There are lots of tips, instructions, and plenty of educational information located at the Learning Center.  You can learn about everything from shapes of paintbrushes to different art contests companies are running.  It is a really great site to check out even if you don’t have a particular question in mind, you are bound to learn something new!

The Columbus Arts Festival is coming up June 6-8 and they are always looking for volunteers to help out.  Check out this link to the Festival’s info page and this link to the Volunteering page.

Many of you have been taking advantage of our BOGO 1/2 off Paint sale but don’t forget we still have our Spring sale going on.

Click the image to check out all the items on sale both on-line and in-store.  Feel free to call ahead at 224-7708 to make sure we have the product you want in-stock.  Lots of great bargains on carrying bags, canvas (Utrecht Traditional series and Winsor&Newton studio,) many watercolor sets, and Old Holland oil paints (my personal favorite.)

Buy one get one 1/2 off! Mix & match, various Utrecht paints!

The paints in this offer include:
-Large tubes of oil
-Large tubes of acrylic
-Small tubes of iridescent acrylic
-Pints of Artist’s Series acrylic
-Tubes of Utrecht Artist’s watercolor

*** 1/2 off equal or lesser value item,  in-store only, until June 15th!***
Don’t miss out on this great sale!

As the summertime approaches, we have begun the planning of weekly, free, product demos.  We have yet to set dates but will post them here as soon as they are determined. 

 We have employees with expertise in oil painting, acrylic painting, paper, watercolors, printmaking, mat cutting, framing, book binding, sculpture techniques, canvas stretching, and those are just a few of the intended demos along with some more specialized, concentrated ones such as oil mediums, block printing, stationary, and stone carving.

I just wanted to give a heads-up on the various mediums we will be demo-ing and ask for any input, suggestions, or requests on what you, our readers/customers want to learn more about?

We also have a new store manager here at Utrecht.  His name is Clay Lutz, so stop on by and say, “Hello.”

We have two new products in the store.

The first is a line of Utrecht brand linenboards called Master’s Panels.  These are hand oil-primed, Belgian linen archivally mounted on hardboard.  They come is a range of sizes from 5″x7″ to 18″x24″ and are oil painting only.  They offer a great alternative to working on wooden panels if you like the hard, no-give, surface of panel but the texture of stretched canvas.

 The second line is a line of wooden panels called “Baroque Artist panels.”  They come in smaller sizes and also a variety of squares for those of us who prefer something a little different than the traditional rectangle.  They are unprimed so you should pick up a gesso or other sizing/priming product as well. 

 Stop buy and check em out!

 On sale for $39.99*, regularly $49.99.
From the website:
A great field easel is lightweight, sturdy, and easy to set up. The Utrecht Field Easel exhibits all of these qualities, plus it easily adjusts from vertical to horizontal. This makes it ideal for watercolors, oil, or acrylic.

Made of European beechwood.

Utrecht Volume Discount. Save up to an additional 20% off regular priced Utrecht Products. Details…

*with free ArtSmart card.

 All colors of the 19″x25″ openstock sheets are on sale for $1.19*, regularly $1.79.

These gelatin-sized papers are 65% cotton and have two distinct textures: one side is smooth, the other is lightly grainy. This archival quality paper is acid and lignin free and is available in a palette of rich, highly lightfast colors. This paper is adaptable to a wide variety of techniques and can be used for oil pastels, markers, silkscreen, laser and inkjet printing, even light acrylic or watercolor washes. 

 *with free ArtSmart card.

All colors of 4ply Museum board. Colors include grey, black, white, natural all are 32″x40″.
On sale for $9.99*, regularly $11.49!

*with free ArtSmart card.