TODAY! Hudson Valley Plein Air Festival in Newburgh

If you're passing by Washington's Headquarters today, check out the plein air painters. They'll be there this morning from 9am until 12noon. From 12:30pm until 1:00 their creations will be displayed here at Newburgh Art Supply! Judges will give out awards at 1:00pm.

14th annual Newburgh OPEN Studios Sept 28&29

The big event of the year is happening Saturday and Sunday, September 28 and 29, from 12noon-6pm each day. The shop will be open both Saturday and Sunday from 10am until 6pm. Printed maps will be available here when we open. More information about the tour including a list of artists- and a digital map- is available at NewburghOPENstudios.org

This year's tour is dedicated to its founder and organizer extraordinaire, Gerardo Castro. The image is a detail of one of his most personal works. It's a depiction of his great-great grandmother who was a tobacco picker in Puerto Rico. The image on the small TV in the upper right hand corner is a photo of him as a young boy. The piece is called "AI: Ancestral Intelligence".

A Huge Thank You!

Thanks to all the community support, Newburgh Art Supply is here to stay! I will continue to serve this community the best I know how and appreciate all of you for patronizing us for all these years.

We Stock & Special Order (and Drop Ship) Custom Size Birch Wood Panels- Larger Panels Now in Stock

See our large stock of cradled panels- starting at 4"x4" in many sizes- larger sizes including 30"x30", 36"x36", 36"x48", 40"x40", 48"x48", 40"x50", 40"x60", 48"x60", 50"x50", 60"x60". We also stock a variety of standard-sized uncradled 1/8" birch panels up to 18"x24". Competitive pricing. Top quality. No waiting.

Our wood art panels are the best crafted in the United States. If you paint on wood, we encourage you to compare quality and ask us about our competitive pricing. Baltic birch faced 1/8" 3-ply panels in all sizes(up to 60"x60"), cradled on Wisconsin basswood (7/8", 1.5" or 2"). Larger cradled panels are corner-braced and H or single middle braces. The workmanship is exceptional. 

*Note: sizes over 16"x20"/15"x30" are standard 1/4" smaller on each side due to hand finishing.

SEE BIRCH WOOD PANELS TAB ABOVE FOR PREPARING PANELS FOR PAINTING

*WE DROPSHIP CUSTOM ORDERS! (to continental US addresses only). Our prices are competitive and can be ordered any size up to 60"x60"(1/8" facing) and up to 48"x96"(1/4"facing)- minimum 2 panels per size. (Shipping charges for larger panels have risen drastically in the past 2 years.) For estimates, please call (845-561-5552) or email us (michael@newburghartsupply.com) with quantity and size of panels, shipping zip code (please specify commercial or residential address). Lead time is usually 2 weeks or less. 

Revolutionary SPECTRAFIX Pastel, Charcoal, Pencil Fixative- Full Line Now in Stock!

We are one of the first stores anywhere to carry this full line of Spectrafix products!

The original Spectrafix came out about the time we opened 15 years ago. It was one of the unique products we were so pleased to introduce to our customers. This fixative is based on a formula used by Degas so it has stood the test of time, is all natural and non-toxic- and will not change the color of your work nearly as much as propellant fixers will. No need to frame your delicate pastel, charcoal and pencil work to protect them! It makes handling work less tedious and stressful. Taking this product to a new level is the bottle: the futuristic Flairosol spray bottle- refillable, no propellants, fine consistent continuous mist, spray at any angle, no leftover liquid. We stock this original formula in spray and refill.

We're excited to introduce the rest of the line: Final FIX, Natural Glass varnish and medium and InstaGrit. Click on the SpectraFix page above for more information and video demos of each of these products.

We are also carrying empty Flairosol bottles. See the sample in action in our store. And check out this cool video demonstrating this amazing new bottle that may make a dent in or eliminate the environmentally wasteful disposable metal can propellant market.


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Traditional Japanese Paper- Stock Update!

Our latest shipment of traditional Japanese papers from the same distributor that supplied New York Central has arrived! These are top quality hand- and machine- made papers, beautiful, strong and versatile. Click on the tab above marked "Traditional Japanese Papers" for our current selection.

Picturing America: Thomas Cole and the Birth of American Art by Hudson Talbott Signed Books Now Available!

Signed copies now available: “Picturing America: Thomas Cole and The Birth of American Art”  Hudson Talbott - writer, illustrator, Hudson Valley, NY resident and writer of River of Dreams, From Wolf to Woof, United Tweets of America, and It’s All About Me-ow. Hudson has illustrated numerous picture books, including Newbery Honor winner Show Way (by Jacqueline Woodson) and Leonardo’s Horse (by Jean Fritz), an ALA Notable and VOYA Honor Book.

Thomas Cole (1801 – 1848) was an English-born American painter known for his landscape and history paintings. One of the major 19th-century American painters, he is regarded as the founder of the Hudson River School, an American art movement that flourished in the mid-19th century. Hudson Talbott’s book immerses children and adults in a fun and unique journey through Cole’s life, incorporating images of some of Cole’s most beloved paintings. Hudson Talbott is on the board of the Thomas Cole House in Catskill.
HudsonTalbott.com