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Originally Posted by Garth Herrick
Allan,
I also admire your ingenuity. That is a handsome, practical little box!
I still don't understand how you elevate the panel on the lid, but that is a nice feature. Another question: can you close the box with paint daubs remaining on your palette, or must it be perfectly cleaned?
Kudos!
Garth
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Garth, thanks,
I can not elevate the panel more than the 3" above the palette, but I can tilt the lid to get a straight angle to view it.
When I sit down and have the box on my leg's I will tilt it to the low position about 45 degrees. When I stand, or sit by a table, I can make a more vertical position.
The painted area is 8,5" x 11" on the small panel. I also brought a panel 15" x 15" but I did not use it this time, because it would take more time to finish. I only had time to make sketches, but it made my vacation bearable
When I had finished a painting I could close the lid and leave the remaining paint on the palette, if I carried the painting by hand. If I want to put the panel into the lid I would have to put a sheet of plastic over the palette, or clean it.
I washed the brushes in turpentine and dipped them into walnut oil that would not dry for days.
When I started out I would have everything in a shoulder bag: box, panel, roll of tissue, plastic bag for used tissue, water, cap, fruit and peanuts.