Kevin Lavin, formerly General Manager of daVinci Art in NYC, has joined JJC Industries LLC wholesaler of DANIEL SMITH products in the new role as North American Accounts and New Business Development. Kevin’s years of retailing expertise, his ability to see the big picture and his passion for the growth and success of the art materials industry overall, makes him the perfect fit for this new position. Well respected Don Nederhand, technical advisor for 22 years for Royal Talens, passed away last week. He was 65 years old. At Michaels, Eileen Miller was promoted to Vice President, General Manager – Frames Division reporting to Idalia Farrajota. Ami Hutchings was recently promoted to…
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NAMTA 2015 Wrap Up
From members of the stellar MacPherson’s Category Managers/Buyers and Sales team, here’s a compilation of exciting new products that were shown at this years Show. Lineco – “Design by Me” new handmade book kits- about $12 retail, the covers are blank, so the opportunity for an end-cap with kits and other “ surface” decorating products could be a big Chain/Key account and B&M store endcap. In addition we are looking into their new frame supply basics. These are for the do it yourself artist or photographer who only has a few items to be mounted and or framed. Speedball – NEW 24 inch block printing and silk screening merchandising displays – bring in orders and…
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Industry News
Our very own Frank Stapleton was honored at the NAMTA Show in Denver with the association’s highest award, the Art Material Hall of Fame. He has been President of MacPherson’s since 1978. In his time, he has moved MacPherson’s forward into a nationwide company that is consistently first in offering the best and most innovative products and services to a core of customers who represent the best creative supply retailers in the United States. Frank has shaped MacPherson’s to be a constant and evolving value-added resource for art & craft material retailers. The employee owned company’s mission is for each team member as an owner of MacPherson’s to contribute to it’s customers…
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Introducing NEW 500 Series Strathmore Writing
Strathmore Artist Papers™ is proud to announce a new full line of products, 500 Series Strathmore Writing. Designed to celebrate the art of writing, these products are perfect for thoughtful communication, the timeless art of calligraphy, and the physical act of putting tangible ink to beautiful paper. The wide range of formats allows individuals to share a special form of communication with others, or to keep their own unique personal chronicles. Achieve the ultimate handwriting experience with premium, high-performing papers and formats that enhance this special art form. Quality writing papers in this line are versatile enough for many hand writing and lettering art forms, and work wonderfully with a wide…
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Strathmore Announces Pass the Journal Consumer Promotion
Strathmore Artist Papers™ is pleased to announce the launch of a new consumer promotion in April 2015 focusing on engaging artists to work on collaborative works around the globe. Strathmore will be sending a dozen 500 Series Strathmore Mixed Media® Hardbound Art Journals to artists, who will start creating art on a one page spread of each journal. After an initial artist receives the journal and creates their work, they will create a profile page on the newly created Pass the Journal website, where others can learn about them and their artwork. Artists will upload an image of the art they made for the pass the journal project. The image of…
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Derwent’s Compact Kits for Drawing – the Super Six!
Derwent offers super six ranges in compact tins of six pencils, each with a pencil sharpener, so you’ll always have a sharp pencil at hand! Choose from the classic Graphic graphite pencils, Charcoal pencils, traditional Drawing pencils, Sketching pencils, Watersoluble Sketching pencils and Coloursoft Skintones, a colour portrait set with online tutorial. All sets are available in a silver tin for secure storage. Always be sketch ready with one of these in your bag. Graphic 6 Tin Set (DE0700835): 8B, 6B, 4B, 2B, HB, 2H. List $13.49. Sketching 6 Tin Set (DE0700836): Wide barrel and 4mm core, HB x 2, 2B x 2, 4B x 2. List $13.49. Watersoluble Sketching 6 Tin…
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New from Gamblin – Solvent-Free Oil Painting Materials
Gamblin Artists Colors is proud to offer the broadest family of materials to support Solvent-Free oil painting. Winner of Best New Product at NAMTA! More possibilities. Less compromise. Gamblin’s Solvent-Free Gel and Solvent-Free Fluid painting mediums, both crafted from American-grown soybean and safflower oils, increase the flow of oil colors and moderately speed drying. Solvent-Free Gel retains marks and texture more readily than Gamblin’s Solvent-Free Fluid medium. For cleaning brushes during solvent-free painting sessions, Gamblin recommends its Safflower Oil. When used as a painting medium, Gamblin Safflower oil will increase flow and slow drying. With Gamblin oil colors and solvent-free painting materials, artists can work with the most natural and enduring of materials, access the broadest range…
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Golden, QoR & Willamsburg News April 2015
GOLDEN Participation at NAMTA Was a Great Success! A word from GOLDEN: “For those of you who were able to attend the show in Denver, we appreciate you stopping by the booth! We enjoyed catching up with each of you and walking you through the Marketing initiatives we’ll be focusing on the remainder of this year for all three brands: GOLDEN Acrylics, Williamsburg Handmade Oil Colors and QoR Watercolor. We hope you enjoyed exploring the materials at the paint bar and had a chance to share your experience with your customers through social media. The overall reception of the new products was quite positive, so thank you for your support! For…
