Plein air easel

A guide to the best plein air easels and how to choose a painting easel for plein air painting. Includes user reviews of commercially available plein air easels

Find the best plein air easel for your painting practice in this review. From pochade boxes to lightweight watercolour easels.

UPDATE: June 2022: My Plein Air Online Course: Painting Land and Sea is Now Available Painting outdoors en plein air can be invigorating, inspiring, meditative... and frustrating, inhibiting, and uncomfortable! I like comfort, so I've done a lot of research to assemble a plein air kit that is lightweight, stable, and functional.By nature I am a studio painter: I like a chair, regulated temperature, controlled lighting, access to all my materials, and most of all.... NO BUGS. But despite the…

Lightweight plein air easel for watercolor painting. Includes step by step details of how it was constructed. An outdoor easel should be light and functional.

I've had a number of people ask me about my plein air set up, so I've taken the time to outline what I've put together, how I carry it around, how much it cost, and where I got my inspiration from. May it help others as much as I've been helped by a number of other internet resources. S

NOW WITH LARGER AND STRONGER MAGNETS Light weight & portable Sketch Easel! Perfect for painting/sketching on location with gouache, watercolor and more! -11.75” x 11.5” when open flat -Weighs approximately 1 lb -Folds closed for easy transporting -Fits tripod quick release plates with a 1/4" bolt Art supplies and tripod not included.

The Coulter Plein Air System is a wooden palette box and panel support system with a high ratio of paint mixing room to weight. Company name: Art Box and Panel Website: https://artboxandpanel.com/Pochade box name: Compact Painting Palette Type: Palette Boxes/PanelSupport Price range: $250-$300 Weight: 4lbs, 1.8kg Palette size: 12'x16', 30..5cm x 40.6cm Construction: Wood Description The main mixing area is 1' deep and the wings are 1/2' deep. You can hold and mix your oil paint in the…

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Fun DIY project! My first attempt didn't go as well but I'm glad I stuck it out. Can't wait to paint on this! #sketch #easel...

Outdoor easel

The Daytripper Easel is a combination of a palette box that hooks onto a tripod, and a support for your canvas or panel. Company name: Prolific Painter Website: www.prolificpainter.com Pochade box name: Daytripper Starter Package Type: Palette Boxes/PanelSupport Price range: $415 Weight: 4lb 1.8kg Palette size: 9.5'x15.5', 24cm x 39cm Construction: Wood Description The Daytripper is a lightweight setup with the advantage over a pochade because the palette is at a more comfortable height and…

About this item Paint Anywhere You Like - This all in one pochade box was designed for travel from sea to summit and anywhere in between. With a standing tripod, it can be used as plein air like a french easel. With the rubber bumpers on the bottom, it can be used as a small table easel for studio use as well. Its versatility enables you to paint anywhere you like. Perfect for Outdoor Painting - This potable pochade box features 3 large compartments with 2 removable divider slats for adjust…

The day after Thanksgiving my husband and I had planned to go plein air painting. Little did we know when we woke up it was 43 degrees. That may seem like peanuts to a lot of you but for those of us who have lived in Florida for so long, it seemed a bit chilly. &nbs

Having dealt with a less than satisfactory plein air easel for years, I spent hours-nay, years- researching field easels before buying a new one. I chose the Joe Miller Signature model because: it…

Quick painting trains our reflexes and judgment; it improves the observation of the eyes and drawing skills of the hand.

About this item Handcrafted and Hand Varnished hard beech wood. Easel is finely crafted using real 'Dove-Tail' joints, (not the box corners used by 90+% of ALL other French style easels on the market today) Brass hardware, Lightweight with leather handle, Very Portable Pull Out Drawer with latch, for storage of supplies, paints and brushes Adjustable telescoping legs ? Adjusts to numerous configurations Versatile - Folds down to make an excelent tabletop easel