Artist Easels

Hanging art can be intimidating to many people. They are afraid of making a mistake and ending up with a wall full of nail holes. They are unsure how high or how low to hang a painting. They don't know the best way to arrange a varied collection. One alternative to fastening pictures to a wall is to use an easel. Placing art on a stand or lectern is a good option for people who like to change their displays. Small easels on tables or mantels allow homeowners to layer art or other objects to create vignettes. Like canvases without frames (the topic of my last post), paintings on easels can add an air of insouciance to a room, especially when the art is of a high caliber. Here are some examples . . .

"An antique English lectern displays art by Robert Motherwell."

Homeowner George Mason collects clocks.

Houston, Texas townhouse of George and Sandra Mason.

Interior design by J. Randall Powers.

Residential design by Preston Wood and Associates.

Photography by Casey and Anne Sills.

Text by Linda E. Clopton.

"Mayfair Redux" produced by Mary Jane Ryburn.

Veranda (October 2010).

"In the master bedroom, a bedside vignette includes . . . .a small watercolor on an easel."

Atlanta, Georgia home.

Interior design by Phoebe Howard.

Photography by J. Savage Gibson.

House Beautiful.

Painting on easel by George Thomas.

Antique wooden chest.

Nantucket Island cottage owned by designer Trudy Dujardin and husband Frank Fasanella.

Photography by Terry Pommett.

"Eco-Friendly Summer Home" written by Amy Elbert.

Traditional Home.

Horse stable designed as art studio and retreat.

Horse painting by Karen Bezuidenhout.

Interior design by Kathryn M. Ireland.

This outbuilding is part of part of Veranda's first concept house in Los Angeles designed by Windsor Smith, Kathryn M. Ireland, and eight other designers.

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin were under contract to purchase the property
 as of June 22, 2012.

Photography by Max Kim-Bee.

"House of Windsor" produced by Carolyn Englefield.

Written by Mario Lopez-Cordero.

Veranda (October 2011).

1865 brownstone of Christopher Knight, director of New York gallery Maison Gerard, 

and Carlos Aponte, an artist and illustrator.

Jersey City, New Jersey.

Interior design by Christopher Knight.

Text by Peter Terzian.

Styled by JC Garcia-Lavin.

Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.

"Poetic License"

Elle Decor (December 2011).

East Village, NY Apartment of Alfredo Paredes and Brad Goldfarb.

Interior design by Alfredo Paredes.
Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.

Text by Brad Goldfarb.

"Partners in Style" produced by Robert Rufino.

Architectural Digest (April 2012).

Side view of easel.

Gramercy Park, New York City.

450-square-feet studio owned by Ellen O'Neill, design consultant.

Interior design by Ellen O'Neill.

Photography by Thomas Loof.

"Living Big in a Studio" written by Carol Prisant.

House Beautiful (July-August 2010).

The easel can be seen against the window on the right.

Gramercy Park, New York City.

450-square-feet studio owned by Ellen O'Neill, design consultant.

Interior design by Ellen O'Neill.

Photography by Thomas Loof.

"Living Big in a Studio" written by Carol Prisant.

House Beautiful (July-August 2010).

Close-up view of easel holding "photos of friends, gallery invitations, vintage portfolios."

Gramercy Park, New York City.

450-square-feet studio owned by Ellen O'Neill, design consultant.

Interior design by Ellen O'Neill.

Photography by Thomas Loof.

"Living Big in a Studio" written by Carol Prisant.

House Beautiful (July-August 2010).

Art by Michael Allen Lowe (Wally Findlay Galleries) 
displayed on easel from Ann-Morris Antiques.
Guest room designed by Benjamin W. Bradley and David Thiergartner
of Bradley Thiergartner Interiors.
Hampton Designer Showhouse.
Traditional Home.

"Campion Platt liberated this picture from the wall by bringing in a modern easel. Such a display stand makes it easier to get up close to the art -- and to switch it out for a different piece, depending on your mood."

Kips Bay Showhouse.

Photography by Orli Ben-Dor.

House Beautiful.

Richard Shapiro Studiolo easel in polished steel.

"An Apartment Inspired by Something's Gotta Give"

Interior design by Phoebe Howard.

Photo credit: Francesco Lagnese.

House Beautiful.

Art on antique easel and on wall is by Julie Headland.

2009 Hampton Designer Showhouse.

Interior design by Skye Kirby, Lillian August.

Photography by Squire Fox.

"Couple's Retreat" written by Jenny Bradley.

Traditional Home.

Bel Air, California living room of Sela Ward, 

who painted the large-scale piece over the fireplace.

Art on easel: Emily Amy Gallery.

Interior design by Ann Runyon Carter.

Photo credit: Dominique Vorillon.

"Sela Ward's Stylish Bel Air Home with a Southern Soul"

Written and produced by Jenny Bradley.

Traditional Home.

Art by Bill Lowe Gallery. Acrylic easel by Baker.

"An artisan-painted wall covering from Fromental ["Chinese Sparrow"] that depicts cherry blossom branches adorns the guest room."

Traditional Home Showhouse in Atlanta, Georgia.

Interior designer: Robert Brown, Robert Brown Interior Design.

Photography by Colleen Duffley.

Text by Amy Elbert.

"Atlanta Showhouse: Couple's Night In" produced by Robert Young.

Traditional Home.

Light-filled studio in townhouse of Robert Rhea. 

Georgetown (Washington, D.C.).

Interior design by Frank Babb Randolph.

Styled by Olga Naiman.

Photography by Max Kim-Bee.

"Painterly Palette" written by Susan Stiles Dowell.

Veranda (April 2011).