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You’ll be amazed what a small-town art store can stock! We bring in top quality materials at competitive prices for almost every medium! And if you don’t find what you want, we are happy to order it, often for less money than anywhere online.

This listing is constantly being updated as stock levels change. Please call with questions, or to order: 519-369-1283.

SALE: 

New: Introducing Raphaël brushes, D-brushes and synthetic kolinsky for watercolour! 

Easels

MABEF made in Italy, all hardwood: Lyre easel, basic, $169; Lyre easel deluxe, $229 (sold out); Backpacker easel, $295; Full French easel, $369 (sold out); Convertible Studio easel, $229; Studio easel with tray, $349 (sold); New Wave u.go super-slim pochade box (large, medium and small sizes); Folding aluminum easel, $99 | Also basswood floor and table easels, made in Canada, $59/44) | Also see Plein air section for portable easels.

Drawing supplies

Paper: Fabriano Accademia drawing sheets, 20 x 26″, 55lb $.50; 75lb $.80; 95lb $1 each.  |  “Classic black” hard-cover sketchbooks, sewn, 160pp, 8.5 x 11″, $22.50; 5.5 x 8.5″ $14.95; 9 x 6″ $16.95; 4 x 6″, $9.95  |  Recycled brown paper wirebound, 5 x 7″ $13.95  | Strathmore Toned Gray 11 x 14″ pad wireb. $13.95; glued pad $11.25 | Strathmore drawing 400 series wirebound pad 9×12″ $9.95, 11 x 14″ $11.90, 14x 17″ $16.95 | Strathmore Grayscale pads assorted shades 12 x 18″ $19 | Canson Pastel pads 12 x 16″ $24 |  Robert Bateman Recycled white, 14 x 17″, $31.95; 11 x 14″ $26; 8.5 x 11 $16.95; 5 x 7″ $9.25  |  EcoQua blank notebooks A4 wirebound, $11.25; A5 wirebound, $6.50; A4 stapled, $5.90; A5 stapled $6.25  |  Canson 1557 Drawing pad, 18 x 24″ $19.90  | Stillman&Birn Zeta Mixed Media premium hardcover sketchbooks, $21 – 33 | Canson XL Mix Media sketchbooks, 7 x 10″ $11.90, 9 x 12″ $16.95; Bienfang sketch 8.5 x 11″ $9.25, 5.5 x 8.5″ $6.25 |  Comic art: Strathmore Bristol lined for comic art 11 x 17″ $19.90; Canson Comic layout, $19.90; Strathmore bristol pad, 11 x 17″ $16.90 | Bristol pads: Strathmore 11x 14″, Bienfang 9 x 12″, Fabriano smooth, 8.5 x 11″;  Koh-i-noor wirebound, 28 x 43cm (11 x 17″) $22 and 14 x 22cm, $10.90 | Drawing boards Crescent 11 x 14″ 3-pack $16.25; Canson Edition 16 x 20″ $6.90ea; Strathmore Plate 20 x 30″ $15.90 ea | Newsprint/Manilla/Kraft/Bond pads, 18 x 24″, $5 ea.  |  Paper sheets: Stonehenge 22 x 30″, white/ kraft/black, $4.50/5.25/5.50; Strathmore Cream 80lb, 19 x 24″, $0.80; Ingres drawing, 90g, 20 x 26″ ivory, $2.25 ea; Murano coloured (19 x 27″~), $2.15 ea.; Fabriano Vice Versa $2.15; Japanese washi (see Printmaking paper below); Pastel sanded: Canson MiTeintes Touch $11.90; Awagami Shin Inbe (great for drawing, printing, bookmaking, 9 earthy colours) 105gsm, $5.25 |  Pencils (Koh-I-Noor) singles, 2H through 9B, $1.25 ea.; set of 6, $6.95; set of 12, $13.95; tin of 12, $16.95 |  Erasers, $1.50 ea. (ArtGum, TriTip, Kneaded, Mono)  |  Sharpeners, plain, single, $1.40; double, $1.50; canister, $5.70  |  Rulers, metal, 6″ $3.99; 12″ $6.99; 18″ $7.99; 24″ $11.25; wood 18″ $9.25; wood 36″ $9.25; wooden T-square 24″ $22, 36″ $29; aluminum triangles 6 or 10″ | Pastels, NEW! Unison Pastels hand-rolled in Northumberland UK: Midnight 8-set $49, Starter 8-set $49, Portrait 8-set $49, Landscape 8-set $49, Bright 8-set $49, Starter 18-set $97, Landscape 18-set $97, Botanical 18-set $97, Animal 18-set $97, Animal 18-half-stick-set $52, Landscape 16-half-stick-set $52, Starter 30-half-stick-set $111, Starter 36-set $195, Landscape 36-set $195, Oil Pastels, single 89 cents, set of 12, $9.90; Singles introductory price: $6 ea. | Carbothello pastel pencils (13 colours), $2.50 ea. | Accessories: Canvas covered pencil cases (blue, brown, green, red, beige, jean): 20 capacity $16.95 ea, 120 capacity $29 ea | Compass 5″ $11.50, 6″ bow $27

