As fall gives way to winter, oil painters will be returning to, and re-stocking, their studios. It’s a great time to talk to your painters about Studio Safety. Gamblin is committed to Studio Safety and offers FREE Kits to support your conversations with painters. Each Gamblin Retail Partner Studio Safety Kit contains: • 25 Gamsol 2oz samples • 25 Guides to Mediums • 25 Solvent Comparison Charts • Studio Safety Rack Signage • Studio Safety Fact Sheet To receive your FREE Gamblin Retail Partner Studio Safety Kit, add item #GB981122 to your next order. The Studio Safety Kits are available throughout the entire Winter Back-to-School promotion. Gamblin has also added…

Stock-up on these ColArt WBTS essentials at great savings! (All +10%, brush packs +20%) • Winsor & Newton and LIQUITEX Professional Gesso • W&N Artisan Water Mixable Oil Colours and Mediums (all) • LIQUITEX Painting Knives • W&N Oil and LIQUITEX HB Acrylic “Everyday” Colour Sets • W&N Special Value Brush Packs • DERWENT Coloursoft Pencils (asst’s & open-stock) CAP Dealers! Take advantage of; • Winton Oil Colour 37ml (+10%) (open-stock/asst’s) • W&N’s New Artist Acrylic Colour (+15%) (open-stock/asst’s) • LQ BASICS 118ml  (+5%) (open-stock/asst’s) And CAP Dealers will now get these extra promotional discounts on MacPherson’s warehouse orders!!! What’s New? Derwent Helical Sharpener •• Long lasting steel rotary cutter…

Sakura is introducing its new Cray-Pas Expressionist and Specialist open stock displays that feature new graphics and can be merchandised on a shelf or hooked on pegboard or slot wall! New display graphics now label each individual bin with color name, stock number & UPC barcode in a more space efficient display that makes re-ordering a breeze! Starting in January 2010, the Expressionist Display is featured at a best ever extra 20% and the Specialist is at an extra 25% discount!  The stock numbers and retail are unchanged. Cray-Pas Expressionist and Specialist set sales go way up when the open stock is offered! Cray-Pas was the first product offered by…

Walter Foster continues to expand its line of products with new and unexpected approaches to art instruction. As the year comes to a close, we’d like to put a spotlight on two unique 2009 titles from Walter Foster: The Daily Book of Art and Space Gladiators. In The Daily Book of Art, Walter Foster offers an inspiring blend of art instruction, art history, and modern art forms. Ten categories of discussion rotate throughout an entire year to give readers a broad view of art from all angles. From step-by-step projects and world-famous paintings to artist biographies and elephants that paint, this book covers it all! Item code: FODEV1 Format: Hardcover,…

Have you recently added an online store? If so, Strathmore Artist Papers can help drive traffic to your site! Strathmore’s “Where to Buy feature is one of the busiest sections of its site, receiving thousands and thousands of page views per year. “Where to buy?” is also the most frequently asked question Strathmore receives from consumers. If you’d like your online store to be listed (or if your store location is not already on the site), please email Ann Danielski:  ann.danielski@strathmoreartist.com. Check out Strathmore’s web site:  Strathmoreartist.com

L&B’s very versatile vinyl-based matte paint, Flashe, is transitioning from 60ml tubes to 125ml jars! Along with this transition, the color offering will be expanding to 77 colors! An assortment of the best-selling 49 colors housed in a single rack will also be available. The 60ml tubes will no longer be available as they sell out. Make sure to get set up in the new year with the new 125ml size! Available in January – ask your MacPherson’s rep for more details!

You may have had a sneak peak of the new RGM Stainless Steel Sculpting Knives and Linoleum Tools at NAMTA. The Stainless Steel Sculpting Tools offer high-quality and excellent functionality. They’re rust-resistant and have an ergonomic, hexagonal-shaped handle for ease of use. Available in open stock at the reasonable retail price of $14.25 each, and a carded display of one each of all 13 styles. The Linoleum Tools come in 12 styles that feature hardened steel points and shock-resistant fiberglass handles. They are economically priced at $5.95 each! Both product lines will be available from MacPherson’s in January – ask your MacPherson’s contact for more details after the holidays!

Canvas POP signage is now available for almost all MABEF easels! These signs do a great job of doing the “talking” to customers, spotlighting the various features and benefits of each easel, as well as providing all the specs. Ask your MacPherson’s rep for help with ordering the POP signs to make your MABEF easels pop!

The ProMarker range has been expanded from 92 colors to a full, well-rounded range of 148 colors. These professional quality, alcohol-based twin-tip markers combine superior color performance with a NEW lower price tag of just $2.75 each! On top of that, ProMarker also has a new deeper discount! ProMarker has been catching on like wildfire in Europe, especially with crafters and manga artists. The product is becoming so popular with consumers that it has even spawned a Facebook fan page (I ♥ ProMarker) and also a fan-written blog! Promarker Challenge Blog Being an affordable, high performance marker, ProMarker is ideal for everyone from recreational artists to stampers, scrapbookers, students, illustrators…

·      The Prismacolor Consumer Rebate for Holiday and 2nd Semester BTS continues through January 15, 2010. The supply of printed materials has been exhausted. You and your customers can still access the rebate coupon at www.prismacolor.com and either download it or print it directly from Prismacolor’s site. The rebate details are listed below. The rebate coupon is also attached to this edition of The Art Dog Blog for your convenience. • The Prismacolor Holiday Consumer Rebate began on November 15th for purchases made between November 15th, 2009 and January 15th, 2010. Prismacolor Purchased at Dealer Retail Amount of Rebate $50.00 $10.00 $100.00 $20.00 $200.00 $40.00 $300.00 $70.00 ·      There has…

Support Emerging Artists! Our industry depends on the artists of the future. The NAMTA Foundation‘s mission is to award scholarships to emerging talents and teachers, allowing them to buy art supplies, pay tuition, and otherwise support their art. This Blank Notecard Display includes 24 packs of 8 cards & envelopes, each featuring artwork by some of the NAMTA Foundation‘s 2008-2009 scholarship recipients. There are 2 each of the 4 designs shown in each pack. The net price for the display is $154.56, FOB Charlotte, NC, so each pack nets out at $6.44 plus freight. Sell them them at $12.99 or even $9.99 and make a decent profit while you help…

Artist Essential On-the-go Portfolio + Tote Board Combo Pack Looking ahead to Winter BTS… This combo from Art Alternatives features a 26-1/2”H x 27”W Classic Edition Portfolio and a student-favorite 23″ x 26″ Artist Tote Board. And the special launch discount (74% off, $11.25 net) means you can promote it at a super low price to draw students into your store. The portfolio is perfect for transporting, storing or protecting artwork and important documents. It’s made of durable, water-resistant nylon fabric, and it features an easy glide zipper, reinforced bottoms, and an adjustable & removable shoulder strap. The 23″ x 26″ Artist Tote Board is a portable and multi-functional surface…

On a retailer request, Art Alternatives has added a traditionally shaped 17-well palette to our line of plastic palettes. The palette has 12 color wells and 5 mixing areas, plus a comfortable thumb hole. The smooth, highly durable plastic makes the palette easy to clean up. It’s suitable for all painting media, and packaged for display in peggable, clear polybag with color header card. The 70% launch discount is available for a limited time only, so don’t delay past the holidays! In stock in all DCs now. See page 61 of the MacPherson’s Winter Buyer’s Guide.