Post by mikeq on Dec 17, 2016 6:26:22 GMT -8
Do any tetraplegics here have any special equipment to help them paint? Fed up with conventional equipment, I eventually had an easel and palette made to my specifications (been using it for fifteen years now). It works on electric motors. My palette has a section which holds brushes of all sizes. I had a special tool made up to help me hold the brushes (another one of my inventions) but now I just strap them to my hands with Velcro-elasticated straps. Once the strap is bound around my hands, I can easily switch from one brush to another without changing or having the strap altered (not to be confused with bondage). Total independence. I just need somebody to put my paints out and clean the palette and brushes afterwards (they are cleaned by me in turpentine or white spirits but they need washing and drying). Perfectly happy to share my experiences with anybody who paints with serious intensity.
Mike
