Blondheim Art Original Landscape Oil Painting

8x10 inches
oil on panel
gold frame
500.00
Purchase HERE


Painters Tip

Getting organized for travel.


I'm getting ready to take a long trip. Seven days in NW Florida, nine days in North Carolina with one in between day at home to repack and take off again.



Being prepared is important for these kinds of marathon painting trips. I recommend a daily chore list and a master list to use and check off. Since I will be teaching in NC I will need to have both my acrylic and oil boxes. I am going to take them with me on the first trip fully loaded. If I don't use them both, I will have one packed in the car ready for the next leg of my journey. In fact, I am going to pack all of my materials and supplies for both trips at once. When I'm home for a day in between, I can unload my suitcase, do laundry and put it back in the car. I will remove the paintings that I have left from the paint out and store in my studio while I'm in NC.


Less packing and re-packing for both trips. The easier I make this for myself, the less fatigue I will have to endure early in the game. I will need my strength by the time I get to NC.


I am staying with a host person while in Apalach who will have breakfast for me but no other meals. I am going to take a box of foods like tuna and canned chicken, so I can make my lunches in the car each day while painting. Two meals a day gets expensive in restaurants. Planning ahead with simple foods easy to prepare will save money and time, giving me more time or painting each day. I will take a lunch break each day and go to the internet cafe to read my mail.


Saving room is also a priority on a long trip. Using flat painting panels rather than stretched canvas saves a lot of room. They are also less fragile than canvas. I keep various sized panels in a box and have all of the frames wired and ready in boxes.


I keep a supply box in the car which has extra solvent, various mediums, both oil and acrylic, brushes, duct tape, masking tape, sunscreen, bug juice, bottled water and a plastic tarp for rain emergencies. I throw it over my easel, not me.

With the exception of one standard ironed outfit for openings, I roll all of my shirts, shorts, etc. so that they fit nicely in one tote bag. It looks like a gym bag. I can fit about ten days worth of clothing, shoes and toiletries in that bag. That is all the luggage I need. I check off items as I load them into the car the day before I leave.

Before you get the idea that I know what I am doing, let me tell you that I forget a lot of what I need even with my list. :>)