Talking about art, techniques and materials.
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on May 31st, 2010
We have just received our new Jackson’s sable brushes into stock. We would like you to try them so we are having an introductory offer of 20% off the regular price. There are two shapes of brushes in this range, the full-bellied round and the long, thin liner/rigger. Both are great for watercolour painting. These [...]
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on May 30th, 2010
Hermes black pastel paper introductory offer – 10% off our regular low price. Waterproof, fine-textured, sanded paper in 50x70cm size, in black only. Click here for the offer on the Jackson’s website. Click here to request a small sample piece, about 10cm square.
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on May 28th, 2010
We have hugely expanded our range of Pebeo brand art materials from France. These include materials for: -silk painting -ceramic painting -glass painting -marbling inks -sculpture casting moulds -clear primed linen canvases Please click on the links above to go to that material on the website.
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on May 27th, 2010
In addition to our enormous selection of supplies for artists who paint on canvas Jackson’s also stocks materials for painting on silk and other textiles. We are just now expanding that range. We have especially good prices on our silk fabrics by the metre and scarf selection. One of the new items we have, that [...]
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on May 26th, 2010
Manet soft and hard pastels are on offer. You can get 20% off the sets and 50% off the singles until July 25th. Read more about the Manet pastels in an earlier post. Click here to go to the offer.
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on May 26th, 2010
SAVE £20 OFF A SUBSCRIPTION TO ARTISTS & ILLUSTRATORS Here’s your chance to claim £20 off a 1-year (13 issues) subscription to Artists & Illustrators, the essential magazine for artists. Your rate is just £35 – usually £55 – saving over 35%! Cancel at any time if you are not fully satisfied. Click here to [...]
Posted in New Products and Special Offers on May 25th, 2010
We have 30 Mabef Sienna Studio Easels that were used at one exhibition to display work. These gently used easels are for sale at less than half price. Click here to go to the offer on the Jackson’s website.
Posted in Books and Reviews on May 25th, 2010
A few years ago a customer asked for a book on painting harbours. We didn’t have any books on seascapes. I have been building up our selection for a while now and we have some good choices. If you are interested in painting boats or the sea have a look on our website. May also [...]
Posted in Guest Artists on May 24th, 2010
The Guest Artist section is a place for artists to talk about their work, techniques and materials. I am sure that one artist explaining how they solved a problem will help other artists and I hope that a community evolves where artists will assist each other with their artistic dilemmas, share ideas and technical information [...]
Posted in Product Information, Favourite Products and Reviews on May 24th, 2010
A new painter has asked for a good starter set of oil paints. I made up a list for him and thought others might find it helpful. Jackson’s oil paints are very popular. They are artist quality at student prices. So you get big tubes at a really good price. The 12 60ml tubes below [...]