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Montana Cans Videos to Share Via Social Media
Here are a few additional videos from Pow! Wow! Hawaii to share with your store’s followers in addition to a link to Ikea USA’s Street Art Campaign featuring the incomparable Montana Black: https://vimeo.com/123027184
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Fabriano Artistico Watercolor Papers – 70% off for Spring
Looking to offer more options in watercolor paper, particularly traditional European mould-made four deckle edged rag paper? What could be a more perfect option, coming from the oldest paper mill in Europe celebrating 750 years of papermaking, than Fabriano Artistico watercolor paper. The paper is sized both internally and externally using a non-animal based sizing, making it both ideally absorbent and odorless. Artistico is available in Traditional White, a warm white surface and Extra White, a bright white made without the use of optical brighteners. In addition to the three traditional surfaces – Hot Press, Cold Press and Rough – Artistico Extra White is also available in a velvety surface…
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Industry News
Celebrating the 50-year anniversary of Pentel of America, the company is proud to announce that its current Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Chotaro “Joe” Koumi is taking over as president of the company, effective immediately. Mr. Koumi will also be in charge of Pentel of America’s manufacturing facility in Mexico. Date Correction MacPherson’s Spring Buyers Guide: The colorful and amazing MacPherson’s Spring Buyers Guide runs now until 4/30/15. We got the effective date right on the cover and at the bottom of the right hand page of every double page spread from page 3 to 47. We did make one mistake for which we need to issue this caution. In the green panel on the index…
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Krink, A Leader in Innovative Creative Tools
Krink is a known leader in Urban Arts, the fastest growing category within the art supply industry. Krink produces unique products that appeal to an ever-expanding audience worldwide. All Krink products are handmade in the USA. For more information please visit krink.com. Krink is now available through MacPherson’s! The K-60 (KK60…) is the top-selling marker followed closely by the K-7 1(KK71…) and K-42 (KK42…). These markers are the best way to start with the Krink brand and are available in two low-cost displays. The KKR7160(pictured) and KKR42 are low-cost and compact. They both contain Krink’s top-selling markers in the most popular colors. Click on item #s to go to online ordering screen. Must be logged into MacPhersonArt.com.
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Golden News March 2015
NAMTA Art Materials World 2015 is Just a Few Weeks Away! Visit GOLDEN in booth #522, say hello and see some exciting new items! While at the show you’ll get a first-hand look at GOLDEN’s new High Flow Drawing Set, High Flow Mop Set and two new A-Z Acrylics Sets. Booth visitors will have a chance to belly up to the paint bar and have some fun socializing and exploring materials with Working Artist Program Director, Patti Brady! There will be plenty of selfie opportunities to share with your store staff, friends and families back home, showing them what a great time you’re having in Colorado! And since we don’t want the fun to…
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Gamblin Artists Colors New Product Announcement – Phthalo Blue Relief Ink
Gamblin Artists Colors is proud to add Phthalo Blue to their line of relief inks. Phthalo Blue prints beautifully and balances out the color-mixing potential of Gamblin’s palette of relief inks. It is an excellent choice in primary color-mixing systems, along with Hansa Yellow Light and Quinacridone Red. Phthalo Blue Relief Ink will replace Ultramarine Blue on the Gamblin printmaking rack. New rack strips are available to order through your MacPherson’s Account Manager or by contacting Shannon or Kaitlin at Gamblin at 503-235-1945. Ultramarine Blue Relief Ink (is available through MacPherson’s Distribution Centers (while supplies last) but is no longer shipping from Gamblin Artists Colors.
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Golden Videos Support for a Viral Video Gone Crazy!
Golden has provided the following Gel Transfer videos on their YouTube channel for art & craft retailers to take advantage of the viral trend for images transferred to wood. Use them on Facebook, Twitter, blogs and other social media outlets to build connections and excitement with consumers! The viral video shows a brand other than Golden refering to it as “Acrylic Gel Medium” which has lead many stores to report they are wiping out of all gel medium brands. Fast Image Transfer with Melanie Matthews httpv://youtu.be/nGkuTLhB4pg Gel Image Transfers httpv://youtu.be/cs8CvTFsFMU Direct Image Transfers httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VE7qcQm685Y Tips for a Successful Immediate Image Transfer httpv://youtu.be/K_cfJoJYQvU
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Global Arts New Product Spotlight – Pastel Paper
Introducing Pastel Premier from Global Art Pastel Premier is a truly unique 100% Cotton/Archival Quality sanded pastel paper. It is double primed and coated with an aluminum oxide created for Pastel Premier to produce an ideal surface for pastel painting. A final seal coat makes this paper extremely durable and able to withstand almost any measure of scrubbing or reworking. The paper works with a wide range of media as an under painting and accepts as many as 25 layers of pastel. Heavy 145 lbs./310 gsm paper 3 surface types 2 colors: Italian Clay and White 100% Cotton/Archival Quality Accepts multiple layers of pastel Superior durability Available in sheets/rolls/pochettes Made in the USA Available in 3 colors/surfaces: 320 Grit Italian Clay/Medium Fine 400 Grit White/Fine 600 Grit White/Extra Fine Pastel Premier is preferred not…
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Gamblin Torrit Grey | Recycled and Ready to Drive Sales for YOU
Gamblin Torrit Grey is in stock and available to order now from MacPherson’s. