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Strada Pochade Box

Strada mid pochade

SharePinEmailTweet0 SharesI use a Strada mid with the Strada C405 (their heaviest tripod for maximum stability). You get great palette space and I love the side trays. It’s an excellent set up if you want to paint...

Strada Mark II Palette

SharePinEmailTweet0 SharesI’ve been using the Strada Mark II easel for a couple of months now and here’s my take on it. The easel is probably considered heavy in some regards, but it is lighter than the...

Strada Mini for Watermedia

SharePin22EmailTweet22 SharesThe Strada Mini has worked well for my casein painting out of doors – and in the studio. I cut down a Masterson’s Sta-Wet sponge and palette paper to fit on top of the acrylic...

Wobble alert

SharePinEmailTweet0 SharesYour panel will move a good bit when you paint on it. I’ve seen people happily slapping away at a moving panel but I cannot abide it. Small mixing area, can’t nest trays without...

A robust and solid pochade

SharePinEmailTweet0 SharesI have one of these boxes and find it a nice robust box with a good depth of palette to hold wet paint. The panel holder works reasonably well, although some other pochade boxes now have lower...