raw materials

We’re rolling out a new event here at the store. Every Saturday we’re going to bust out a table and chairs, and have some art materials available for you to play with.

To kick things off, this week we will be featuring Liquitex BASICS acrylic paints, Princeton Brush Co. RealValue brush sets, and Art Alternatives pre-stretched canvases. Come on down, play with paint on a free 5 x 5″ canvas, and take home a masterpiece.

To go with the demo, Liquitex BASICS and Princeton Brush Co. RealValue brush sets will be 20% off their regular price.

And let us know what else you want to play with — we’re doing this on the spur of the moment, so we haven’t cooked up any solid plans for the coming weeks.

You may have noticed we have been bringing in quite a bit of new stuff this summer, gearing up for the fall and back-to-school. We’ve been trying to take advantage of as many of the back-to-school specials available to us so we can pass on some great prices (like all the 50% off specials).

But we’re going to put a pause on that while we figure out how to display it all (like the cool architectural model trees and people from Woodland Scenics), and work on paying down all those bills before they come due at the end of the year. Keep an eye out for specials when we decide we’re tired of looking at some of our overstuffed racks and want to clear a little breathing room.

And don’t worry, we’ll be backing to bringing in more new products before long. The new holiday sales catalogs and deals will start hitting our inbox any minute.

In addition to the assortment of Canson XL pads we have at 50% off while supplies last, we have 18×24 Canson Biggie Recycled Rough Newsprint pads. These pads have 100 pages of 100% post-consumer newsprint, perfect for sketching with pastels, charcoal, or pencil.

And we’ve extended our sale on Weber Turpenoid through the end of September. Until then, enjoy 40% off on all sizes of Turpenoid!

We are proud to be the second official outfitter of Doane Paper products. These innovative (and patent pending) pads, notebooks and journals feature a design that combines the benefits of lined and grid paper on the same sheet. We have the full line in stock, including the new Idea Journal. It’s all 10% off for a limited time.

• 3.5×5.5 Utility Notebooks (Pack of 3)
• 5×8 Writing Pads (Pack of 3)
• 8.25×11.75 Writing Pads (Pack of 3)
• Idea Journal

Encaustic painting is an ancient technique that is getting some modern attention, and Enkaustikos Hot Cakes are an extraordinary line of encaustic paints in ingenious packaging that you can place directly on your hot palette. We’ve brought in an introductory selection of the paints and mediums, and we’re offering them at 20% off for a limited time

Weber Odorless Turpenoid is a basic staple of any oil painter’s tool kit, and we are offering it at 40% off through August 15th, or while supplies last. (But if we run out, we’ll try to get more in before the 15th!)

The folks at Prismacolor are offering a great deal through the rest of summer and into the fall: buy $50 in Prismacolor products, and get $10 by mail. We will have rebate forms at the store soon, or you can just download the rebate form online.

Here’s a sample of a design for a graduation picture.

Bring in your picture and tassel, and let us design a way to show it off!

Have you seen our selection of MABEF easels? How about our Art Alternatives Premium Gallery Canvas? Purchase any MABEF easel, including easels from the newly-launched Value Line, and you get an 18 x 14″ Premium Gallery Canvas FREE! The canvas is a $58 value. Offer good while supplies last.