Christmas art presents

[Elizabeth Schott]

Wow, Beth, I think Dracula could sleep in this box in your basement after you take out the easel!

Linda see how good you are! I was thinking a few children - well now that I see it again, maybe a spouse!


Kim the rebel really runs into tripod problems once you put the long lens on, then it is totally out of balance. I think most of the tripods and ball heads above accomodate at least 15 lbs.

[Elizabeth Schott]

Well Santa finally made it through the mid west snow storms and look what arrived safely today... HOORAY!

[Garth Herrick]

Congratulations Beth!

That's a nice simple portrait. Is it done? I kind of like it tentative at the bottom like that.

Garth

[Elizabeth Schott]

Thanks Garth, actually it is only my second day of color.

I didn't think about the bottom as such, but it is one of three children, so I don't know how that would work. This is the second, one is 90% and the other I have yet to start. I should have said it's 16 x20 so people could get an idea of the easel size.

[Leslie Ficcaglia]

What a beautiful new easel! Isn't it thrilling to have such a terrific new support? And the painting is coming along very nicely, too. Do you really paint on that lovely hardwood floor? Or that just temporary quarters for your new possession?

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

[Elizabeth Schott]

Thanks Leslie,

If you look at the bottom of the easel you'll see my lovely throw rug, HA! It is just about down to bare threads. I learned my lessons the first year I started with oils with spots and funny, it is always the incredibly slow drying, power pigment tubes that get where they shouldn't!

[Mary Sparrow]

Beth, That easel is so beautiful how can you paint on it!? All of my easels are covered with blobs of paint. Will you try to keep it this way?
Those windows in your house are fabulous too!

Uh, Kim, thanks for sending the ebay trigger finger over here. I followed your link to that dynatran tripod, decided to see what else they had and the next thing I knew I was the owner of this. . Who knows where they come up with a retail value of $495, but I figure for $51 it will be better than what I currently have which is nothing more than one of those pitiful table top tripods that come with the cheap digital camera kits.

Has your $4 tripod shown up yet?

[Leslie Ficcaglia]

By the way, Beth, do you have to use some sort of opaque backing for your stretched canvas? I see that your easel is backlit by windows as well. I use masonite boards, cut to various sizes to accommodate different sized canvas, but have begun to set them up on the easel so that there are several extra inches on either side of the painting. That way I can clip my reference photos right to the board and they're at eye-level and quite handy. It doesn't look as though you would have room for that extension on either side on your new easel, or would you? It works well with my Sorg.

[Kimberly Dow]

Mary,

No - it hasnt. I am sure it will not be good enough, but maybe for the moment... That one you ordered looks like it will work well. Glad to be of help- if you order something that is one less item I am tempted to bid on.

[Elizabeth Schott]

Mary, you'll understand my reaction yesterday when I let out a little scream and my family all wanted to know what was wrong... I said I got paint on my easel! HA! I will remember it is not a piece of furniture, but will take better care of it because of the investment.

Leslie the canvas is a Belgium linen that is toned, so both sides are about the same value, this is if your question was regarding light shining through. I have a bank of high windows on the northwest side too, but I roll my work around.

This easel has a large back, what you are actually seeing with the knobs is the attachment for smaller canvas. I'll go ahead and repost the detail I posted elsewhere.

Isn't it funny to think this is the prototype? Imagine what Michael George's looks like!