Best Liberty Easel

Finally — a working easel with lots of storage space for brushes, paints, sketches, photos, pencils, and all the other supplies you need. Made of sturdy oak and oak plywood in the U.S., it has adjustable trays so you can decide your own working height. It includes three slots and three trays. One large tray measures 24½" wide × 14¼" deep (62 cm × 36 cm) with two stainless steel cups. The two smaller trays measure 14½" wide × 14¼" deep (37 cm × 36 cm) . Assembly is required.

Golden Oak Professional Easel

American Easel presents this professional-grade easel constructed of oak with a golden finish. The easel stands 82" tall and holds canvases up to 70" high. It features base supports for added stability and palette-resting arms for comfortable painting. It folds flat for convenient storage. It is made in the USA.

Winsor & Newton Mersey Easel

Mersey is a sturdy A-frame easel with an adjustable angle and a bracket to adjust height. It's beautifully hand crafted from seasoned beechwood, and finished with natural oil. Winsor & Newton's Mersey Easel accommodates canvases up to 49". It folds flat for easy storage.

Blick Studio II Lyptus A-Frame Easel

The generous frame of this classically styled A-frame easel will accommodate canvases up to 64" (163 cm) in height. Oversized knobs assure comfort when you're adjusting it. Standing 81" (206 cm) high, it folds flat with one adjustment for easy storage in small studios, apartments, or dorm rooms. Assembly is easy — simply attach the trays and you're ready to paint! Weighs 30 lb (14 kg).

Blick Master Series H-Frame Easel

This is a sleek and efficient easel for the serious painter or pastelist. It features a geared, self-locking drive winch that is connected to the bottom canvas holder by a strong steel cable, for quiet and effortless raising and lowering of canvases up to 80" (203 cm) wide, 80" (203 cm) high, and 100 lbs (45 kg) in weight. The canvas holders lock canvases securely in place during raising and lowering, with rubber bumpers that reduce slippage and allow for painting to the edge of the canvas. Forward and back tilt are easily adjusted from the front of the easel. Also included are four locking casters to assure stability and ease of movement. The easel is made from American white ash wood with a traditional Cherry stain and a sprayed lacquer finish. It measures 29"W × 30"D (74 cm × 76 cm) and is adjustable from 65"–104" (165 cm–264 cm) high. Assembly of the base, back supports, and easel body requires 2–3 people to complete. Weighs 68 lbs (31 kg).

Best Elegant H-Frame Easel

Handmade in the USA of sturdy oak, this H-frame easel offers extra stability, while supporting canvases up to 82" tall. It features a double mast with a marine-style winch system that easily raises and lowers the frame. The pullout drawer stores art supplies. Two stainless steel cannisters hold water or brushes. The base has pre-drilled holes for plastic casters (sold separately). Assembly is required.

Best Classic Santa Fe II Easel

The Santa Fe II is a double masted studio easel for the serious artist, excellent for large work. Fully adjustable, it's made from hand-rubbed, oil-finished solid oak, for beauty and longevity. Best easels are designed to be much more than just something to rest a canvas on. Fully guaranteed by the manufacturer, they are an indispensable tool for the artist, with features built in that will serve for a lifetime. The mast of the Santa Fe II is self-contained in its own box construction, and slides upward without the fuss of additional bolts and knobs. A deluxe, 26" wide painting tray offers two 1 quart stainless steel canisters (included). Non-skid rubber grips secure paintings on the tray. A winch-lift system raises and lowers canvases up to 200 lbs (91 kg) with ease. Front locking plastic casters are included with the Santa Fe II. It has a double-laminated quad base and side frames. This easel offers a variety of settings for sitting or standing, plus angle setting. It folds flat for easy storage. Ships partially assembled. Box dimensions are 77" × 30" × 10" (196 cm × 76 cm × 25 cm).

Best San Pedro Easel

If you are a landscape painter who works on a grand scale,San Pedro is a wonderful easel for securing large works. It handles canvases up to 82” tall, but it really excels in providing a stable horizontal base for wide canvases. San Pedro has a double mast and wide painting tray, plus piano hinges at the joints for maximum strength. It can tilt forward to accommodate pastelists, as well as landscape painters who want to get the angle of light just right. The sliding mast moves independently of the canvas tray.Adjust it to a multitude of height and tilt settings.The painting tray measures 30" (76 cm) wide, and has rubber cleats to hold the canvas securely in place. A utility shelf underneath holds materials while you are painting. With its broad stance and double mast, San Pedro has a commanding presense. Some artists

Best Santa Fe Double-Sided Easel

Best's newest Santa Fe easel is a double-sided, double masted studio easel for the serious artist. It is excellent for large work and great for the multi-tasking artist who works on more than one project at a time. A double-sided easel may also help when students share classroom or studio space. Each side can support a canvas up to 9 ft tall. Each side of the easel includes two canvas holders and a deluxe, 26" wide painting tray. The self-leveling bottom tray features a melamine paint mixing surface with two large stainless steel canisters. A marine style winch, capable of handling works up to 200 lbs, raises and lowers large canvases with ease. Plastic front locking casters offer easy mobility. The Santa Fe Double-Sided Easel offers a variety of settings for sitting or standing, plus angle setting. It folds flat for easy storage and transport. Santa Fe easels are made from hand-rubbed, oil-finished solid oak, for beauty and longevity. Ships partially assembled.

Windmill Studio 36 Easel

66"H x 23"W x 36"D fully extended. Holds square canvases up to 36" x 36", rectangular canvases from 8" x 10" to 47" x 18", and round and oval canvases. Weighs 86 lb.

