Tools of the Trade

The studio has a shop called Lavender Hill Colours, which stocks fine artist materials sourced from the UK, Italy, France , Belgium, the Netherlands and the US.

Painting Supports: From cheap cotton canvas and canvas boards to top quality preprimed and raw linen, and stretcher bars

Oil Paints: From student grade Sennelier paints to top quality Michale Hardign and Old Holland.

Mediums: Odourless turpentine substitutes ot a full range of Michael Hardign mediums and varnishes.

Brushes: Range of quality from cheap hogs, to sable brushes. Brands include Raphael, Art2go, Proarte, Escoda etc.

Drawing materials: We reccommend and supply Fabbriano Ingres; a 70gramm weight handpressed paper, ideal for both charcoal and pastel work, which comes in a full range of colours.

Charcoal: From Willow charcoal to top quality graded fusain charcoal (comes in 3 grades- B, HB & H).

Misc: Chamoise Leather for erasing and modelling, stumps, kneaded erasers.