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    I love painting in whatever size I decide, on the day. However, how to carry wet oil paintings!!! (Van Gogh painted brilliant thick impasto paintings out in the field and no one has ever said how he got them back to home base…it fascinates me!)

    What other devices are artists using other than the preset sliding in boxed carriers that sell for preset small paintings in limited sizes?

    (And Van Gogh, genius that he truly was, didn’t even have a car to rush them to.)

    #1165577
    jboire
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        Frankly I try to park close to where I am painting. I do not foresee too many hiking trips for me and they would be impractical due to the equipment I use.

        I like to carry my PA paintings to the car and I place them on the passenger foot well carpet without any device. The carpet is like a no slide surface. A carry device scares me a little due to the edges possibility of getting fouled up. I do this for sizes 5×7, 6×8/9, 8×10, 9×12. 16×20 [rare] canvas can stay on the easel when folded up.

        Everything I am doing right now is considered lessons and practice so I am not too concerned with carry but I like my current method enough to continue to use it as long as it makes sense.

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        Jeff

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        #1165572
        treeshark
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            Canvas clips are good, you do need two canvasses the same size though.

            Rob Adams
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            ingegerd
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                #1165573
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                    If using panels:

                    1. take some cardboard 1ft x 1ft or whatever size
                    2. cut a hole for the “handle”
                    3. then duct tape your panel to the cardboard and paint
                    4. when your done you can take 2 of these back to back with you home

                    If you are painting more than 2 paintings in a session than the old standard wooden box with slots is the answer – I’ve just built a few out of wood/cardboard & duct tape.

                    Duct tape is where it’s at – if I could paint on the stuff I would. Get the Army Green color – more punk.

                    "You are emphasizing what interests you and minimizing other things by putting them in the service of your true passion and leaving out altogether what distracts. Keep it simple." - Ken Kewley

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                    cat1lady
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                        Somewhere on this site there are instructions for a variety of types of carriers. I think one shows up sometimes on the top of either here or the oil painting section.
                        I made several out of foam core which is nice because it’s light.
                        In summary, they are boxes made from foam core – I glued and used duct tape, on the inside of the side pieces I glued wood strips as the spacers between the art work. So if you were using thin panels you would space the wood closer than if you were carrying stretched panels.

                        I just found the link I was talking about – It’s in the Plein Air Hall of Fame. Marc Hanson posted photos.

                        For one of mine I made a strap out of duct tape so I can carry it over my shoulder.

                        Constructive criticism always welcome.

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                        DECiNERGY
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                            Look this Video:

                            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KX8HFp1Id4A&sns=em

                            This is PleinAir 70x80cm …André Krigar paint bigger sizes too
                            [ i think THIS method used sometimes VanGogh also … !!!?!!! ;-) ]

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                            Wow! I am glad I asked the question! Thanx everyone who put in a post – I thought I was stuck with this, and didn’t think there were so many choices!

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                            OK
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                                Two boards or stretched canvases the same size and four lumps of blue tack, one in each corner and a piece of string to tie them together.

                                :wave: Dave

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                                get a few large pizza boxes.
                                Have fun, Dave

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                                Rinthe
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                                    Van Gogh probably just carried them with his hands. But times have changed. https://www.wetcanvas.com/forums/showthread.php?t=177825

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                                    Profi9le
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                                        Take a look at the Art Cocoon – http://www.myartcocoon.com[/URL%5D.

                                        (I helped design it, but I don’t make a penny off of it.)

                                        Michael Chesley Johnson AIS MPAC PSA
                                        www.MChesleyJohnson.com

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                                        Tonalist
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                                            Michael.. the Art Cocoon does look interesting.. my personal needs have always been light weight and taking multiple sizes.. this seems like it would work.

                                            woody

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                                            Sam
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                                                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLZ5F8vTlRk

                                                https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohPl9-SbCmM

                                                Everyone discusses my art and pretends to understand, as if it were necessary to understand, when it is simply necessary to love.
                                                Claude Monet

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