Inking and writing supplies

Pens: Micron pens, 005/01/02/05/08/10/12/PN/brush, $3.95; Pigma Sensei 03/04/06/10, $2.75; Pentel PocketBrush pen with cartridges, $19; Gelly Roll (many colours) $1.79; Stabilo Bl@ck (assorted colours) 3.90; Fudenoseke Brush Pen (hard and soft) $3.90 |  Inks: Higgins Inks, $5.75 ea; India Black, 30 ml, $7.90; Speedball black, 16oz, $16.90, 32oz, $22; Sumi Ink by Zig, $7.99; Pinata Alcohol inks, $3.90 ea; FW Acrylic inks, 29.5ml $7.90 ea or 3 for $19; 180ml, $19.25; TriArt acrylic ink sets, 6 x 37ml, $21.95; Piñata alcohol inks, 1oz, $3.90 ea; Marabu Aqua (watercolour) ink, 15ml, $4.25ea;  |  Fountain Pens: Lamy Safari fountain pens, various nibs and colours, $42; Greenfield wood-barrel, $19 | Notebooks / journals: Fabriano EcoQua lined, blank and dot-grid, stapled or spiral (a popular series) $6.25-11.25; Rhodia “Meeting book” great for meetings $19.25; Rhodia Dot pads, small and large | Handwriting curriculum: Italic Handwriting Series (Getty-Dubay) Books A (ages 5-7) through G (6th grade to adult) plus Teacher book, $13.95 each.

Acrylic Painting

Paints: Canadian-made TriArt high-viscosity professional acrylics 60ml tubes, price range $6.90-16.25; 250ml range: $15.25-$39; TriArt 500ml titanium white $24 | TriArt Rheotech Acrylic 150ml, $8.85 each | FW Liquid Acrylic, 60ml bottles with dropper, $7.25 | Museum Titanium white 1.9L, $33; Americana Multi-surface 59ml, $5.35 ea. | Sets: Talens 8-set, $11.95; 12-set, $14.95; Amsterdam 12-set, $26.50; Rheotech 6x 150ml, $29.95 or 10 x 60ml, $39 | Mediums: Tri-Art glazing medium, Top coat, Modeling paste, gel medium, self-levelling gel, Low-viscosity polymer (extend and increase flow), Final finish; Golden Polymer Varnish w/UVLS, satin or gloss | Gesso: White, clear, canvas, black, burnt umber, grey and sludge (re-harvested) | Various varnishes. | Accessories: Knives $7.25 – 9.25 (large selection of SoftGrip); Palettes: Masterson Sta-Wet Premier $28, Super Pro $35, Handy $14.25, plus refills; Paper disposable palettes |

Canvas & panels

Stock is constantly changing: [Sample prices] Stretched; Gallery Canvas 12 x 12″ $12.90; 12 x 16″ $13.90; 11 x 19″ 16.25; 10 x 20″ 11.90; 13 x 20 $19.25; 16 x 20″ $16; 15 x 15″ $18; 24×36″ $44; 36×36″ (pro-keyed corners) $79; 24×60″ $74; 30×60″ $79. |  Wood Cradled Panels 16 x 20″ $16.90; 12 x 12″ $11.90; 12 x 22″ $19 | Regular 16 x 20″ $12.90; 9 x 12″ $8.90 | Canvas Panels 16 x 20″ $9.95 | New Aluminum painting panels, 12 x 12″ $16.25, 16 x 20″ $29. | Canvas rolls: 6 yards each; Primed 10oz (72″ wide) $89; Unprimed 12oz (72″ wide) $89.

