Introducing our lightest full sized pochade - the Alpine Pilgrim - crafted with a solid Ambrosia Maple frame, lightweight basswood palette, brass components, custom leather and marine-grade snaps, locally milled aluminum mounting plate, unique lampwork glass beaded brush holders, and a beautifully figured hard wax oil finish.
No other large-palette easel on the market is as compact and lightweight to travel with, or easy to set up as the Pilgrim. Urban Goat’s tri-fold design is the only compact easel that sports both trays and panel holder that fold out from the palette. Oil painting can be messy business, but with brush trays and panel holder folding inwards, it’s easier to keep the mess close to the palette and the box’s outside clean to touch. It sets up in seconds whether on a tripod by the ocean, on your lap in the grass, or on your kitchen table at home. And just as important, it’s effortless to fold up cleanly when done. Closed, its solid wood frame, finely crafted finger joints, beveled edges, and figured wood finish are a work of art in itself.
At Urban Goat we value people and craftsmanship as much as innovative design and ease of use. Other manufacturers utilize industrial grade plywood ground out by computer driven machines to mass produce their easels. Whereas at Urban Goat we hand pick beautifully figured hardwood, and in our workshop our expert woodworkers (real people, not computers!) using over a hundred skilled steps craft raw wood, brass and aluminum into a pochade in which every tiny detail serves a purpose in the overall design - beauty, ease of use, function, and artist efficiency.
While crafting hardwood by hand takes more skill and effort than having a machine grind out plywood, we do it for multiple reasons - the Alpine is both stronger and lighter than theirs. We are able to fully align the grain of the hardwood to provide the most strength where it is needed most: along the spine and arms. This frees up more interior space - we provide over half an inch of vertical space above the palette surface for your paint dabs to safely live from one paint session to the next. There’s even enough vertical space above the palette to safely close your Alpine with an 8 × 12” wet panel in the goat grip. Also, Urban Goat woodworkers are way more fun be around than a CNC router :-)
Solid Frame Wood Type: North American Ambrosia Maple
Ply Wood Palette Type: Basswood in Natural or Gandalf Grey wood stain
Logo: Urban Goat
Finish: Osmo Hard Wax Oil
Beads: Lampwork Glass and/or Polished Stone with Brass spacers
Hardware: Solid Brass side hinges, Leather and marine-grade snaps, solid brass goat grip panel holder and internal vise grip
Effortless Setup & Storage – Quick and easy to set up and store, so you're ready to paint in no time.
Lightweight & Portable – Designed for easy portability, making it simple to take your art anywhere.
Compact Design – Low-profile shape fits easily into most carriers for convenient transport.
Versatile Use – Compatible with tripods, laptops, or tabletops for flexible painting setups.
Generous Wood Palette Space – Ample room to preload and organize your paints before heading out. Our beautiful wood palettes are finished with an ultra smooth varnish that’s ready to paint on and easy to clean.
Secure Panel Holder – Tri-clasp “Goat Grip” design with a spring-loaded brackets ensures your panels stay firmly in place in any weather.
Quick Panel Release – Effortlessly remove and replace panels with the quick-release system.
Instant Brush Tray Access – Brush trays open in a second, providing easy access when you need them. When you are done, they fold close with no mess.
Secure Brush Storage – Beaded elastic bands keep your brushes safely separated and organized.
Adjustable Panel Holder – Friction hinges allow you to adjust the panel holder to any angle.
Clear View – The slim panel holder design ensures an unobstructed view of your subject.
Integrated Arca-Swiss Plate – Features a custom integrated low-profile Arca-Swiss tripod plate for quick and secure tripod setup, as well as Universal mount for other tripod types.
Exterior Dimensions:
Width: 14 inches
Height: 11 inches
Depth: 1.5 inches
Interior Palette Dimensions:
Width: 13 inches
Height: 9.5 inches
Depth: 0.675 inches
Panel/Canvas Size Range:
The paintbox holds panels/canvases that are between 5" and 15" tall and between 5" and 18" width
Weight: 2.5 pounds - includes wood palette, trays, panel holder, tripod mount (not tripod)
Introducing our lightest full sized pochade - the Alpine Pilgrim - crafted with a solid Ambrosia Maple frame, lightweight basswood palette, brass components, custom leather and marine-grade snaps, locally milled aluminum mounting plate, unique lampwork glass beaded brush holders, and a beautifully figured hard wax oil finish.
