For this style of painting, I rely on a maul stick to steady the hand. Being a large picture - 4' x 6' - I need a long maul stick. I found the perfect candidate with a 6' hollow aluminum tube which has just the perfect amount of flexibility. Even though it is lightweight, it still gets pretty heavy in the hand after hours of painting... so, since I use a 2" overshoot border on my panels, why not put some screws in there to use as resting points for the maul stick... why not! Works great...



Also starting to work on the landscape in the background...