| Reviews of Equipment and Supplies
The Hughes Easel
Above:
The Hughes
Easel in use in
John Howard
Sanden's studio.
Right: The easel in a showroom photo. |
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a spring afternoon in 1998, my longtime friend and fellow painter
Steve Moppert phoned from his studio in Signal Mountain, Tennessee,
to tell me of his discovery of "the greatest thing since sliced
bread." He went on excitedly and at length about the "sensational"
new studio easel he had just acquired, urging me to send for one immediately.
I took Steve's advice and ordered a Hughes Easel, entirely "sight
unseen." Now, some six years later, I cannot imagine how I ever
got along without it. The Hughes Easel is truly revolutionary.
The basic concept of the easel is that the painting, cradled on a
mobile framework, may be raised and lowered with a finger-touch effort
because of the cable-hung, counterweighted design. All easels move
the painting up and down, but this one also moves it from side to
side. The artist can even work on a large canvas while seated, effortlessly
moving the canvas up or down or from side to side. Additionally, the
painting may be tipped forward or back.
The Hughes Easel renders totally obsolete the cumbersome crank mechanism
on traditional studio easels. Even a large framed portrait, once the
additional counterweights have been added, moves effortlessly up and
down, or on the horizontal rail. The Hughes Easel is available in
six models (I use the Model 4000).
John Howard Sanden
Contact Don Andrews at
Hughes Easels, Inc.
Suite C3
3315 South Tamiami Trail
Punta Gorda, Florida 33950
Telephone 941-637-8252
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