The palette in my half-box easel can be folded without squashing the paint, which leaves me free to move whenever I want and have a loaded palette ready for work
For an accelerated and focused learning experience as a painter, there’s little that can beat being away from the daily routine, especially when surrounded by likeminded painting enthusiasts.
I always enjoy travelling with other painters and my trips have taken me around the world. My approach to painting holidays is to be involved in the choice of location and I teach a little through demonstrating and group discussion, but much of the real learning and teaching goes on individually as I try to keep tabs on where everyone is working and I try to drop in on them at just the right moments through the day.