Sitting or standing?

[Marcus Lim]

Originally Posted by Claudemir Bonfim

My knees and feet hurt at the end of a busy day.

Yeah, being a stander myself, i do get achy knees too. So do consider taking health supplements for bone joints, and rest more often during painting sessions. This goes out to everyone here who stands while painting too.

[Richard Bingham]

I have found that imposing the same kind of "schedule" that's common with a sitting model (20 mins. on, 5min. break) is a good way to reduce the physical stress of painting while standing . . . the benefits extend past that, to "making" you take time for the visual analysis of your work in progress too.

[Chris Saper]

I actually think it ESSENTIAL to stand unless you have a back or knee problem that prevents it.

It's so hard to get back from your work (sure you can do it if you make it a priority) when you sit, and it's so important in terms of assessing what you have done, and in finding mistakes to correct.

As the size of the canvas increases, the ready ability to get back also increases in importance.

If your feet, knees or back hurt at the end of the session, you just need the proper shoes

[Gary Hoff]

Chris--my wife just bought a pair of those (thanks to your recommendation ) and says her back hasn't felt this good in months.

As to the standing/sitting discussion, I'm in the standing camp. And I generally tilt the work slightly toward me for the reasons Rich gives. Also, it's important to set the work at eye level to avoid the distortion one gets with having it too high or low--bifocals can confound that sometimes, though.

[Marcus Lim]

Originally Posted by Chris Saper

If your feet, knees or back hurt at the end of the session, you just need the proper shoes

Or a good session of food therapy with the local food reflexologist...(ooo, that feels nice... )