Cheap Joe's French Easel

Ideal for the plein air painter and studio artist, the classically designed Cheap Joe's French Easel combines a sketchbox, easel, and wet canvas carrier in one. This portable wooden folding easel is perfect for painting in oil, acrylic, watercolor, and pastel. Many artists use it as both a travel easel and a studio easel. It's superbly made at a fantastic price!

Store, transport, and access your paints, brushes, and other art supplies inside the drawer with wooden dividers. It locks shut in transit, and when pulled out, it reveals even more storage underneath for your long-handled brushes and larger supplies. The drawer interior has 1 long tray that measures 18" x 4" and 3 trays that measure 7" x 5-3/4" each. The 2 spaces below the drawer measure 18-1/2" x 3-3/4" each. Included is a traditional wooden palette that fits right in the drawer and measures 15-3/4" x 11".

The top adjusts to any angle you need, from 90 degrees to slightly tilted for watercolor. Both canvas holders can be adjusted to the perfect working height and will hold a canvas or board up to 34" tall. Brass hooks keep the canvas from blowing off or falling off in transit but can also be moved out of the way. The canvas tray has a slot to secure 1/4" panels or can accommodate canvases up to 1" deep. The brass hooks extend to hold canvases up to 3" deep! Finished paintings may be carried on the outside so that you can use it as a wet canvas carrier too.

The telescoping legs allow you to adjust the height of each leg to the perfect height for standing or sitting. Or, skip the legs and use it as a tabletop easel!

This easel is constructed of solid hardwood elm with an oiled finish and all brass hardware. Features a leather carrying handle and includes a detachable canvas shoulder strap for easy portability at 13 lbs. No assembly is required; it takes just a couple of minutes to set up and break down.