This was my painting studio when we lived in Cape Town, South Africa, looking unusually neat and tidy after a spring clean. As you can see, I've an H-shaped, floor-standing easel. I bought it at the London Graphic Store in Covent Garden, London, and carted it home on the train. It folds flat and isn't too heavy, but the size of the box I was carrying did seem to astound quite a few people. The easel takes quite large canvases and is very stable. (I detest three-legged easels as I've seldom encountered one that didn't wobble.)
My canvases (painted and blank) were stored on a set of wooden, screw-together shelves bought from a DIY store. My 'stuff' was kept in the chest of drawers which has glass-fronted drawers so it's easy to remember what's in each. There is also a small pull-out shelf above each row of drawers.
The large cardboard box on the corner of the drawer unit was for one of the resident feline art critics. In the other corner is a small, desktop, h-shaped easel, which is what I used before I bought the floor-standing one. Most often it's got various reference photos stuck on it.
The stool in front of my easel wasn't used for sitting on, but rather for a container with water for rinsing my brush, the few colors I was using, and a paper palette (though I often paint without this).
I used a drop-cloth under my easel to protect the floor -- a large piece of canvas bought at a fabric store. The two gray, plastic toolboxes standing on it are used for carting art supplies around.
• View my current painting space...
My canvases (painted and blank) were stored on a set of wooden, screw-together shelves bought from a DIY store. My 'stuff' was kept in the chest of drawers which has glass-fronted drawers so it's easy to remember what's in each. There is also a small pull-out shelf above each row of drawers.
The large cardboard box on the corner of the drawer unit was for one of the resident feline art critics. In the other corner is a small, desktop, h-shaped easel, which is what I used before I bought the floor-standing one. Most often it's got various reference photos stuck on it.
The stool in front of my easel wasn't used for sitting on, but rather for a container with water for rinsing my brush, the few colors I was using, and a paper palette (though I often paint without this).
I used a drop-cloth under my easel to protect the floor -- a large piece of canvas bought at a fabric store. The two gray, plastic toolboxes standing on it are used for carting art supplies around.
• View my current painting space...