Artist's Drawing & Inspiration - USA (2019-09)

36 ArtistDrawingandInspiration

Warwick

A lightweightandstrongfolding

aluminiumeaselidealforpleinair

work.Thereversiblerubberfeet

doubleasa groundspikewhen

workingoutdoors.A photographic

tripodtwisttypelockprovidesfixing

forthetelescopiclegsanda griptype

leverallowsforpositioningtosuit

bothoilandwatercolourpainting.

cornwall

A compactandtransportablebox

easelforworkinginthefield.A

3-leggedstoolcomeswiththiseasel

andcanbeeasilyattachedtothe

sideoftheeaselwhenfolded.The

boxeaselincorporatesa onedrawer

cabinetandwoodenpalette.This

easelcomesinanartistbagallowing

foreasytransport.

Wimborne

Anoiled,woodentableeaselwith

adjustablesupports.Thecanvas

positioncanbesettoeithera

backwardorforwardtiltingposition.

Thistableeaselwillholdcanvasupto

27 inchesinheight.

artsphere

A brilliantnewconceptineasel

designforartists,designers,

hobbyistsandcrafters.The

ArtSpheretableeaselhasa unique

ballandsocketjointthatallowsa

detachabledrawingboardtomove

inanydirection.Easytooperate

andmanoeuvrewhileworking

on,a solidhandlelockstheboard

securelyinplaceforapplications

suchasdrawing,painting,modelling

andsculpture.TheArtSpherehasa

smallbaseanda largeworksurface

areathatcanbepositionedflatorin

portrait/landscapepositions.

Wimborne

EaselGallery

Cornwall

Field

Warwick

Product Feature

EasEls...WHaTyouNEEDToKNoW...FRoMPRIMEaRTEasEls

Thetraditionalimageofanartist

usuallyinvolvesa beret,aneasel,

anda wholelotofwinesituated

somewhereina Frenchgarret.

Althoughthissomewhatromanticised

imageisn’talwaysaccurate,the

useofeaselsis somethingthatmost

artistswillcontemplateat some

stage.Althoughtheymayhave

strongFrenchconnotations,there

is evidencetosuggestthateaselsin

somebasicformhaveactuallybeen

usedsinceearlyEgyptiantimes.

A straightforwarddefinition

foundinmanydictionariesand

encyclopaediasdescribeaneasel

as:“anuprightsupportusedfor

displayingand/orfixingsomething

restingonit ora standorframefor

supportingordisplayingat anangle

anartist’scanvas,a blackboard,etc.”

Still,evenif youareawareofthe

historyoritsdefinition,it maynothelp

verymuchwhenyouactuallystepout

anddecidetopurchaseanindispensable

pieceofartistequipmentsuchasthis.

Practicallyspeaking,working

at aneaselallowsforaneffortless

relationshipbetweenyourcanvas

ordrawingasit keepstheworkat a

suitedverticalpositionwhereit is easy

toworkon.Visualconsiderationsof

colour,perspectiveandcomposition

canbedeterminedaccurately.It also

providesa safeplaceforyourwork,

withnospillsorotheraccidentsthat

maydamagethesurface,andit may

evenprovidea visualreferenceasto

howyourworkwouldappearwhen

is finallyhungona gallerywall.

Butwhicheaselis bestforyou?

PrimeArtoffersa varietyoftypes,each

withspecificfeaturesthatmakethem

suitableforoneoranotherpurpose.

Thetypeofeaselyouchoosewillbe

determinedbythekindofartwork

youcreatethemost.If youliketo

workonlargecanvasesthena tripod

portableeaselwillproveunsuitable.

Considerationslikescaleandspace

areimportantvariableswhenchoosing

a particularstyle,whetherit is a

studiostyle“A”frameor“H”frame,

a tripodportablestyleorall-in-oneto

holdyourartmaterialswhengoing

outdoors.Somearecompactandfully

collapsiblewhilea floorstandingeasel

willrequirea definitespacetobein.

Maybeyoupaintinwatercoloursor

gouache,and,if so,it is recommended

thatyouchooseaneaselthatcanalso

beadjustedtoa horizontalposition.

Workingwithacrylicsoroils,aneasel

thatallowsyoutoadjustthevertical

viewtoa 90degreeanglewillavoid

unwantedreflectionswhileworking.

studioEasels

Thetwomostcommontypes

ofstudioeaselsaredescribed

asA-frameorH-frame.

A-frameortripodeaselshaveanA

shapedfrontwitha singleextension

legat theback,whichis usedtoadjust

theangleat whichtheeaselstands.At