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Author: Jamie_Williams_Grossman, Contributing Editor
| The brush holder section fits all the brushes I'd ever need for a plein air outing. I hang the bag from the easel with a clamp, so the brushes are all visible and easy to access. The bag contains the supplies I don't want to do without:
Palette (wrapped in a plastic bag) Palette knives Baby oil (for cleaning paint off hands). A few baby wipes, Clorox wipes, or Kleenex wipes in a small zip-lock bag work great too! Paper Towels and Rags Garbage Bag Silicoil Brush Washer Linseed oil Turpeniod Palette cups Rubber gloves Sketchbook and pencil Reducing lens Value scale and viewfinder Mirror Clamp for attaching the bag to the easel base (provides stability too!) and clips Scissors Wet canvas carrier for up to 9X12s I can also fit a bottle of water, sandwich, glasses, cellphone and hat. |  |
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| I usually keep the sketchbook, mirror, and value scale/viewfinder in the back pocket. I find a mirror to be a valuable resource for seeing my painting from a different perspective. It's amazing what it points out!
At the end of the painting session, I swish out the brushes in the Silicoil washer and put them in one of the side pockets to keep them separated until I get home. That way, I know which ones need to be washed. I keep glasses and a cellphone in the other side pocket. |
| If you are concerned that the palette will not hold enough paint for your outing, here's a simple and lightweight solution. Buy a couple of plastic pill strips in the pharmacy and fill them with paint. If you don't mind freezing your paint, you can pop them in the freezer when you get home and take them out before you leave again. Otherwise, you can vacuum seal them and keep them in your bag in case of a paint emergency! |
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| Above is a pill strip that has been filled with paint and vacuum sealed. |
| This is the painting setup. In this case, I taped the canvas to foamcore before going out to paint. That way, I can paint whatever proportions I want to, and glue the canvas to masonite later.
Hanging the bag from the easel strap helps to weight the easel down in case of sudden winds. It keeps my brushes handy and serves as a paper towel dispenser. I have my garbage bag in there too, easily accessible. |  |
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