{"id":1396,"date":"2015-01-10T14:07:33","date_gmt":"2015-01-10T22:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/?p=1396"},"modified":"2016-07-04T08:01:17","modified_gmt":"2016-07-04T15:01:17","slug":"plein-air-painting-homemade-easel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/plein-air-painting-homemade-easel\/","title":{"rendered":"Plein air painting with the New, Homemade Easel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I plein air painted at Ramona Grasslands with the new portable palette I recently crafted in my workshop. It was the &#8220;maiden voyage&#8221; for the palette, which I based on the Jim Coulter palette system&#8211;a clamshell design with an adjustable mast to hold various sizes of panels or canvas. If you&#8217;re not DIY inclined, you can see (and buy) Jim&#8217;s version of this plein air painting system, here&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artboxandpanel.com\">www.artboxandpanel.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230;or another version based on similar concepts is the &#8220;Daytripper&#8221; easel system by Joshua Been, which you can find here&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.joshuabeen.com\/merchandise\/portable-painting\/day-tripper-easel\">joshuabeen.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I chose to make my own, larger than any available from Jim because I like lots of space to mix and lay out my tools of the trade. It worked out well and even though a large palette, it was not difficult to hike in the half mile with everything I needed to paint.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1392\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1392\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1392\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/plein-air-painting-homemade-easel\/img_2017-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2017.jpg?fit=2048%2C1536&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1420878931&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0013477088948787&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ronald Lee Oliver painting palette.\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Chromatic single pigments and earth color palette of California artist, Ronald Lee Oliver.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Chromatic single pigments and earth colors.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2017.jpg?fit=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2017.jpg?fit=980%2C735&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1392\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2017.jpg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Chromatic single pigments and earth colors.\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2017.jpg?resize=600%2C450&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2017.jpg?resize=324%2C243&amp;ssl=1 324w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2017.jpg?resize=416%2C312&amp;ssl=1 416w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2017.jpg?resize=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2017.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2017.jpg?resize=624%2C468&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2017.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2017.jpg?w=1960&amp;ssl=1 1960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1392\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chromatic single pigments and earth colors.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The colors seen on the palette, laid on a piece of grey masking tape for friction (to keep them from sliding around) and ease of cleanup, from left to right, are:<\/p>\n<p>cremnitz white<br \/>\nunbleached titanium<br \/>\nPrimary magenta &#8212; R<br \/>\ncadmium red light &#8212; O<br \/>\nPrimary yellow &#8212; Y<br \/>\nphthalo green-yellow &#8212; G<br \/>\nPrimary cyan &#8211;B<br \/>\nultramarine deep &#8212; I<br \/>\ndioxizine purple &#8211;V<br \/>\nyellow ochre<br \/>\ntransparent red oxide<br \/>\nPayne&#8217;s grey<br \/>\nMars black<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;I also used a bit of &#8220;asphaltum.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The panel was toned in advance with transparent orange.<\/p>\n<p>Following\u00a0are some photos of the easel, &#8220;in the wild,&#8221; where I bravely set my tripod over the opening to a den of vicious and possibly rabid squirrels. \u00a0You can see the bucket I use to carry all the necessities, too. \u00a0Those long, black nylon bags hold the tripod and my umbrella kit (which I didn&#8217;t need but brought along just in case). They both have shoulder slings, as does the palette box,which make all three\u00a0quite easy to portage to the painting site.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1393\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1393\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/plein-air-painting-homemade-easel\/img_2016-jpg\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1393\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1393\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/plein-air-painting-homemade-easel\/img_2016-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2016.jpg?fit=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1536,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1420878916&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0029325513196481&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"RLO portable palette at Ramona Grasslands.\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Portable clamshell painting palette of Ronald Lee Oliver.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;RLO portable palette at Ramona Grasslands.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2016.jpg?fit=450%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2016.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1393\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2016.jpg?resize=450%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"RLO portable palette at Ramona Grasslands.\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2016.jpg?resize=450%2C600&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2016.jpg?resize=324%2C432&amp;ssl=1 324w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2016.jpg?resize=416%2C555&amp;ssl=1 416w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2016.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2016.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2016.jpg?resize=624%2C832&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2016.jpg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RLO portable palette at Ramona Grasslands.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I chose to paint a view of the largest oak tree in the grasslands. You can get an idea of the massive size of this old oak, compared to the heavy-duty, park picnic table nearby. \u00a0You can also see here the beginning phase of the painting where I&#8217;m establishing the shape of the tree.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1394\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1394\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/plein-air-painting-homemade-easel\/img_2018-jpg\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1394\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1394\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/plein-air-painting-homemade-easel\/img_2018-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2018.jpg?fit=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1536,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1420879719&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0018281535648995&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ramona Grasslands plein air\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Beginning block in of plein air subject.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2018.jpg?fit=450%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2018.