Compact, comfortable and conversational, the Avant-Garde Expressionist Confidant palette is perfect for artists who desire a smaller "go to" palette in their studio. The grey tone provides for enhanced value and color gauging, and the custom silicone thumb gasket provides absolute comfort when held. This open palette design features an open hand grasp to hold brushes or a mahlstick, and a lower quadrant that can be used for additional mixing, or to hold your medium palette cup and/or paint cloth. The surface area has ample room for color, and is ideal for finishing or detail work being that the design will allow you to work extremely close to your canvas. When choosing a size If you are right handed, select "Held in Left Hand" - If you are left handed, select "Held in Right Hand". Patent Pending 3 point design for maximum balance and comfort Universal fit for all body types Handcrafted in Pennsylvania, USA Traditional Stained/Finished: Made with hard white maple Avant-Garde Grey Toned/Finished: Made with warp resistant tempered hardboard Extremely Lightweight Durable satin finish resistant to water, standard artist solvents & mediums, and easily cleaned Crack and chip resistant.