Best Deluxe Lobo Easel

Best's Deluxe Lobo Easel is an easel to accommodate the watercolorist, pastel artist, and oil painter. It tilts forward to reduce glare and prevent dusting, and backward to form a table for gessoing, watercolors, and varnishing. Its retractable mast extends upward to handle a 60" canvas, and folds down to a compact 52" height. The painting tray can be adjusted from vertical to horizontal in just seconds. A hinged, oak veneer plywood shelf beneath the frame provides storage for books or supplies. Top and bottom painting trays have rubber grips to hold a canvas securely. It's made of hand-rubbed, oil-finished, solid red oak. Some assembly required.

Best Etcho Medio Easel

Best's Etcho Medio Easel is a versatile, all-purpose, solid oak easel for watercolor, pastel, and oil painting. Use the table as a flat surface for watercolors, tilt the easel forward for pastels, or tilt it backwards in the traditional angle for oil painting. As a painting easel, it will handle canvases up to 50" tall, while the 24" × 36" watercolor table handles standard watercolor sheets comfortably. The T-frame easel has extension legs for stability and the Melamine surface table is removable for easy cleaning and transport. When folded and disassembled for storage, it is suprisingly compact for such a large easel. It will fit in the back of a closet in your small, city apartment.

Blick Master Series Convertible Easel

This handsome and elegant easel has a compact design well suited to smaller work environments. Whatever your medium, this versatile easel can adjust to suit your needs. Enhancing any home or studio, this easel is crafted of American white ash wood with a traditional cherry stain and a lacquer finish. The canvas holders are fitted with rubber bumpers to reduce slippage and allow for painting to the edge of the canvas. This easel can also be easily folded to a horizontal position. Crafted from American white ash wood, this piece features a cherry stain and sprayed lacquer finish. Simple assembly is accomplished with an Allen wrench (included) and pliers.

Ravenna Table Sketchbox Easel

The Ravenna Easel, crafted of seasoned elm, travels compactly as a sketchbox, and is approximately the size of a laptop computer. Place it on any flat surface, and the easel unfolds and expands to hold canvases up to 34" tall. Adjust the working angle anywhere from 0° to 90°. Ravenna's base has a convenient, locking side access drawer for securely storing plenty of paints, brushes, and other art supplies. Its sturdy construction, compact size, and very reasonable price make it an ideal choice both for travel and for tight home workspaces. A comfortable leather handle makes for easy transport.

Mabef Table Easel M-31

Since 1948 Mabef easels have been manufactured in Italy by skilled craftsmen who have perfected the art of making easels. Each Mabef easel has a simple, functional design that is strong, solid, reliable, and long-lasting. That is why all Mabef easels are backed by a lifetime warranty. Constructed of oiled, stain-resistant beechwood, the Mabef M-31 table easel features a canvas holder that can be adjusted to any vertical or horizontal angle, and variable height adjustment that even extends below the level of the tabletop. The M-31 holds canvases up to 39¼" high, up to a maximum weight of 9 lb. It measures 41¼"H × 14¼"W × 15"D. It weighs 6 lb.

Daler-Rowney Artsphere
Arts & Crafts Workstation

The Artsphere Workstation is a brilliant new concept in easel design. Its unique ball and socket joint allows a large 16½" × 11¾" (42 cm × 30 cm) detachable drawing board to move in any direction. The handle locks the board securely in place. Paper or canvas can be held to the board using the repositionable wedges. This workstation requires assembly.

American Easel Table Top Easel

This small yet versatile table top easel has a multitude of uses. It's so lightweight, you can take it wherever you go, whether you're sketching, painting, or displaying at a meeting, gallery or art fair. It folds flat for easy storage and is fully assembled. The 18½" high × 17" wide × 14" deep base features an adjustable back leg. Manufactured in the USA from high quality fir wood, it will accept stain, paint, or any finish.

Jullian Original French Easel

With a design that has stood the test of time, the Jullian easel combines a sketchbox, easel, and canvas carrier in one, saving time and money for the location or demonstration painter. It is handcrafted of naturally dried beechwood, which will develop a beautiful golden tone with age. It has pure brass fittings in the tradition of fine cabinetry. The easel stands up to 70½" high, and holds a canvas up to 31½" tall. Folded, the entire easel measures only 12¾" wide × 4¼" deep × 19" high. The two front legs fold away compactly to the side, while the adjustable rear leg disappears neatly into the underside of the easel's sketchbox. Adjust the legs and the tilt to whatever height and angle best suit your painting style — forward for pastels, vertical for oils, and flat for watercolors. The Jullian comes with a set of spikes, to further enhance the stability of the easel when needed. The weather-resistant, metal-lined box holds paints, brushes, and accessories. Remove the upper drawer, and there's even more storage space underneath. When not it use, the easel serves as a canvas carrier. A finished painting can be positioned on the outside of the folded easel and carried until completely dry. The Jullian comes pre-assembled and includes a mahogany finish wooden painting palette, a leather carrying handle, and a leather shoulder strap. It weighs only 12½ lb. The Full Box Jullian Easel comes with a Free Carry Bag.

Elm French Sketchbox Easel

This easel was designed to allow painters on the go to be prepared. Made handsome, quality elm wood with long-lasting hardware, it folds to a compact size and doubles as a carrier for a wet canvas. Has 36" (91 cm) legs and a pull-out drawer to keep paints and brushes organized.