This fold-out cardboard easel is sized for a 5-inch square, 6-inch square, or 7 by 5 inch Anam Cara painting.

Because the easel cardboard is thin, I recommend buying two of these, to apply side by side. This distributes the weight so the easels are less apt to bend as they age.

This 3-inch tall easel comes flat and is easy to unfold into an easel for 4-inch square and 5-inch square Anam Cara paintings.

Because the cardboard is thin, I recommend buying two per painting.

Pros:

• Archival, won’t damage the Ampersand™ gessobord back of the anam cara paintings.

• Flat, weighs almost nothing — easy to mail with an anam cara painting.

• Black eolor looks unobtrusive on the back of anam cara paintings.

• Fits square 5-inch, 6-inch, and 7 by 5-inch Anam Cara paintings.

• Self-stick: peel off the cover and place on the back of the painting, even with the painting’s bottom edge.

Cons:

• Angle can’t be adjusted.

• Thin cardboard tends to bend in time. Best to use two per painting.