Meeting your Art Supply needs.
Artists in Muskoka demand the finest quality Art Supplies, and Martin’s delivers by stocking some of the best-known brands in the industry……like Golden Acrylics, Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolours, Gamblin Artist Oils, Apollon-Gotrick Canvases, Prismacolor Pastels, PIGMA Micron Pens, and so much more. Have something special in mind? Drop us a line and we are happy to “special order” for you.
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Paints – Mediums - Varnish
Paint quality is very important to our artists here in Muskoka. At Martin’s we stock industry-leading brands in a wide range of colors. Brands you trust like Golden HB Acrylic; Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolor and Artisan Water Mixable Oils; Liquitex HB Acrylics; Gamblin Artist Oils and Matisse Acrylic Fluids. All perfectly align with a vast assortment of professional quality paint mediums, solvents, cleaners, fixatives, and varnishes.
- RHEOTECH Heavy Body Acrylics are student-grade paints which are an excellent balance of quality and economy, with a full palette of 18 vibrant colours available in convenient 8 0z tubs.
- Amsterdam Standard Acrylic paint is exceptional value without compromising quality.
- 50 In-stock colour choices in convenient 120ml tubes, plus a selection of 250 ml tubes.
- Liquitex Heavy Body Acrylic gives you rich, permanent color with crisp brush strokes and knife marks.
- 119 In-stock colour choices in 59 ml tubes.
- Liquitex Inks, Fluids and Basic Fluids also in stock.
- GOLDEN Heavy Body Acrylic is the professional’s choice, known for its exceptionally smooth & thick buttery consistency.
- 48 In-stock colour choices.
- Gamblin Artist Oils is the professional’s choice – Natural – Authentic – Enduring.
- 48 In-stock colour choices in 37ml tubes.
- Beam Indigenous Plastic Free Watercolours
- 100% natural materials
- 100% non-toxic
- Plastic free packaging
- 61 all natural colours
- Canadian made
- Winsor & Newton Artisan Water Mixable Oil is designed to look and work just like traditional oil paint….and “Cleanup with just water”.
- 40 in-stock colour choices in 37ml tubes.
- Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolour is recognized by artists around the world for using only the purest pigments to ensure quality and permanence.
- 99 in-stock colour choices in economical 5 ml tubes plus a selection of 14 ml & 37 ml tubes.
Canvas & Panels
At Martin’s we only sell top quality Canadian made Canvases and Birch Panels by Quebec based manufacturer Apollon-Gotrick. Their quality is second to none, and our Muskoka artist clientele notice the difference. Over 50 different sizes in stock…..everyday!
- Apollon-Gotrick brand Canadian made stretched canvas in Artist Standard ¾” & Gallery 1-1/2” thickness.
- Double-primed with gesso on a 100% cotton canvas, and come individually shrink-wrapped for protection.
- Apollon-Gotrick 3mm Birch Panels are an economical for both oil & acrylic paint, and come in a range of sizes.
- Cradled Wood Panels come in 7/8” and 1-5/8” thicknesses with a 3mm Birch surface ready to paint.
- Winsor & Newton brand double primed canvas boards, suitable for oil & acrylic painting, come in a range of sizes.
- Canson Canva Paper Pads are available in several sizes and come “Ready to Create” in oil, pastels, and acrylics.
Paper & Boards
Martin’s offers a wide variety of options for the most discerning artists to create their next masterpiece, or simply sketch an inspiration sitting in the park.
Whatever the paint medium you are working with…..oil, watercolour, acrylic…..or creating in pen & ink, charcoal, or pastels, Martin’s stocks loose sheets as well as sketch pads, watercolour blocks, artboards, pastel pads, watercolour cards…..and a host of other options in the brands you trust.
- ARCHES Watercolor Paper in Cold Press & Rough – 140lbs/300 grams.
- FABRIANO Artistico Watercolor Paper in Cold Press & Hot Press – 140lbs/300 grams.
- STONEHENGE Aqua Watercolor Paper in Cold Press – 140lbs & 300lbs.
- SAUNDERS Waterford Watercolor Paper in Cold Press – 200lbs/440 grams.
- CANSON Mi-Teintes Pastel Paper 19.5” x 25.5” – 98lbs/160 grams.
- Available in an assortment of popular colors.
- Robert Bateman Sketchbooks in sizes 5” x 7” up to 14” x 17”.
- CANSON XL Recycled Sketchbooks in a variety of sizes up to 18” x 24”.
- CANSON Montval Acrylic pads available in sizes up to 16” x 20”.
- CANSON XL Mixed Media pads in a variety of sizes up to 18” x 24”.
- CANSON Plein Air Illustration Artboards in both 9”x12” and 12”x16” sizes.
- CANSON Montval Watercolor Blocks in an assortment of sizes.
- STRATHMORE Drawing Pads…….and so much more!!
Brushes, Tools & Accessories
Whether you are working with Acrylic, Oil, Watercolour, or are simply prepping a surface with Gesso, Martin’s has an extensive variety of brush types in the sizes to suit your needs. Filbert, Flat, Round, Bright, Script or Fan…..Bristle, Synthetic, Taklon, or Sable……if we don’t have what you’re looking for, we are happy to special order for you.
- Martin’s stocks a vast array of brush options to suit almost every need imaginable. Whether you need Flat, Round, Bright, Filbert, or Fan….in Mightlon, Hog Bristle, Gold Sable, or White Taklon….we have the right brush in stock in the size you need.
- Need a Specialty Brush like Hake, Gesso, or Wash….we even have those too!
- Liquitex brand Professional palette knives.
- Masters brand brush cleaning products.
- Jack Richeson and Apollon-Gotrick brand Easels are a mainstay at Martin’s. Whether you’re looking for a portable travel easel, a convenient Table-Top unit, or a full-size H-Frame, we can assist you in finding the “right” solution to fit your artistic space.
Graphic Art Instruments
From Graphite Pencils to Watercolour Pencils, Charcoal Sticks to Pastels, Gelly Roll Pens to PIGMA Micron Pens & POSCA Pens, Martin’s stocks a wide array of options for both students and professionals. Need something specific not in our line-up, we would be happy to special order for you.
- General’s brand Graphite Pencils in a variety of hardness.
- Winsor & Newton Charcoal sticks in both Willow and Vine in a variety of hardness options.
- Sakura brand “Permanent Ink” pens come in a variety of sizes and styles….PIGMA Micron, Brush, and Calligrapher are the most popular options we stock at Martin’s.
- Prismacolor NuPastel brand pastel sticks and pastel pencils are the choice made by professionals and those aspiring to be…..
