Auckland's Art Shop for Artists
Our store has been serving the local art community since the early seventies. We are owned and operated by working, professional artists and have become the place where like minded creatives choose to gather, share and inspire.
We are the only art supply store in the greater Auckland area that has a working artists' studio on premises. Our experienced and knowledgeable staff are always happy, willing and able to demonstrate techniques and share tips on the use of various artist materials.
Our focus is to encourage the pursuit of personal artistic expression and to share our expertise and love for the visual arts. More about us...
- Jim & Sandy Auckland
- Conte Pastel Pencils$6.95Pencils
The exceptional diameter of the Conté à Paris pastel pencil (5 mm) lead gives genuine freedom of creation and has an unrivaled feel. The pastel is perfect pencil companion to soft pastel because its lead is slightly harder with less pigment. It is preferable to Conté soft pastels and crayons when details is required for small and medium sized formats. In contrast with soft pastels, pastel pencil should not be added in successive layers of colours, but used as pure colours laid out in patchwork fashion side by side (so as not to dull the shades).
- Gamblin Cold Wax Medium$22.00-$365.20Oil
Gamblin Cold Wax Medium is a mixture of natural beeswax (wax pastilles), Gamsol Odourless Mineral Spirits and a small amount of alkyd resin. This versatile medium can be added directly to oil colours as a painting medium, used to modify the surface quality of Gamblin Galkyd painting mediums, as well as used alone as a matte varnish.
... more » - Gamblin 3-in-1 Medium$18.95-$37.60Oil
For all stages of painting, 3-in-1 is an all-around lean and thin oil painting medium, ideal for oiling out, sealing panels and a fluid option for thinning your oils
... more » - Dorlands Wax Medium$11.95-$399.95Oil
Dorland’s Wax is a versatile cold wax medium made from a special blend of pure waxes and damar resin.
Used as a protective topcoat for sealing and finishing a variety of media from oil paintings to collage, Dorland’s Wax is especially popular as a varnish for watercolor and gouache paintings. It provides a durable waterproof finish, protecting the artwork from moisture, smudging, dust, and fingerprints, while adding depth to color and allowing for glassless framing and display. Applied with a fine cloth or gloved hand, it is easy to use, and the finish is malleable: leave it matte, or buff with a rag after drying for a uniform satin gloss.
- Spectrafix FinalFix Spray$33.60-$53.50Fixative
FinalFix is a versatile, casein-based spray fixative enhanced with beeswax and other natural ingredients to provide a tough, moisture-resistant finish. It’s similar to SpectraFix Degas Fixative but offers a slightly deeper, semi-matte sheen, scuff resistance, and allows for light damp cleaning. Excellent for layering drawing media into acrylic paintings, and other multi-media works. Not suitable for oil pastels
- Natural Glass$48.95-$72.50Acrylic
A Revolutionary Water-Based Varnish and Painting Medium
Natural Glass is a game-changing bio-polymer varnish and painting medium made from milk casein, beeswax, and other natural ingredients. It dries quickly to a water-resistant, semi-gloss film, providing durability and flexibility for a wide range of artistic applications.
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How to buy
Note: we do not deliver outside New Zealand.
Delivery Rates
Our delivery rates are:
- Prepaid A4 Satchel (nationwide): $5 per order †
- Local (Auckland): $5.50 per order *
- Local Towns (within 150kms): $7.50 per order *
- Rest of North Island: $9.30 per order *
- South Island and Great Barrier: $10.40 per order *
† Prepaid Satchel is available for some smaller items that will fit into an A4 envelope. Please do not select the satchel option if your goods are breakable, easily damaged or flammable.
* Oversized items may be charged an additional amount - once you have selected the items you need proceed to checkout to see the exact costs.
Rural delivery fee $3.30 per order
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