Plein Air Tip - Choose a Compact, Lightweight Easel

Lightening your load is rule number one in my Plein Air Tips book. I love my Richeson half easel, model #886026.  It is compact, light weight and easy to transport.  You can buy one on-line for less than $100!  Just google the words Richeson Easel and you will find many places to buy one, including the usual art supply sites, Amazon and even Walmart.

Cattails ©

It was a beautiful spring day in Wisconsin.  A group of plein air artists and myself ventured down the muddy trail where I found a perfect place to set up my easel.  I used my palette knife to capture the cattails, grass and such in the foreground.

Oil on canvas panel. 6"W x 8"H
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Tuesday Morning ©

I did this painting from a photo I took up in Ely, Minnesota.  It's another one of those beautiful lakes they have in Minnesota.  It was early spring and everything was coming back to life after a hard winter!

Oil on canvas panel, 6"H x 8"W
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