No other large-palette easel on the market is as compact and lightweight to travel with, or easy to set up as the Pilgrim. Urban Goat’s tri-fold design is the only compact easel that sports both trays and panel holder that fold out from the palette. Oil painting can be messy business, but with brush trays and panel holder folding inwards, it’s easier to keep the mess close to the palette and the box’s outside clean to touch. It sets up in seconds whether on a tripod by the ocean, on your lap in the grass, or on your kitchen table at home. And just as important, it’s effortless to fold up cleanly when done. Closed, its solid wood frame, finely crafted finger joints, beveled edges, and figured wood finish are a work of art in itself.
At Urban Goat we value people and craftsmanship as much as innovative design and ease of use. Other manufacturers utilize industrial grade plywood ground out by computer driven machines to mass produce their easels. Whereas at Urban Goat we hand pick beautifully figured hardwood, and in our workshop our expert woodworkers (real people, not computers!) using over a hundred skilled steps craft raw wood, brass and aluminum into a pochade in which every tiny detail serves a purpose in the overall design - beauty, ease of use, function, and artist efficiency.
While crafting hardwood by hand takes more skill and effort than having a machine grind out plywood, we do it for multiple reasons - the Alpine is both stronger and lighter than theirs. We are able to fully align the grain of the hardwood to provide the most strength where it is needed most: along the spine and arms. This frees up more interior space - we provide over half an inch of vertical space above the palette surface for your paint dabs to safely live from one paint session to the next. There’s even enough vertical space above the palette to safely close your Alpine with an 8 × 12” wet panel in the goat grip. Also, Urban Goat woodworkers are way more fun be around than a CNC router :-)
Solid Frame Wood Type: North American Ambrosia Maple
Ply Wood Palette Type: Basswood in Natural or Gandalf Grey wood stain
Logo: Urban Goat
Finish: Osmo Hard Wax Oil
Beads: Lampwork Glass and/or Polished Stone with Brass spacers
Hardware: Solid Brass side hinges, Leather and marine-grade snaps, solid brass goat grip panel holder and internal vise grip
Effortless Setup & Storage – Quick and easy to set up and store, so you're ready to paint in no time.
Lightweight & Portable – Designed for easy portability, making it simple to take your art anywhere.
Compact Design – Low-profile shape fits easily into most carriers for convenient transport.
Versatile Use – Compatible with tripods, laptops, or tabletops for flexible painting setups.
Generous Wood Palette Space – Ample room to preload and organize your paints before heading out. Our beautiful wood palettes are finished with an ultra smooth varnish that’s ready to paint on and easy to clean.
Secure Panel Holder – Tri-clasp “Goat Grip” design with a spring-loaded brackets ensures your panels stay firmly in place in any weather.
Quick Panel Release – Effortlessly remove and replace panels with the quick-release system.
Instant Brush Tray Access – Brush trays open in a second, providing easy access when you need them. When you are done, they fold close with no mess.
Secure Brush Storage – Beaded elastic bands keep your brushes safely separated and organized.
Adjustable Panel Holder – Friction hinges allow you to adjust the panel holder to any angle.
Clear View – The slim panel holder design ensures an unobstructed view of your subject.
Integrated Arca-Swiss Plate – Features a custom integrated low-profile Arca-Swiss tripod plate for quick and secure tripod setup, as well as Universal mount for other tripod types.
Exterior Dimensions:
Width: 14 inches
Height: 11 inches
Depth: 1.5 inches
Interior Palette Dimensions:
Width: 13 inches
Height: 9.5 inches
Depth: 0.675 inches
Panel/Canvas Size Range:
The paintbox holds panels/canvases that are between 5" and 15" tall and between 5" and 18" width
Weight: 2.5 pounds - includes wood palette, trays, panel holder, tripod mount (not tripod)
