or when it's cloudy out. I could work all day and all night!
2 comments:
i am jealous! no, really, it looks great!
Lovely! How did you create your easels? If you could share the info, I 'd be grateful. mamcfet@surewest.net
Thank you, Michelle
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