Pastel Plein Air Setup

As winter sets in the bulk of the year s pastel plein air adventures are behind me.

Pastel plein air setup. I can use it in really windy situations. I made a decision for the mabef 23 for two reasons. Here are some good videos on how to set up the most common types of plein air easel. I have found the gloucester easel design about 3 times faster to setup compared with a french easel which has a lot of wing nuts.

An excerpt from richard mckinley s pastel pointers in the april 2014 issue of the pastel journal for my own plein air work i rely on two easel setups. The gloucester easel design looks complicated at first but i recommend you look at the video closely and learn the exact procedure. By astrid 0 foto. There s a huge selection on easels available and you must find the one that fits you and your purse.

Plein air pastel tip 3. Barbara reich painting en plein air for pastels i use a siena pastel easel on a tripod and for oils a guerrilla pochade box 9 12 again on a tripod. The first is intended for times when i know i ll have to carry my equipment a considerable distance or when i ll be traveling by air. I rather won t be able to draw a straight line with a brush than that.

Nupastels west on the black stone bag between tripod legs. My go to setup for most plein air work. In the june 2015 issue of pastel journal five award winning landscape artists lorenzo chavez liz haywood sullivan barbara jaenicke kim lordier and richard mckinley describe the power of painting en plein air and share tips and insights gathered from years of painting experience because one of the most daunting aspects of painting on location is knowing what to pack we asked the. Heilman box with heilman easel on top field tripod no easel butler.

The drawing board with the camera quick release attached and the eagle creek shirt pack it folder bag. Try out the en plein air pro set up that comes with a. Each set up for easy transporting and stocked ready for my sunday morning weekly paint outs spring to summer sheila mitchell.