Watercolour paint, paper and accessories

Paints: Beam Paints Paintstones (locally-made and plastic-free packaging) $11.50each; Daniel Smith Extra-fine 15ml tubes, range $12.25-22 depending on colour (growing selection of Primatek North American and other locales mineral pigments!) Cotman 8ml tubes, $4.20 each; VanGogh half-pans $4.25 each; Stockmar 20ml bottles, primary colours, $8.25 ea.; Grafix Aqua Ink 15ml $4.25 in 10 colours | sets: Beam Mixing Six $59, Pine Spectrum $69, Birch Gift Set $129; Koi Pocket Field Box, 12/18/30/36/48-colour, $29/33/49/ 55; Daniel Smith 12-pan + 12 fillable metal tin (top-quality) $79, 12-pan $109; Cotman pocket box of 12, $39; TriArt 6-set, $29; 12-set, $59; FineTec Pearlescent colour sets $33 | Paper pads: Strathmore 200 series, 9 x 12″ $8.25, 11 x 15″ $10.90; Strathmore 300 series 11 x 15″, $13.25, 18 x 24″ $22 | Paper blocks: Stonehenge cold press 10×10, $21.25; 10×14, $26 | Fluid Hot or Cold press 9 x 12″ 140lb, $13.90; also 6×6, 6×8″, 8×8″, 12×12″ and 16×20″ | Arches hor press 11 x 14″ $79, cold press 16 x 20″ Sheets: Arches 140 CP, $8.99; Fabriano Artistico extra-white rough 300lb. $17.90; Arches 140 HP, brite white, $9.50; Hahnemühle 200g, 20 x 26″ $3 ea.; Bockingford 140 CP, $7.50 ea. | Watercolour Pencils: Cretacolor set 24 $19.95; singles (small selection) $1.59 ea. | Palettes: aluminum portable 20-well, $19; Masterson AquaPro (16 x 12″, with cover) $23.90 ; Richeson (16 x 12″ with cover) $26 | Accessories: Waterproof jars, $2.25 each; Masking fluid, Liquid frisket, 250ml, $22 / 125ml $14.25; Rowney 75ml, $14.25 ; DSmith masking, $12.90 ; Gum arabic solution, 75ml $15.25 ; Koi water-brushes, $7.50;

Oils

Professional Quality: Gamblin 37ml, price varies | Georgian Oils 225ml, $19.95 each (24 colours) | TriArt professional 60ml tubes, range $9.95 – 27.25 | Water-soluble oils, Lukas Berlin, 37ml for 9.90 each | Sets: Gamblin 1980 9+panel $49; Gamblin Artists Oil Intro set +panel $99 | Accessories, see Acrylics

Natural Earth Paint: Use these earth pigments to create your own professional watercolours, oils, gouache, pastels, tempera, printmaking ink, acrylics, modelling clay and more! Only non-toxic yet lightfast pigments chosen. Beautiful earthy palette. Pigment packs 3oz/85g $11.25 ea, 1lb/453g $39; Mediums: Walnut oil $29, Eco-solve $27, Natural “acrylic” $39 | Kits: Watercolour $53, Oil $69 | Recipes and info here.

Encaustic

Sets: “Edge of Grey” Kit, (complete) $125 | Waxworks Beeswax medium, 1 lb, natural (unfiltered) $29; filtered $37 (out of stock)| Gesso, R & F, 946 ml, $39, 118ml $9.25 | Beeswax pellets 454 g, $29 | Brushes: lots of short- handled natural bristle | Wood panels: cradled, made in Canada, lots of sizes | Colours: Oils (see above); beeswax crayon blocks, full colour assortment, $1.25 each. | Free mat board scraps!

Brushes

Simply Simmons short and long handle, many styles, $4.49 ea.; huge variety of others: watercolour, firm, specialty, call or stop in for details.

Plein air (outdoor painting)

Watercolour sets (see W/C), Aquafine, Koi and Sketcher sets | Sketch box $89; Field easel (wooden, collapsable, with bag) $89; Deluxe Pochade painting box for tripod $169 (sold out) | U.go painting boxes, small ($155), medium ($219) and large ($259); rugged pro tripod: $159; add-on side trays available. | Canson Canva Artboards 12 x 16″ $39.

