Artist Studio

The artist's studio is always a source of interest for collectors and people who appreciate art alike. Ever since since the Spanish painter Velazquez painted himself painting Las Meninas, in his studio. Painters, and sometimes photographers have often depicted themselves slaving over a canvas, at their easel, studying a model, or even entertaining collectors and dealers. Props and costumes, brushes and easels: all the accoutrements of the artist's livelihood might find their way into the finished canvas.

Today's modern art museums are using the Internet to allow visitors to watch the artist live in their world. With one click, the artist's interior world is available. Even the nature of the studio visit has changed enormously in the online era. "Basically, you sit down with the artist, and out comes the laptop," notes Harry Philbrick, director of the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut.