Art Supplies Blog

Here at Rex Art Supplies we are gearing up for our busiest time of the year. Although it can be hectic, it is a great time of year with all the cool gift items that fill our digital shelves for the upcoming artistic gift giving season. In advance of the gift giving season we scour the art supply landscape searching for the best items, choosing only what we think are the best art gifts of the season for you! It’s always a joy for me to see all the wonderful new creative gifts available to add each season. In the spirit of the season we are going to focus on a few items every week and we hope it might make your gift giving a bit easier.

There are a couple of things to remember to make your holiday shopping a lot easier at Rex. First, we try to make gift giving as easy as possible and as painless as can be for you, and here is how. Depending on what you are looking for we break all our gifts down into media categories. Here is a quick link breakdown to find the right gifts quickly:

• Drawing Gifts from Rex Art
• Oil Painting Gifts from Rex Art
• Acrylic Painting Gifts from Rex Art
• Watercolor Painting Gifts from Rex Art
• Artistic Gifts for Kid’s from Rex Art
• Airbrushing Gifts from Rex Art
• Easel Gifts from Rex Art
• Rex Art Gift Certificates – Always the perfect gift!

What if you are not necessarily looking for any particular type of art gift, but you are thinking of a certain price range? Well, we have you covered there also. Here is a breakdown of tons of great artistic gift ideas from our massive inventory at Rex by price:

• Great Gift Ideas under $25 at Rex Art!
• Great Gift Ideas from $25 to $50 at Rex Art!
• Great Gift Ideas from $50 to $100 at Rex Art!
• Great Gift Ideas over $100 at Rex Art!

Lastly, we know that many of our customers this time of year do not know the first thing about art, and that is why we are here to help! Our 800 number is available Monday through Friday 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM for you to ask any questions you might have have about a particular product, question, or just any feedback you might have. Our Rex family is standing by, and everyone that answers our phones have been here for at least 10 years! If we do not know the answer we will find out for you. No question is a stupid one and we are happy to help in any way we can. We are also available anytime via email, and we do try to respond to all questions as quickly as possible.

As always our family at Rex thanks you for your support! We wish you and yours a happy, healthy and safe holiday season!

Yes, you read the title correctly! Rex Art has put together a factory direct promotion on tons of styles of high quality Prat presentation products at a savings of at least 50% to 80% off list prices. There is an amazing selection of beautiful Prat products that range from Presentation Cases, Scrapbooks, Binders, Spiral Books, and more! These are not seconds, or defective products, but simply Prat items that are being phased out. We have arranged this special promotion to be offered exclusively to our customers. Since these are products that are being discontinued this promotion is only while supplies last. We launched the Prat Blowout Promotion last week and since that time some styles have already sold out. If you see something you like or have been watching please do not delay in placing your order ASAP because once its gone it will be gone for good. We will do our best to keep the current products that are available up to date on our site.

One of my favorites is the striking Prat Preference Presentation Case, and features a sleek, modern and functional design.

I am actually quite sorry that they are doing away with it because I think it is one of the best cases Prat has ever produced. Normally we sell the Prat Preference at a very good discount of 40% off, but with the blowout promotion we are offering all the sizes while they last at 56% off!

If you are looking for fashionable French made scrapbooks look no further than the Prat Viva Scrapbooks and priced between $6.40 and $8.00 at 78% off they would make a great holiday gift at an amazing value!

These are just a few of the really outstanding values that Rex Art has available in the Prat Blowout range. Take some time and review the whole Prat Blowout and you will find fantastic products with outstanding prices from Rex. As always our family at Rex thanks you for your support!

Every now and again a promotion comes along at Rex Art that we offer to our customers that is really special. Now, I realize I am a bit biased, but our once a year sale on the best selling canvases from Fredrix is really a special event. You know at Rex Art we always offer outstanding prices, and we sell tons of Fredrix canvas every day at our great prices from 50% to 55% off list price. However, right now through December 15th we are offering extraordinary savings at up to 62% off our list price on all Red Label, Blue Label, Green Label and Gallerywrap Canvases.

Now is the time to stock up on your favorites canvases from Fredrix at our best prices of the year! It is unlikely we will offer prices this low again on Fredrix canvases so act quickly because certain styles and sizes can run out. As always our family at Rex thanks you for your support!

We would like to let you know about the addition of the DR Acrylic Gesso from Daler Rowney now available at Rex. We are very excited about this new addition to the extremely popular DR paint line from Daler Rowney, which offers exceptional value for the everyday artist. The Daler-Rowney Gesso has been formulated for use as a ground for both oil and acrylic paintings. It provides great coverage at a fantastic price and comes in a convenient stack-able and resealable rectangular container.

One of the features we really like about the DR Gesso, and DR line in general is that they are manufactured in the UK just like all the other Daler Rowney paints. Many other manufacturers cut the costs of their gessos by producing them in less quality focused manufacturing locations, and we have found most of these products to be of lessor quality and consistency. But best of all, and what you always expect from Rex, is our commitment to save you money, and the new DR gesso is extremely affordable. It is available in a one liter size (33.8 oz), currently on sale for $8.95, and also a 1 gallon size (128oz), currently on sale for only $21.95. When compared to similar products from other manufacturers it is far more affordably priced and generally 30% to 50% lower in price! Go to our main Gesso page and compare for yourself! We are positive that you are going to really appreciate the value and quality of the new DR Gesso, and we would love to hear about your experiences with this new fantastic product from Daler Rowney. Please post your comments here, or write a review! As always our family at Rex thanks you for your support!

