Easels Made Easy Contributed
Winsor & Newton provides a selection of top quality easels that offer a solution to any painting environment whether it be at home, the studio, in school, or outdoors. Choosing an easel is an important decision for an artist. The choice will vary according to an artist’s style, preferred media and quite often space availability. Winsor & Newton offers a range of easels to cover all requirements, provide firm support, give long lasting service and above all provide the unsurpassed quality expected from Winsor & Newton.
Table easels are flexible and provide a workspace for any area. They’re ideal for use with smaller scale projects and as a method of displaying finished artwork. The Winsor & Newton Ribble Table Easel is a tripod format table easel, manufactured from seasoned Beechwood. It is both light and portable with foldable legs for ease of carrying and storage. The easel also features rubber tipped feet which means it won’t damage bench top surfaces and reduces slippage. Maximum canvas height is 66cm.
The Winsor & Newton Eden Table Easel is a strongly built Beechwood easel of ‘H’ frame construction. It features a tilting facility to create the ideal working angle. The Winsor & Newton Arun Table Easel is an innovative box easel, handcrafted from seasoned Beechwood. It comes fully assembled and has been designed with ease of transport in mind, folding down to a box shape which includes a carry handle. The side storage tray is ideal for storing colour, brushes and other painting accessories. Maximum canvas height is 86cm.
Sketch Box easels provide the artist with ample storage to hold a selection of colours, brushes and the palette included with these easels. Traditionally, the sketch box easel has been the complete easel for those who wish to paint outside, as once in position in the field, they provide stability for painting. These easels collapse to a handy size for transporting although they’re becoming increasingly popular for indoor use as well.
The Winsor & Newton Windrush Sketch Box Easel is handcrafted from seasoned Beechwood and an ideal easel for both studio work and painting on location. The easel has been designed to fold down to a box shape and has a carry handle and shoulder strap for ease of transporting. The telescopic legs can be adjusted easily to achieve the desired working height, perfect for outdoor surfaces. The easel also comes with an integrated metal lined storage tray which contains a wooden palette. Maximum canvas height is 73cm.
The Winsor & Newton Bristol Aluminium Sketching Easel is a lightweight aluminium easel, great for indoor, outdoor or tabletop use. It has one touch control for quick telescopic leg adjustment and comes with a hard shell carrying case with handle and shoulder strap. The easel also has a useful utility hook on the painting tray.
Studio Easels are solidly built ensuring stability and durability for the artist. They are ideal for use in a studio where they can be permanently in place and can be used with large canvases. The Winsor & Newton Mersey ‘A’ Frame Studio Easel is a robust option made from Beechwood. It offers both stability and flexibility of adjustment for a variety of canvas sizes. The lower support features a metal ratchet for adjustment of the working height.
The Winsor & Newton Hamilton Studio Easel is highly adjustable, it can tilt forward for glare reduction or tilt backward to a horizontal position when painting with water colour. The easel has a fully adjustable painting tray and folds flat for easy storage. Handcrafted from seasoned Beechwood, this easel is a popular studio option. Maximum canvas height is 138cm.
The Winsor & Newton Shannon Studio Easel is a solidly built, robust easel designed for studio and college use. The painting ground rests on an adjustable lower shelf which allows simple adjustment of the working height. The
