A guide to the best plein air easels and how to choose a painting easel for plein air painting. Includes user reviews of commercially available plein air easels

UPDATE: June 2022: My Plein Air Online Course: Painting Land and Sea is Now Available Painting outdoors en plein air can be invigorating, inspiring, meditative... and frustrating, inhibiting, and uncomfortable! I like comfort, so I've done a lot of research to assemble a plein air kit that is lightweight, stable, and functional.By nature I am a studio painter: I like a chair, regulated temperature, controlled lighting, access to all my materials, and most of all.... NO BUGS. But despite the…

Find the best plein air easel for your painting practice in this review. From pochade boxes to lightweight watercolour easels.

(No financial affiliation with any of the artists or products mentioned in this post) (Updated 24 April 2019) Wondering which is the best plein air or outdoor easel? Not a week goes by without my inbox filling up with excellent questions from our Master Oil Painting students. I do my best to answer each one…

Lightweight plein air easel for watercolor painting. Includes step by step details of how it was constructed. An outdoor easel should be light and functional.

About this item Paint Anywhere You Like - This all in one pochade box was designed for travel from sea to summit and anywhere in between. With a standing tripod, it can be used as plein air like a french easel. With the rubber bumpers on the bottom, it can be used as a small table easel for studio use as well. Its versatility enables you to paint anywhere you like. Perfect for Outdoor Painting - This potable pochade box features 3 large compartments with 2 removable divider slats for adjust…

The day after Thanksgiving my husband and I had planned to go plein air painting. Little did we know when we woke up it was 43 degrees. That may seem like peanuts to a lot of you but for those of us who have lived in Florida for so long, it seemed a bit chilly. &nbs

NOW WITH LARGER AND STRONGER MAGNETS Light weight & portable Sketch Easel! Perfect for painting/sketching on location with gouache, watercolor and more! -11.75” x 11.5” when open flat -Weighs approximately 1 lb -Folds closed for easy transporting -Fits tripod quick release plates with a 1/4" bolt Art supplies and tripod not included.

I've had a number of people ask me about my plein air set up, so I've taken the time to outline what I've put together, how I carry it around, how much it cost, and where I got my inspiration from. May it help others as much as I've been helped by a number of other internet resources. S