We want to make sure that all our customers know about the $10 mail in rebate program available right now for all Prismacolor products. From now until 10/15/09 purchase any Prismacolor items that total $50 or more, and you can save an additional $10 with the Prismacolor mail in rebate. Don’t miss this great offer to save even more on many of the great Prismacolor items that we carry at Rex! You can mix and match any Prismacolor items and as long as your total is greater than $50 you qualify for the $10 mail in rebate from Prismacolor. Choose Prismacolor Markers, Prismacolor Pencils, or any other Prismacolor items! From our family to yours we thank you for choosing Rex!

Here is another fantastic offering from Rex Art and Jack Richeson! To continue our celebration of the re-introduction of Richeson Oils – The Shiva Series if you purchase 6 tubes of Richeson Oils – The Shiva Series your will receive a FREE Grey Matters 9″ x 12″ Paper Palette.

The Grey Matters Paper Palette is a very useful item, but most people do not now how great these are until they use it. This unique, disposable solution helps artists working on a toned surface be able to see how the colors will appear on neutral surfaces before applying them to the painting. The paper is suitable for oils, casein, acrylics and alkyds, and each pad includes a color mixing reference guide inside the front cover.

If you have not given Richeson Oils – The Shiva Series a try yet this might be a great time to give them a test run! As always at Rex, we offer great value on these paints, and we discount them every day at 41% off! Plus, with the FREE Grey Matters Pad that is another savings of $5.17 from your order! Also, check out our blog post all about the Richeson Oils – The Shiva Series.

There is no limit to the number of times you can participate in this promotion. However, there is a limit of one Grey Matters 9″ x 12″ Paper Palette per order, and while supplies last.

Coupon Code: 1251489279 – Good while supplies last. Limit 1 pad per order.
FREE GREY MATTERS PALETTE PAD with the purchase of 6 Richeson Oils – The Shiva Series

Right now when you purchase any 6 tubes of Golden Heavy Body Acrylics you will receive a free tube of 5oz. Golden Heavy Body Titanium White. That is an additional savings of $14.45 for your order! Everyone can always use some more white! Plus, do not forget that orders over $100 ship for free*! Even more savings from Rex!

This special is good while supplies last, and there is a limit of one tube per customer. Don’t miss this opportunity for additional savings! Please add this coupon to your cart to receive the free tube of 5oz. Golden Heavy Body Titanium White. You can also enter the coupon code, or click the coupon link as listed below.

Coupon Code: 1249676883

Free 5oz. Golden Heavy Body Titanium White with the Purchase of 6 Tubes of Golden HB Acrylics.

Rex Art would like to introduce you to Caravaggio, our newest line of fine Italian Canvases from Jack Richeson. The Caravaggio line features a fantastic array off high quality cotton, poly, and linen available in a number of different sized rolls and textures to suit any artist’s needs. The Caravaggio canvas has been made in Italy for the last 30 years, and is the number one selling acrylic primed brand in Europe. Now our US customers can easily enjoy the same great Caravaggio canvas that European artists are using every day.

Another unique feature of the Caravaggio line are that they offer a single clear coated primed linen canvases, which has been gaining popularity since the advent of clear gessos.

Caravaggio swatch books are available if you would like to see more detail than shown on our site. You know that Rex always offers our customers great value and we are offering these fabulous new canvases at a savings of up to 39% off! Also, from now until August 31st if you purchase any Caravaggio canvas you can save an extra 10% off with the coupon below.

Coupon Code: 1248808371

Save an EXTRA 10% OFF Caravaggio Artist Canvas Rolls from Rex Art – Now through August 31st

Please let us know what you think of Caravaggio by posting your comments here.

Rex Art is closing out all our Princeton brushes at a great savings of 60% off list! Take advantage of this special while supplies are available. Once the brush has been removed from our site it is gone for good at those prices. We have many styles to choose from Red Sable to synthetic mongoose. Check them out below. Enjoy the additional savings from Rex! Thank you as always for supporting our family.

Many of our customers know about our adopted stray dog, Lucy. Whether through our website or because they come in and love to pay her a visit while they pick up their art supplies. In fact, I think she gets more inquiries and comments then most of the products we sell!

One of our customers Jorge, had been in a few times to pick up art supplies for his painting class and missed getting to visit Lucy. On his last visit he was able to spend a few minutes with Lucy, and told us about his dogs, or “sons” as he refers to them, Tyson and Hunter. I told him to send us some pictures because I know many of our customers love to see our dog, and why not highlight our customer’s dogs?

The next time Jorge came in he was very kind and brought Lucy a little present, a Bully Stix, which will instantly make you any dogs best friend. Here is Lucy waiting patiently to start enjoying her present.

If you are a fellow pet and art supply lover email us some pictures of your pet and perhaps we will feature you and your pet too!