Printmaking

Linoleum: Speedball mounted, 3 x 5″, 8 x 10″, 9 x 12″; | Brayers: 2/3/4″, $13.90/14.90/16.90 | Ink: water-miscible oil ink, 240ml, $19.25; Speedball Water-based 75ml, $7.90; TriArt Impression Ink 150ml $5.90, 250ml $9.25 | Paper: Oversize Arches Cover white 100% cotton printmaking paper, 47 x 63″, $39 ea; Stonehenge white ($4.50), black ($5.50) and kraft ($5.25), 22 x 30″, 90lb; Japanese Washi: Kozuke (white and ivory), 25 x 37″, $4.25; Matsuo Kozo (3 earth colours) $11.25 ea.; Iwami white $9.90; Usu Kuchi light $5.50; Tatami $4.25; Kurotani  ; Fabriano Unica 76 x 56cm, $2.50ea.  | Sets: Speedball Screen printing Intermediate $71.90; Lino printing set, $49 |

Markers

Calligraphy, $1.99 ea.; | Stabilo pen 68 set $21.90 | Tombow Dual Brush pen sets 10-pack $27.50; 20-pack $47; singles (many colours) $3 ea. | TriArt Acrylic paint pens, $4.90 ea. | Sharpie oil paint pens, $5.90

Crafts, modelling, book arts and various kits

Tie dye kits: 5-shirt $11.99 | EasyCast casting kit 8oz, $19 | Felting needles and supplies | Felt sheet rectangles (20 x 30cm) 20 colours, $1.75 each | Hemp cord (in 4-colour packs) $6.90 | Modelling beeswax, $2.25 each block; DAS modelling clays: White/stone/terra cotta, $7.90 – $11.25; Plaster wrap 4″x5yds $5.99 | Glues: PVA acid free (good for paper and bookbinding) 4 oz, $5.90, 8 oz, $7.90; Nori paste (slow-drying starch adhesive) 10 oz, $9.25; Gluesticks small ($1.25) and large ($2.90); Tombow glue | Transfer paper 4 sheets (white or grey) $5.95 | Origami squares (solid colours, harmony assortment, variagated colours), 5 7/8″, 6 3/4″, $5.25-$9.90; |  Soapstone, $5-9 ea.  | Bookbinding: bone folders, $11-14, bamboo folders $6.25; spatula, $9; linen thread, $9.95; hemp cord $6.25; book board 36 x 42″ $11.50; book cloth, various colours; Japanese washi: Laquered Yuzen 17.25 each; Chiyogami 16.95 ea. (also see Printmaking paper); Blotting paper sheets 8.25 | A unique, locally-made item is the Corker, a simple wooden knitting tool for children and adults (9.50 each).

Yarn

Wool by Briggs&Little: Durasport 1 ply, Tuffy 2 ply, Regal 2 ply ($6.90 ea), Heritage 2 ply, Atlantic 3 ply, Super 4 ply $6.60 ea; Handpainted 2 ply – (flamigo, bubble gum, eggplant, black magic) $13.30 ea; Lite n’ Fancy $8.95 ea; Briggs and Little Wool roving 5 strands (8 colours) $11.90 ea | knitting needles (bamboo), 4.5 and 6.5 double-ended $9.50; 3.5, 4.5 and 5.5mm circular needles $9.90 | Books: Saltwater series $29.95 | Cotton: 8-ply skein made in Germany, $9.25

Books

Peter Reid’s Mixing Colour $35; Acrylic Painting Techniques, $35  | Drawing books | Dover colouring books | Italic handwriting instruction books (series A-G plus teacher) $13.95 ea. | Saltwater knitting books

Macphersons
From this US distributor we stock: Arches watercolour paper, Gamblin Oils, Daniel Smith Watercolour, paint brushes, colouring books, NuPastels, Mabef easels, transfer paper and a myriad of other useful supplies!

Tri-Art
Made in Kingston, Ontario: Professional High-viscosity Acrylics, Rheotech Acrylics, Liquid Acrylics, Professional oil paints.

Mercurius Waldorf Supplies
Our most popular items are the Lyra Colour Giants, beeswax crayons and modelling wax, coloured wool felt… all beautiful, natural supplies made in Europe. Felting supplies, corkers, needles. (Also see yarn).

Apollon Canvas and panels
This region’s best prices on quality, Canadian-made stretched canvas. We stock gallery thickness (1.75″) and regular (.75″) in both regular tension and super-firm. The super-firm stretchers have extra-thick bars and are key-able. Sizes range from 40 x 60″ ($79 reg. tension gallery), down to 6 x 6″. Customers come to us from as far away as Owen Sound and Waterloo to buy our canvas!

large canvases for sale

Heinz Jordan
Bruynzeel pencil crayons, HJ Brushes, Fabriano papers and Canadian-made sketchbooks.

Fountain Pens by Lamy and others
Fountain pens are a popular addition to our store, and we carry German-made Lamy Safari, as well as entry-level pens by Art Alternatives.

Lamy Safari pens with cartridges and converters Lamy Safari pens with cartridges and converters