Today is the last day to drop off entries for our Mid-Summer Art Show.  If you haven’t brought your’s in yet, make sure you get it in here by 8 pm tonight!  If you have brought yours in already, don’t forget that tomorrow night from 6pm-9pm is our opening reception where we will award prizes to the winners.  There will also be munchies! Even if you haven’t submitted something, please feel free to stop in and mingle with the Gallery Hop crowd.

We now have Gamblin Etching Inks ! Robert Gamblin formulated these etching inks at the request of printmakers in the Pacific Northwest who wanted strong reliable inks for edition printing. Because of their high pigment load, Gamblin Etching Inks are a much better value than lower priced etching inks which are full of extenders. Inks are available in 300 ml cans, and we have 13 colors, plus the Transparent Base.

We’re pleased to announce three new products:

We now have an array of Charbonnel “Encre Taille Douce” etching inks (2 fl. oz. tubes) in 51 stunning colors.

From Faber-Castell, we have a complete brush lettering and calligraphy set and a beginner’s watercolor pencil set.  Both come with instructional books.  These make perfect gifts for any occasion.

We’ve decided to continue our Gesso Promo for this whole week!  When you buy any gallon of Utrecht Gesso, we’ll give you 15% off any of our stretching and priming tools, including stretcher bars! (excludes items already on sale)

We will be running our Gesso promo again this weekend (Fri, 7/16 - Sun 7/18).  See our July 10th post for more info!

We are very proud to announce that we now carry Liquitex Clear Gesso as well as Yupo Watercolor Paper in stock!

  We’re having an Art Show!Join us for the opening reception where you can help promote your artwork to the public and maybe make a little money too!  Prizes will be awarded during the opening on August 1^st, 2009.  Great discounts will be given to all submitting artists.  All the proceeds of artwork sales will go directly to you.  Due to our small space, entries will be limited to the 1^st 25 entries. 

Eligibility:-        Artwork must be hang-ready when submitted.  -        Open to all artists of any level.-        Submissions must have been created in the last 5 years.-        Artwork must be no larger than 11”x14”.-        Artwork must be appropriate for all ages.-        Artwork must be hand delivered by the artist, no shipped or emailed entries.-        All artwork submitted must be the original (no copies or giclees). Submission Guidelines:-        Artists may submit one entry with a non-refundable entry fee of $5. (check, cash, or credit cards – no money orders) -        Actual artwork is to be submitted to
Utrecht Art Supplies during normal store hours from July 15^th to July 31^st, 2009.-        You will be supplied with entry forms when you drop off your artwork.  -        Each piece needs to have a sale price or be marked “NFS” (not for sale) on the entry form. -       
Utrecht reserves the right to refuse any and all submissions that do not adhere to official entry guidelines.  Prizes:-        There will be three prizes given out during the opening reception.  -        First place: $25
Utrecht gift card.-        Second place: $15
Utrecht gift card.-        Community pick: $10
Utrecht gift card. Important Dates:-        July 15^th – July 31^st - Hand deliver artwork during normal store hours for jury process.-        July 31^st through August 7^th 2009 - judging for the community pick winner.-        August 1^st, 2009, 7-9pm- Opening reception and awards presentation.-        August 14^th trough August 21^st 2009 Hand retrieval of artwork during normal store hours.

 This Saturday and Sunday only! (July 11th and 12th  2009)  Buy any gallon of Utrecht gesso, and receive 15% off any light duty stretcher bars or canvas stretching/priming accessories. (offer good in store only on dates specified; excludes clearance, sale, or special order items).

The number one advantage to our gesso is this…………..

When you buy a gallon you are actually getting a gallon and a 1 / 3 because you can cut it by 1 / 3 with water!

High Density, highly concentrated, optimal opacity, excellent hiding power, the best semi- absorbent ground confirmed by major museums! 

An average gallon of gesso covers about 400 sq feet give or take; because Utrecht Gesso can be cut with water, it covers about 530 sq feet!

Buy the # 1 gesso!