Many artists find their studio space too small. They dream of something bigger, grander, more spacious.

Spokane oil painter Teresa Adaszynska, however, doesn't complain about the size of her studio because it's . . . well, pretty big.

"I have a separate studio space in my home," Adaszynska explains, "but I consider the majestic outdoors of the Pacific Northwest as my personal favorite studio."

Other studios this landscape painter has enjoyed have been, literally, in the Colorado Rockies, Hollywood Hills of California, Yellowstone National Park, Sequoia National Park, and Poland, Adaszynska'...