Equipment

The Fly on the Wall Easel
The paint anywhere, paint anything, and do it incognito, like a ‘fly on the wall,’ easel.
Sure to be your new favorite toy!!
TRIPOD NOT INCLUDED OR NECESSARY.

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The Daytripper Easel
The go-to ‘workhorse’ easel for almost any painting situation. Light, compact, easy, durable, and can securely hold supports up to 36″ vertical.

The Roadtripper (Coming SOON)

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Dolica AX620 Tripod
*There is no better tripod for the money.
*Great for use with the Fly on the Wall, and Daytripper Easels.
*Weighs 2.9 lbs
*Aluminum, with a Metal Head Unit
*Great for paintings up to 18×24

Small Wet Panel Carriers (small side is LESS than 13″)
Absolutely the best, and lightest, solution I’ve come across for safely transporting your hard work back to a safe place. Sealing the wet painting in between two panels isn’t new, after all, the impressionists invented the idea, by turning two frames inside out and gluing or screwing them together. These have evolved because of the inward tapering rabbet. This way the painting’s edge doesn’t take damage.  

Large Wet Panel Carriers (small side is greater than 12″ and LESS than 25″)
Absolutely the best, and lightest, solution I’ve come across for safely transporting your hard work back to a safe place. Sealing the wet painting in between two panels isn’t new, after all, the impressionists invented the idea, by turning two frames inside out and gluing or screwing them together. These have evolved because of the inward tapering rabbet. This way the painting’s edge doesn’t take damage.  

Learn to SEE Learn to Paint book

This is the book for you if:
*you want to be inspired to get more disciplined!
*you want to paint with intention.
*you want to ‘loosen’ up.
*you want to fill in any gaps that may have occurred in your art education in terms of the essentials of translating the 3 dimensional world around you, or even from the mind, to a 2 dimensional surface.
*you just want to see what’s going on inside the head of Joshua Been (cuh-razy!)

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The Light Direction Sphere Pen (A Joshua Been original)
Informing the ‘Shape’ element of Visual Language, and the foundation of the book, Learn to SEE Learn to Paint, the light direction sphere, when studying outdoors, aids in understanding how sunlight interacts with form, in your unique Line of Sight.

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The Sketchbox
Liberate those drawings, forever.
Surround your life with compositions, good ideas, and fun doodles,
or send them as thank yous to collectors, friends, etc.
Toss the lame ones, nobody needs to see those!

The Forever Turp Jar
Forget the heavy metal canisters with latches, and who in their right mind things drilling holes in to a flat smooth metal will agitate the brush enough to actually clean it? This is 1/2 in hardware cloth, coated in pvc, so it does’t corrode or rip your brushed to shreds. It does what it’s supposed to do, agitate the living you know what out of the brush! Bent by hand, lovingly by an employed American! The last solvent jar you’ll be buying for a long time. 

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The Perfect Brush Holder
Just like the name says, it really is the perfect holder for working on location. It’s too small to take every brush imaginable, so it will force you to make some good decisions on just what you need out there. It fits perfectly on the wings of the Daytripper and Fly on the Wall Easels, and comes with an EPDM rubber band to band it in place while painting.

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The RE-Usable Trash Bag
An eco-conscientious approach to dealing with our trash out there.
“Really? A Walmart bag, ARE YOU SERIOUS?”
Do you even paint? Lol.
A small spring clip is included.
You’re ready to ROCK!

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The Mirror/Mahl Stick
“I’d just die, if I forgot my Mirror/Mahl Stick on a painting outing.”
Yeah, that’s why I have 4 of them. One for each and every set-up, and one for the studio!
YEP… It’s that GOOD!

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The Perfect Multi-tool
If you have this handy (like attached to the shoulder strap of your pack), you’ll use it all the time.
Make it happen, make it a permanent fixture to your on-location painting pack!

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Clip-on Sunscreen (odorless)
NEVER get fried again!

The Collapsible Hydration Pack
Perfect, solves the problem of seeming to leave with more than you brought.