My new studio assistant!

Please welcome my new studio assistant!

Yeah I know.

I should have had one all these years.

I have been looking at getting one for about the last 15 years (!!!) and almost did it 4 or 5 times.
The thing is... this fireproof trash can costs $80 and I could never bring myself to spend that much on a trashcan.

Although I am well aware of the fire hazards of oil painting, and I have always made sure my rags are spread out to prevent spontaneous combustion, I do put palette paper in the studio trash. 

And sometimes I do worry about it. 

My only trash from plein airing is 2 pieces of palette paper.  

That's it.  

And I NEVER dispose of it in public waste because of the fire hazard.

In the cold months I don't worry too much about it, especially since I do keep my apartment on the cold side, but these heatwaves we have been having have been pushing my fire-trash-anxiety up a lot.

I can feel that background anxiety disappearing- one less thing to have to worry about!

So anyhow now that I actually did it, I'm ridiculously excited about my new trashcan.