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1394\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2018.jpg?resize=450%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Beginning block in of plein air subject.\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2018.jpg?resize=450%2C600&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2018.jpg?resize=324%2C432&amp;ssl=1 324w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2018.jpg?resize=416%2C555&amp;ssl=1 416w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2018.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2018.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2018.jpg?resize=624%2C832&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2018.jpg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1394\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beginning block in of plein air subject.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8230;and finally, in this next photo you can see where I chose to stop painting. \u00a0I was having a difficult time resolving this one. \u00a0As I say to myself, &#8220;you can&#8217;t win them all,&#8221; and this one was giving me fits so I decided to pack it in and call it a day. \u00a0I&#8217;ll take time to let it rest and then return to it in the studio to see if I can make better sense of it. \u00a0I didn&#8217;t scrape it off entirely, which I would do if it was a total failure, so I think there is still a painting here, waiting to be finished, signed and framed.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1395\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1395\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/plein-air-painting-homemade-easel\/img_2019-jpg\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1395\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1395\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/plein-air-painting-homemade-easel\/img_2019-jpg\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2019.jpg?fit=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1536,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1420886240&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0014947683109118&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Resting point.\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Plein air painting work in progress by California artist, Ronald Lee Oliver.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Sometimes it&amp;#8217;s best to stop and reflect&amp;#8230;&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2019.jpg?fit=450%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2019.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1395\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2019.jpg?resize=450%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sometimes it's best to stop and reflect...\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2019.jpg?resize=450%2C600&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2019.jpg?resize=324%2C432&amp;ssl=1 324w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2019.jpg?resize=416%2C555&amp;ssl=1 416w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2019.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2019.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2019.jpg?resize=624%2C832&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_2019.jpg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1395\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sometimes it&#8217;s best to stop and reflect&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a skewed (to avoid glare) iPhone pic of the painting&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1407\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1407\" style=\"width: 450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1407\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/plein-air-painting-homemade-easel\/ramona_wip\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ramona_wip.jpg?fit=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1536,2048\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 5&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1420960425&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.12&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"A Work in Progress&amp;#8230;\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;An example of a stopping point in a plein air painting by California artist, Ronald Lee Oliver.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;An example of a stopping point in a plein air painting.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ramona_wip.jpg?fit=450%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ramona_wip.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1407\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ramona_wip.jpg?resize=450%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A WIP plein air painting by Ronald Lee Oliver\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ramona_wip.jpg?resize=450%2C600&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ramona_wip.jpg?resize=324%2C432&amp;ssl=1 324w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ramona_wip.jpg?resize=416%2C555&amp;ssl=1 416w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ramona_wip.jpg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ramona_wip.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ramona_wip.jpg?resize=624%2C832&amp;ssl=1 624w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ramona_wip.jpg?w=1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1407\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An example of a stopping point in a plein air painting work in progress.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an update after some studio work on this painting&#8230;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1416\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1416\" style=\"width: 449px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1416\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/plein-air-painting-homemade-easel\/ramona_fin_lr\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ramona_fin_lr.jpg?fit=598%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"598,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ramona Oak by artist Ronald Lee Oliver\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Plein air painting of an oak tree at Ramona grasslands by artist Ronald Lee Oliver.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The old oak after some studio touches.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ramona_fin_lr.jpg?fit=449%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ramona_fin_lr.jpg?fit=598%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1416\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ramona_fin_lr.jpg?resize=449%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The old oak after some studio touches.\" width=\"449\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ramona_fin_lr.jpg?resize=449%2C600&amp;ssl=1 449w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ramona_fin_lr.jpg?resize=324%2C433&amp;ssl=1 324w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ramona_fin_lr.jpg?resize=416%2C557&amp;ssl=1 416w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ronaldleeoliver.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/ramona_fin_lr.jpg?w=598&amp;ssl=1 598w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1416\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The old oak after some studio touches.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I plein air painted at Ramona Grasslands with the new portable palette I recently crafted in my workshop. It was the &#8220;maiden voyage&#8221; for the palette, which I based on the Jim Coulter palette system&#8211;a clamshell design with an adjustable mast to hold various sizes of panels or canvas. 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