Oil Painting For Dummies by Anita Marie Giddings & Sherry Stone Clifton

Author:Anita Marie Giddings & Sherry Stone Clifton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wiley Publishing, Inc.

Deciding what to take

Unless you’re going to paint in your backyard, you have to do a little more than throw some things in a bag and take off to paint. The obvious things that you need are your paints, brushes, equipment, and something to paint on, but you need to consider a few other things, especially for painting outdoors.

An easel and stool — or not

Much like your initial investment in painting, you can invest as little or as much as you want to in pursuing this genre. Packing everything you need in a canvas bag is possible, and you may do fine working on a picnic table. Or you can lay out $100 to $200 for a field easel with storage for your paints and palette and a stool. If you want to paint outdoors regularly, investing in a field easel and stool may be worthwhile. Here are some ways to set up an on-site work area with items you already may have available:

Set up on a picnic table. Prop your canvas or board against your art box. Stand or sit to paint. You have a ready-made work area.

Sit on a blanket spread out on the ground and prop your canvas against your art box or a tree. The ground can be hard, but if you were ever associated with a Girl Scout, you know what to do: make a “sit-upon.” Take a few sections of newspaper, stack them neatly, and tuck them into a trash bag. Fold the bag around the newspapers and duct tape it in place. Voilà! A seating pad. (We won’t make you decorate it.)

If you can park your car nearby, you can bring any transportable easel and a lawn chair.

Try tailgating if you have a vehicle with a tailgate. Artists have a long tradition of pulling over to the side of the road and painting as they sit in their cars. Open the doors for a nice breeze and you’re in business. (Be sure to turn off the interior light so that you don’t run down your battery.) If you get a shallow metal butcher’s tray (available at art supply stores) or even a shoebox to hold your solvent jar and other potentially messy items, you won’t get paint or solvent on your seats. Throw a tarp or sheet over them to avoid inadvertent drips.

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