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 $26 | TriArt Rheotech Acrylic 150ml, $9.60 each | FW Liquid Acrylic, 60ml bottles with dropper, $8.25 | Americana Multi-surface 59ml, $5.35 ea. |
Sets: WN Galleria 10-set $22; ArtAlternatives 6 and 12-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 and Varnishes: Self-levelling gel; Crackle ground; Modeling Gel; Low-viscosity polymer; Gel medium; Glazing medium; Cell Flow (silicone oil); Pouring medium; Retarder; Fabric medium; ModPodge; Varnishes |
Gesso: White, clear, canvas, black, burnt umber, grey and sludge (re-harvested) |
Accessories: Palettes: disposable white and grey; acrylic; wooden palettes; Sta-wet palettes and replacements; painting knives;
Canvas & panels
Stock is constantly changing: [Sample prices]
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, $5.90 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, $11.25; Arches 300 CP, $22.50; 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 |
Encaustic
Sets: “Edge of Grey” Kit, (complete) $125 |
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 | New: Introducing Raphaël brushes, D-brushes and synthetic kolinsky for watercolour! | 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.
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.