Three Graces, John Reger, Oil on Linen, 6x9, 2013 (upstairs studio, natural light)
Facilities
Unit 31 at the Second Street Studios, is a 1200 square foot space, on two levels.
Ground floor: 800 sq. ft. studio, divided into two 20×20 work areas, each with its own lighting system, model stand, and easels.
Upstairs: 400 sq. ft. student lounge, with bathroom, small kitchen, dining room, art library, plus space for still-life painting in natural light (skylight).
Studio Lighting:
There are two different artificial lighting systems in the main studio one in each of the two 400 sq. ft. spaces.
Incandescent:
A system of incandescent (halogen) track lights, with a flood light for the model, and individual, smaller floods for each easel. Halogen bulbs emit relatively warm light (~3200 degrees Kelvin), and cast dark, clearly delineated shadows:
Ryder Studio, Incandescent Set-up
Fluorescent:
A fluorescent fixture made by the Kino Flo Company, suspended about 14 feet up, which simulates a skylight illuminating both model stand and easels. At 6 ft. x 6 ft., with sixteen bulbs, it produces very beautiful, cool, even light, (~5500 K), with light, soft shadows:
Ryder Studio, Fluorescent Set-up
Ryder Studio, Fluorescent Set-up, showing ten portrait easels
Natural light:
Skylit upstairs still-life space:
Still-life set-up, natural light