I cannot remark on the take it easel, though it may well be faster and easer to set up. I would be surprised to find that it held my canvas more steady and secure than the beauport easel that i have been painting on this past year. I will say, that there is a learning curve as to set up, aand arriving at the vertical pitch of your painting surface,(the video assistance i have been able to find on line, by all parties ,have been laughably inadequate.) that is probably best learned by multiple set ups and teardowns
in your back yard over a sweet, sunny week end in May.
Now to my real point in writing this review. I am 6’3″ not overly tall, but tall enough to be frustrated by having to look down at my painting as on every other easel i have now,or have ever owned.
I have, these past 40 years, held a kidney pallet on my left thumb,moving forward to paint, and back to assess. there is really no adequate way to describe the feeling of standing back , making a decision, then walking up to your36″x36″canvas and painting on the BOTTOM 5 inches of your composition being held at EYE level!
there is more to say, but i will leave it to others to praise or disparage as they will. one note:My beauport easel came with THREE leg extensions. This is the BEST easel i have ever painted on
out of doors.
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