Breaks while painting

[Hunter1]

I hope this isn’t a stupid question. But I  love painting plein air. Now that I’m getting older, it’s harder to hold back for a long time to releave ones bladder when nature calls. I’m ok in wooded ares, secluded beaches. But what do others do when in more populated ares. I wouldn’t dare leave my equipment alone to go. Like at the Ocean City Inlet , painting a seascpe, no rest rooms around. I hope this didn’t sound silly. Thank you.

I can only try to paint, What the lord created.

[Yorky Administrator Ormskirk]

It’s not silly, I’m at that age too. You could wear a diaper just in case or use a pee bottle discreetly under your clothes or a cloth.

I sketch in watercolours so it is easy to pack up but you could stay near your car.

Doug

We must leave our mark on this world

[Hunter1]

Thank you. I have an old hunting pee bottle. I’m not that bad yet for a diaper,lol. I’m getting into painting street scence more.

I can only try to paint, What the lord created.

[Bartc]

Hunter, I’m at that age too. Rather inconvenient to say the least!

I do two things that you might consider: 1) I organize a plein air group, so I always have others around to watch my stuff; 2) I deliberately choose locations for the group (mostly middle age) that have a bathroom or port-o-potty around. Sometimes the latter isn’t possible, and that’s usually less of a problem for the men than the women, so I always warn them NOT to drink a lot (especially coffee and tea or other diuretics) before we paint.

Otherwise, rig yourself (or buy a popup) privacy screen and use your bottle.

[Hunter1]

Thanks Bartc, I’m going to O.C. Md for the week of Thanksgiving vacation, I’ll be there 4 days. I plan on painting everyday. I’ll keep the fluids down, and have a nice coffe after the painting session. Thanks all.

I can only try to paint, What the lord created.

[Bartc]

Hunter, try something like this pop up privacy tent. Cheap, easy and lightweight. Gives you someplace you can set up next to your easel and use your Coke bottle.

https://smile.amazon.com/GigaTent-Pop-Pod-Changing-Room/dp/B00CP8SJVW/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2HHUZBFIHBOK8&keywords=pop+up+privacy+tent+for+portable+toilet&qid=1637241662&qsid=134-8085950-1077408&refinements=p_85%3A2470955011&rnid=2470954011&rps=1&sprefix=pop+up+privac%2Caps%2C250&sr=8-2&sres=B074CJY4F4%2CB00CP8SJVW%2CB075SX892L%2CB093336K6X%2CB09338VW88%2CB07RHQN7Y9%2CB099815LC8%2CB07NQW55KV%2CB01HDUO2JE%2CB07RLJJ5BT%2CB09B36W9WV%2CB081S9B14G%2CB08SBH28Z8%2CB099WDYWZX%2CB08ZY67RSG%2CB086QWGJGJ&srpt=TENT

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