I do most of my artwork lying down. No I don’t mean me personally. I mean the canvas I’m using at the moment. I almost always have it flat on my art table. The odd thing is when I’m creating I will strand the painting up to judge whether or not I like it uop tot that point.

While there are some advantages to the lying down method, like less strain on my old arms and joints. I have some shoulder issues which cause me some pain when I keep my arm up for long periods of time.  Another plus is I also don’t have to worry about paint runoff.

Still I feel like I’m missing something by not painting or drawing with my canvas on an easel. When I’ve used an easel or propped by sketch book up in the past it has helped me see the angles and lines better on such things as portraits.

What do you think? Is it better to create lying down or standing up and why?