The Artist’s Marketplace

When visiting your art materials retailer this holiday season and in the New Year, please check out the vast selection of fine products available from those advertisers that bring you ARTtalk each month.

Ampersand – New Artist Panel

Ampersand’s new Artist Panel offers all the advantages of a panel, but with a canvas touch.  It has an acrylic gesso surface on MDF panel for oil and acrylic painting.  Economically priced for students, leisure and budget-minded painters, this surface has a wonderful canvas-like texture that gives artists the advantage of a panel with the feel of fine canvas.

Choose from three profiles:  Gallery Profile with 1-1/2” cradle mirrors a gallery profile canvas.  The frame is made with light colored birch plywood that can be painted or stained, providing artists with a ready-to-hang surface. Available in 14 sizes from 4”x4” to 18”x24”.  Traditional Profile with ¾” cradle can be hung on a wall or placed into a traditional frame similar to a traditional canvas.  This frame is also made with light colored birch plywood. Available in 10 sizes from 4”x4” to 12”x16”.  And the 3/8” Flat Profile is a flat panel with the added feature of a hanging slot on the back side of the panel, making it a convenient and ready-to-hang painting surface.  Available in 13 sizes from 4”x4” to 18”x24”.  See your retailer and visit www.ampersandart.com.

Strathmore – New Classroom Value Packs
 

In response to requests to add 9”x12” sheets to their popular 300 Series, Strathmore has introduced bulk packs of Sketch, Drawing and Watercolor paper.  This is the same quality paper bound in their pads and now available in convenient class packs of 100 sheets in Drawing (medium surface), 200 sheets in Sketch (fine tooth surface) and 24 in Watercolor (cold press surface).  See your retailer/supplier to take advantage of great savings and stock up now!  www.strathmoreartist.com

Chartpak – Higgins Ink Acquired

Chartpak is pleased to welcome a new addition to their creative family:  Higgins Drawing & Writing Ink.  This will complement Chartpak’s existing Koh-I-Noor and Pelikan ink lines.  The entire Higgins product range will remain in the Chartpak product portfolio, including the ever popular Black Magic waterproof ink.  Additional Chartpak brands include:  Grumbacher for artist paints and brushes; Koh-I-Noor for drawing and sketching; Pelikan for fine writing and art materials; Frances Meyer for scrapbooking; Clearprint for paper products; Craft House for painting, crafts and science activity kits; and Chartpak for graphic and decorative arts. www.chartpak.com