Reply To: Sitting and painting – Thoughts on posture : Maybe BOW could ask Jerry ?

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I would think standing is best because it requires some muscle use and ‘natural’ movement, which means that a very low level of exercise is being maintained throughout. Getting up and moving about is also good, as are stretching exercises.

In addition to what’s been said about sitting above, i would add that if sitting in a ‘standard’ chair the knees should preferably be lower than the hips and, as a secondary consideration, the feet should be directly below the knees or even behind the knees, but preferably not out in front of the knees. This kind of posturing means that the spine retains it’s default curvature. At least, this is what i’ve read and practiced and this is the case in my experience.