SORG Easel

Linda Brandon · 11-16-2004, 04:35 PM

Hi Leslie,

I sent a check to David Sorg three days ago so I'm delighted to read your timely post! I'm glad you're so happy with it. How about posting a photo of it in operation in your studio?

Leslie Ficcaglia · 11-16-2004, 06:51 PM

As requested, here's a photo of the easel in my studio. I use a large board behind my canvas to block out the light of all those windows (the only downside to a river view) and configured it so that it also gives me room on either side of my canvas to clip the photo references I'm using. So the dark edges on the sides aren't part of the easel.

Cindy Procious · 11-17-2004, 09:54 AM

Oooh - my favorite part is that paper towel holder below the tray!

You lucky duck - look at that view.

Patricia Joyce · 11-17-2004, 10:32 AM

I'm green with envy. What a beautiful easel and what a beautiful studio!!! Nice WIP on your easel too!!

Happy Painting

Leslie Ficcaglia · 11-17-2004, 09:48 PM

Patricia and Joyce, thanks! It's a beautiful studio; because it's a remodeled cottage which was on site already we were able to have it much closer to the river than we'd be able to build if it were new construction. Our house is 100' away from the river's edge per code but the studio is only about twenty or thirty feet away. To the right of the dog bed is a sliding glass door which leads onto a deck and then down a few steps to a short walk to the dock. The river's narrow but tidal and navigable, and we just love it here. We've had the place for 32 years, but the studio (as a studio) only for the last seven. People sometimes bring their plein air classes down here to paint the view. And it's also quiet; you can hear birds and watch kingfishers and great blue herons and osprey looking for their dinners. It's a shame I specialize in portraits.

The WIP isn't typical of my style; it's a posthumous portrait and more formal than most of my work. I just finished a painting of a little girl which uses our pond as the setting. As soon as I have a decent photo I'll post it in Unveilings.

The paper towel holder is extremely handy; I used to have one fastened to my taboret, but this is much more convenient. What I really like is the tray, though. It holds my phone and my CD remote as well as some photos and my glasses, which I take off to paint. I don't use the containers for medium or solvent, though; not sure what I'll do with them. For those who use a lot of those materials they'd work nicely.

Linda Brandon · 12-05-2004, 01:28 PM

My Sorg Easel turned out to be much easier to assemble than I dreamed it would be, and it was made even easier by David's seperate mailing of very clear instructions (in addition to the clear instructions included with the easel).

However, I managed to fray the pulley rope when assembling it and so I don't have completely smooth up and down motion yet, but I plan on replacing the rope today.

I have the easel assembled to the "high" setting, and I have a 60" commission that I need to start on soon; I'm looking forward to working on it with this easel. (By the way, I got around to painting my studio dark grey this past summer, what a difference it makes!)

This is a beautiful easel, very solid and well constructed and in my opinion is an incredible value. I'm not a fan of the paper towel holder, though; that will have to go.

Leslie Ficcaglia · 12-05-2004, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Linda Brandon

This is a beautiful easel and in my opinion an incredlible value. I'm not a fan of the paper towel holder, though; that will have to go.

You have a lot more open space than I do, Linda! But why don't you like the paper towel holder? I think it's neat!

Interesting how we all work in different ways.