• What are these brush shapes for..?

    What are these brush shapes for..?

    Artists are always looking for new ways to make marks, and German brushmakers da Vinci work closely with artists to develop special tools to suit... Read More...
  • NEW da Vinci Brushes!!!

    NEW da Vinci Brushes!!!

    The new da Vinci MICRO-Maestro & MICRO-Nova brushes enable the finest painting techniques for the Read More...
  • NEW! Milliput! A 2 part epoxy putty

    NEW! Milliput! A 2 part epoxy putty

    Milliput is a two-part, cold setting, non shrinking epoxy putty sold in cartons containing... Read More...
  • NEW from Hahnemuhle: Harmony Watercolour Paper & Pads

    NEW from Hahnemuhle: Harmony Watercolour Paper & Pads

    Harmony Watercolour is a brand new watercolour paper from one of the world’s oldest paper mills. Although this natural... Read More...
  • 10 NEW GOLDEN COLOURS!

    10 NEW GOLDEN COLOURS!

    Golden have added two new yellows, seven new tints, and brought back... Read More...
  • NEW! Aerocolor Candy from Schmincke

    NEW! Aerocolor Candy from Schmincke

    Date: 05-06-2018
    Schmincke have made a limited release of 12 Candy colours in their Aerocolor Acrylic Ink range. Candy are extremely... Read More...
  • Acrylic Pouring Techniques!

    Acrylic Pouring Techniques!

    Date: 15-05-2018
    Acrylic Pours are the popular new trend in acrylic painting, creating random marbled patterns through a combination of colour, fluid binder, and method of pouring Read More...
  • Karl Box Competition Winners Announced!

    Karl Box Competition Winners Announced!

    Date: 19-04-2018
    And the Winner of the Faber-Castell New Zealand & Gordon Harris The Art & Graphic Store Art Competition is…. Read More...
  • Brilliant Colour: About Paint and Pigments

    Brilliant Colour: About Paint and Pigments

    Date: 12-02-2018
    Colour is seductive, applealing to us on both cultural and instinctual levels. Everyone responds to colour, but for artists, it's our primary tool. The term "artists' quality" generally stands for the strongest, lightfast colours in the clearest, most durable binders, and while student quality paint suits basic application, colour in its most concentrated form is what really makes a painting zing! Read More...
  • Mark Golden - 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award

    Mark Golden - 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award

    Mark Golden, CEO and Co-founder of Golden Artist Colors, began the company in 1980 with 4 employees, his father Sam Golden, mother Adele and wife Barbara. Originating in a cow barn on his parents’ retirement home in rural Columbus, NY, the company made... Read More...
  • How Artists' Brushes are made

    How Artists' Brushes are made

    Evan Woodruffe shares his visit in September 2011 to brush manufacturer Da Vinci in Germany and explains what's involved in making quality brushes for artists Read More...
  • Acrylic Gels and Mediums

    Acrylic Gels and Mediums

    Date: 30-06-2017
    Professional acrylic colour, like Golden Heavy Body, Fluid, & OPEN, is concentrated, so it pays to extend it with a medium or gel - but which one should you use? Read More...
  • UXBRIDGE Arts & Culture Centre (Auckland)

    UXBRIDGE Arts & Culture Centre (Auckland)

    They have an on site Theatre & Green Room, Malcolm Smith Gallery, three Art studios, a meeting room and... Read More...
  • Te Tuhi (Auckland)

    Te Tuhi (Auckland)

    Te Tuhi works actively within the community of Auckland, providing a conduit for audience engagement and participation in the visual arts, underpinned by innovative exhibitions, education and... Read More...
  • Mairangi Arts Centre (Auckland)

    Mairangi Arts Centre (Auckland)

    Mairangi Arts Centre is a vibrant, community based visual arts education facility and exhibition venue... Read More...
  • Kumeu Arts Centre (Auckland/Rodney)

    Kumeu Arts Centre (Auckland/Rodney)

    They aim to promote and foster the arts in the area of the Rodney District and to also enrich ... Read More...
  • The Estuary Art Centre (Orewa-Auckland)

    The Estuary Art Centre (Orewa-Auckland)

    The Estuary Arts Centre has a busy and varied exhibition programme that covers all media. Regular exhibitions in four different gallery spaces showcase a broad range of quality artworks. Read More...
  • Amanda Brett

    Amanda Brett

    Amanda's daily demonstrations include an emphasis on design principles, composition, colour and value relationships. By helping you to simplify what you see and how you think, Amanda will work with you... Read More...
  • Banish Solvents with New Medium W

    Banish Solvents with New Medium W

    Date: 26-01-2017
    This exciting new oilpainting medium from Schmincke expands painting possibilities with no harmful fumes: mixing 1 part Medium W into 2 parts oilcolour makes the paint water-miscible… you can now thin it with water! Read More...