collapsible miniature art easel?
Rich
at a garage sale, a wooden box (about 12" long, 5" high and 9" wide). AS
the box opens from from the top at at one end there unfolds a large
magnifier and the other end a small easel on which to put the painting
in progress. (I am not sure if photographs are permitted on this
newsgroup but if they are I can photograph this item). Does anyone if
these devices are old or something more recent...its in such good
condition my guess its the latter.
rich haynes
Kris Baker
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You can't post your images here, BUT you can upload them to your
webspace and give us the URL(s). Make sure you take pictures of
any markings.
But.....are you sure it's an easel for a painter?
Kris
C.
It sounds as if you are describing a Julian "plein air" easel, sometimes
referred to just as a French easel. They fold down to a small wooden
box, and can come with many attachments. They were first developed in
1945, so it would not be antique, however very saleable in good shape to
any artist that likes to do field work. I do a lot of art, and I admit I
used to think these things were gimmicky. However, having received one
as a gift, I find them pretty handy.
http://www.dickblick.com/zz515/40/products.asp?ig_id=5636
http://www.jerrysartarama.com/art-supply-stores/online/1971
http://www.dickblick.com/zz502/18/products.asp?param=0&ig_id=2890
It could also be a t'ang easel box
There are many variations on these themes, with and without legs. Here
is a pretty modern version.
http://www.artworkessentials.com/products/easyl/
Without legs, referred to sometimes as a Julian Table Easel
http://www.drawingoffice.org.uk/jullian/products/images/jb15.jpg
C.
Roy Dennis
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Kris Baker
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> of time.
Yeah. Thanks to C!
The only thing I didn't get was the magnifying glass. I'm trying to
figure out why that would be needed.
Kris
Not a painter, no aspirations
C.
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> Yeah. Thanks to C!
>
> The only thing I didn't get was the magnifying glass. I'm trying to
> figure out why that would be needed.
>
> Kris
> Not a painter, no aspirations
These easels can have places for many attachments, and I have observed
both magnifiers, aspect frames, and even umbrellas. Both magnifiers and
aspect frames assist in transferring what you see to the canvas. Perhaps
you have observed an artist hold up a brush or thumb, and then hold it
against the canvas. Doing this through a frame will give you correct
angles to produce depth of field, contextual size, proportion, object
placement and relationship with other things, and so on. Most people
don't know they can draw, because they don't draw what they see; they
try to draw what they think they see. Magnifiers can also be handy when
trying to draw small flowers, bugs, anything tiny.
C.
Who would never claim to be an artist, but likes to try.
Kris Baker
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Thanks.
Actually, I've tried drawing. Miniaturization of anything I'd
produce,
would be a benefit to society.
Kris
Karen Burns
LOL!
Signed,
the girl who can't even draw a stick. : (
Kris Baker
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> >
> > produce, would be a benefit to society.
> >
> > Kris
>
> LOL!
>
> Signed,
> the girl who can't even draw a stick. : (
Wanna go into business together? Stick-ass-o? ;)
Kris
Karen Burns
: ) <--- That's about as much 'art' as I can do..... I imagine the
business will be short-lived.
Though I wish I did have a stick-ass, oh!
rofl
Kris Baker
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Me, too.
OK. Big-Ass-O?
Kris
Quit smoking and paying for it ;)
Karen Burns
Big-Ass-O....sounds like you're holding your nose when you say that. haha!
Karen
should never have started smoking, and hopes to quit by May. (no pressure!)
Rich
Yup, either that or for display.........this is definitely not a
French Easel, I have used them many times. This is a tabletop item,
about the size of a shoebox...made of walnut or some other hardwood. It
opens in the middle, one side permits a large magnifying glass to unfold
into place and the other end unfolds into a small easel on which a
miniature painitng may be placed ....when you look through the
magnifying glass, it is focused on the painting on the easel. I will try
to photo this weekend and post it on a website.
RIch Haynes.
Tom Bellhouse
Rich, do you suppose it's an easel for hand-coloring photographs?
Tom