Easel for Painting Art Easel Stand for Adults 17" to 66" Portable Easel Stand for Sign Table Top/Floor Aluminum Metal Easel with Carry Bag Black

This easel is amazingly versatile. It's very compact and easy to carry. Great both for artists and for people who just want to hold up a sign for an event. It took a little time to learn how to set it up but it's worth the effort. I appreciated the clip at the top that lets you clamp the canvas/artwork/sign in place. I bought two of these just for event signs and I'll use them again for many other things. The carrying case is handy, too.

Stable and easy to used

So I have been an artist-on-the-side for years (also own an H-frame studio easel and an aluminum easel from my college days). However, I had never really tried the plein-air variety of painting because I was too self conscious about having strangers come up to me in public to observe me work. However, I'm not getting any younger and in seeing numerous artists around my area painting, I finally took the plunge. Unfortunately, picking out a field easel is no easy task. In fact, it took me months and a couple of returned French-style easels (too heavy) before I threw in the towel and just decided to buy something cheap, figuring that it would be no big loss if it didn't work.This is inexpensive but effective for outdoor painting providing one makes use of the hook suspended from the bottom to add a weight as a stabilizing force against movement caused by wind. There is a small bubble-level built in that can help with setting it up on uneven ground, which is also a nice touch. It is straightforward enough to set up for anyone who has ever used a camera tripod before. The only negative is that upon take-down a small metal pin popped out of the plastic telescoping bracket on one of the legs. If not found in the sand near where I was painting, this easel would have been broken on first use. (Suggest to manufacturer to include spare pins/screws in the box for just such a case.) Nevertheless, I can't complain for the price.Prior to this purchase, I very nearly sprung for a $300-$500 professional brand of plein-air easel, which comes with its own backpack. Thanks to Amazon reviews, I finally figured out what would work best for me. I bought a set of brushes in a zippered pouch, a wagon (collapsible with nylon sides), a lightweight, collapsible plastic water jug to suspend from the hook on the bottom of the easel for stability, a collapsible camp table to put alongside my camp chair on which to put my paints and pallet, a simple pillow case in which to stow my canvas (acrylics dry fast so that was an option for me) and a small backpack in which to carry my paints, brushes, water jug and this easel. (The cherry on the top: Half jokingly, on the way back from my painting session, I discovered that my Malamute-collie mix was more than happy to pull my "beach wagon" back to the car.)The easel itself comes with a nylon carry case, but the detachable tray was elsewhere in the box (very nearly missed it and threw out the box with the tray in it before I rechecked and found the "missing" tray). It's tricky but you *can* get the plastic tray into the pouch if you're persistent (although with care because the pouch itself is on the thin side). All in all, this was a great purchase that came after months of playing Goldilocks with field easels. This tripod-style easel is cheap enough that if something breaks I can replace it, lightweight enough that it's reasonable to carry over longer distances, and flexible enough in design that it can accommodate larger canvases — don't try that with a pochade box! — and stylish in the different color options. Having said that, some aspects of the construction felt a bit cheap (i.e. would have liked the tray to feel a bit more secure once attached). For the money, however, you really can't go wrong.

This is perfect if you have limited space. It’s so easy to set up when I need to paint at home or take with me outside. If you have limited storage space it compacts and could fit in any lil spot! Also perfect for travel :)

I was worried at first thinking it was going to be too big for my space in my room. However, it’s very efficient in space. I love the color ( pink). Easy to set up as one, two, and three. It need no directions. I can carry it around with me to different projects. Above all the cost doesn’t do it Justice for the Style and Capability it has. I would buy several more for my students. Ms Caroline

It's cheap in price and manufacturing, but it's a pretty cool easel. I don't sell my art so I need to keep my tools cheap. It's worth the money and if it lasts through this painting I'll buy another one.

A bit flimsy, but it worked.

Easy to assemble. Preforms as desired. Portable and easy to carry. Very versatile, can be adjusted as needed. Light material so not as stable