From a young artist that is trying to rediscover a love for painting, thank you.

I just stumbled upon this video (4 years after the fact) while looking up pochade boxes; wow! I’m glad I found you! This video was awesome, you covered everything! I appreciate your calm manner and concise explanations, and I was blown away by the Heidelberg painting, and I love the little flower seedlings container! I’ve not seen this much description about plein air gear and set up anywhere; Thank you!!!

As a beginning artist hoping to paint plein air, I enjoyed this tremendously!

what a gorgeous, gorgeous painting! - truly a masterpiece!

Great video! Thank you! I really like your backpack. It's simiIar to the one I currently use, but mine is about 5-6 lbs heavier, empty. I'll have to look those up and order one. I used to use those old shopping store bags for trash like in this video, but now I bring a roll of dog-poop bags. They are inexpensive and compact, and you can also get a little dispenser for them if you want. I prefer the blue shop paper towels over the thin paper towels too.

Loved this informative video, thank you so much from Scotland

Thank you so much. Concise, full coverage and a great lessening of stress from all the confusion and hype from others. My greatest pleasure was seeing your subject in Plein Air. I have not been turned on by Mountains and trees. Enjoyed your variety.

I was stationed in Germany (Darmstadt ) 68' to 77', too bad I didn't paint back than. Beautiful country. Thanks for the memories. Walked across that bridge more than once.

Excellent information and nicely detailed. Beautiful finished painting -- wonderful sense of ambiance, and atmosphere. Thank you for sharing your process and professional expertise.

Scott, thanks so much for this wonderful video - you, the equipment you showed & described so well, and the great painting from Germany - all so informative and enjoyable. No, it’s not boring to watch you.

Scott, I have painted plein air for decades but am only now finally switching to oils. Your guide and advice is well done, comprehensive, and most helpful. You are obviously a great painter. Thank you for your help.

Thank you for this video. Don’t like to wear gloves, but tried a comparable pair from Lowe’s and now I’m sold. Saved so much money time and water.

Thanks for sharing these helpful tips! I'm a newbie Plein air artist so this was definitely what I needed to watch!

Excellent video, thanks for making this Scott, so helpful to someone new to the Plein Air scene! Loved your painting of the bridge and towers over the river in Germany!👍🇦🇺😎🙏

Great information Scott. I have been painting Plein Air in acrylics on canvas for years and my easel has just packed it in. I need something light and larger for big canvases. Your knowledge and suggestions are welcome! Keep your wonderful videos coming!

Very enjoyable video and your concise description of your gear, thanks for posting.

Great video, I have been painting 2 years and ventured out to work plein air a few times. It is demanding. Great little painting to wrap up the video.

Wonderful video and full of useful information! And your German city painting was spectacular. It is evident you enjoy your work and are a very talented artist!

What a nice guy and such a good painter. Super video!

great video

thanks for this helpful explanation, I built my pochade boxes myself with another approach (boxes with space for tubes, side-sliding mixing palette and panel attached inside the lids, but was nice to see your different setup :) greetings from Italy

Very good teaching

Luv my thumb box Too! Made one from a wooden cigar box made in Honduras. Even has engraving and the import stamp! No clips I use reusable sticking putty.

this very good,good job and thanks for sharing!

Thank you, Scott. I paint en plein air now and then but I got a few great tips here.

Thanks, great tips and ideas!

Thank you

Thanks for the tips man, really well put together video 😊 all the best on your plein air adventures, Daniel

You have put out great tips in this video! I appreciate all this information. I have been in the market for a plein air setup. The Daytripper and French Resistance pochade have been my finalists for the final purchase, and your set up with the former quite convinced me to go with it. I like the large palette surface, and the subdued profile. I look forward to learning from you more! More power to you!

Thank you so much for this and posting all of the materials!

Thank you for sharing such an inspiring and informative video! I especially enjoyed the end when you painted the river town scene in Germany...you really come to life and it’s great to hear and see how much you love your work. By no means is it boring to watch someone paint, however! It is fascinating, especially for anyone who loves art and/or wants to learn to paint (I’m both. :) ) I am in the midst of gathering gear for my own adventures and I really appreciate all the time and effort you brought to putting this together.

I like the French boxes are yet but I like your paintings

Thanks for sharing your gear and setup, you got a new subscriber :)

Lovely painting and great video. Makes me want to get back into painting en plein air. For some reason I skipped out on it last year (ok, semi crappy gear may be part of the reason but still...) Thanks for inspiring!

Merci.good painting.

I'm the other Scott Ruthven in Ohio, nice work!

Thank you for information. Also ordered gloves, as lack of available disposable, nitrile gloves. Jeanne

Great video! thanks for sharing the plein air painting gear. Can you please suggest when buying DAYTRIPPER EASEL which mixing area should we get Natural gray Plexiglass or Natural Gray glass and which size Upright mount should we get? Thanks

Would you please tell me the name of the clip on book light. I don’t see a list of supplies. Nice review. Great painting. Thank you, Jeanne

Hi Scott, I just viewed your video and have recommended it to a friend who is in the market for a pochade box upgrade. Thank you for all the comprehensive information. I found it very easy to follow and clearly spoken. Good job!! Say did you have any difficulty when ordering Josh Been's prolific painter pochade? Perhaps it is a more recent issue, but my friend had heard there are often delays on production. I would suspect ordering this time of year would be suggested since his plein air excursions are done for the year. Again, thanks much.

Hi there, trying to find that Jensens pochade but can’t find it anywhere on google. Can you tell me who sells it. It looks perfect for me...thanks for your great demo.

love the videos, i also like talking to people while painting, very easy to connect and make you feel alive. the amazon Carhartt Men's All Purpose Micro Foam Nitrile Dipped Gloves link says oout of order, may i know where else i can go get it? thanks a lot

I didn’t have the carbon fiber but I had a nice manfroto tripod and it fell apart. I mean, it was new. I couldn’t get manfroto to work with me. So I refuse to use them. You really don’t need an expensive tripods. If you want good batteries, I use Amazon rechargeable batteries with the energizer charging station. Don’t get energizer batteries though. They don’t hold a charge Amazon batteries are the best rechargebles.

Hi Scott, what size dimensions is your panel holder? I am just getting started painting landscapes and seascapes with watercolors and I already have a camera tripod but I am looking for a reasonably priced panel holder that can hold a board for me to tape or clamp my heavy duty watercolor paper onto. Thanks! -Suzy Wilson

How do you keep the paint off of clothes ? I guess I’m just a messy painter

How much do you think your total pack/set up weighs all together?

Where did you buy your panel holder? Cant seem to find anything like it on the internet. Thanks.

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gee whiz i wish someone would go into more detail on their favorite brushes. just showing them from a distance doesn't help much when there are thousands of brushes to choose from these days. I would REALLY like to SEE each one in that wallet.. what it is and what type and what brand and what size. You could just rifle all that info off pretty fast and it would be very helpful. I know it's a personal choice for painters but as a beginner.. I sort of need to find out what the favorites are to begin to try and know which ones I like. I know what brushes I have used as a beginner are NOT the best and I would LIKE to know more about what the pros are using. That was the reason I clicked on this vid and so that was not a good description of brushes and I THINK brushes are IMPORTANT. Thanks for the vid tho you did cover a lot of other stuff and the links you provided took a lot of time so btw it's still a big thumbs UP.

prolific painter.com is sending out e-mails that orders are changed to "being built," but are not responding to emails from customers who wish to know if and when they can expect delivery. They supply no phone number, so there's no one to talk to. Scott, you really should investigate this, since you are endorsing their products. Please respond instead of simply deleting my comment.