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At this point I’m using the cheap Chinese knockoff of the Take it Easel, called the Beauport. The Take it Easel has recently begun manufacturing again, and I’ll have one soon (I hope). With this setup I can paint small to really large. My normal PA size is 16 x 20″, and it works great for that. Here’s a few action pics…
Bill Guffey
WEBSITE ~ BLOG ~ VIRTUAL PAINTOUT BLOGChris, did you glue the palette down or can you remove it? if you can how did you secure it?
I am using a coathanger for a holder but I think I will put a loop in the top end, install a screw and wingnut in the lid to hold it locked in place.
I got out this morn and started one, 9×12 panels or those canvas paper pads are ready to go with these metal notebooks and you can elevate them for painting then let them down for closure.
You can paint the left edge and then stick it back under the clamp, it is such a thin edge on the clamp that it doesn’t mess the paint up more than a pinky can’t fix.
I may just stick with this thing for a while, it is so light and easy to work with.
Hey Sid – I cut an old wooden palette I had (you can see the hole in the right side) down to size, hit with my grey paint (mid value) then polyurathane a bunch of coats.
The palette is glued down with gorilla glue – then I put the Tnut through it and supported it on the bottom with 1/8″ masonite.
Heres a pict from this morning.
I’ve used this thing 3 times now and have to say I love the weight and portability of this – I’ve only used 8×10 canvas so far on it but fits perfectly.
"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
Thanks a lot Chris, I think I will put in a palatte too, I was just taping palatte pad paper down. btw, that clamp also can hold a stretched canvas 8×10 or smaller nice and firmly:
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[IMG]http://s3.amazonaws.com/wetcanvas-hdc/Community/images/19-Nov-2010/189166-Dad__Mamy_.jpg[/IMG]This is a great easel for plein air painting.
You can even put a fairly decent sized canvas on it.
The artists in France use this a lot it’s called the Jullian easel made by the Jullian c° in France.The guy with the beard and the woman sitting are my parents. Photo is 1965or so.;)
What a fun picture. The guy on the right looks pretty authentic with the cravat tucked in his shirt. I grew up in Paris, so this brings back memories. i wonder where he was painting, near Montmartre? I was born there in 1965, same as when this picture was taken. I’m noticing also the “Guy” signature on the right, it looks like it was taken by a professional photographer. There were these photographers that walked around Paris when I was a kid, and would take your picture for a fee. It wasn’t terribly expensive if I recall. I don’t remember if they used polaroids or if polaroids even existed then…. I was quite young. What was your dad doing in Paris?
Good luck with your painting. Jullian easels are great for city life, but not so great for dragging on a hike in the mountains due to its weight.
I have used a Mabef M-29 basic triangular field easel the most, and recently use an Open Box M regularly.
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