Art Supplies

We carry a large selection of fine art painting and drawing supplies. From the beginner to the professional, we have supplies for watercolor, acrylic and oil painting. Colored pencils, oil pastels and chalk pastels and other drawing supplies are also available in a variety of sizes, colors and brands.

Try Watercolor

Some basics for getting starting with watercolor

Required
Watercolor Pad: Watercolor is typically done on a thick textured paper that will absorb the pigments adequate and not wrinkle too much. If you are worried about wrinking, try using masking tape to tape the paper to the table you are working on.

Paint: White, black, and the primary colors (red, blue, yellow) are required. You can mix these colors to make other colors or you can buy the exact color you want. Green is relatively easy to mix. Purple can be more difficult

Brushes: A basic brush set is nice. One or two inexpensive brushes can be enough to get started but most artists find that a good watercolor brushes are worth it. Watercolor brushes are cleaned with water.

OPTIONAL:
Palette: A basic palette is nice so that you can squeeze out the quantities that you want. It is also nice to have a palette for mixing. A sealing palette will keep your paints wet for use for another day.

Stay Creative.

DRY MEDIA

What is DRY MEDIA : In art, dry media refers to drawing and coloring materials that are applied without liquid binders (like water or oil). Examples include graphite, charcoal, oil pastel, chalk pastel and wax crayon. Why we love them: DRY MEDIA are portable and easy to get started in. They typically use paper as a surface. A paper pad has several sheets so you can really let your imagination run wild!

Soft Pastels (also known as Chalk Pastels)

Soft Pastels are versatile and relatively easy and inexpensive to get started with. A sketch pad with a tooth or rough surface is required. Optional items are a kneedaed eraser or blending stomps for light erasing a and a workable fixative to make the pastel adhere to the paper. Workable fixative also allows the artist to continue working on top their current work.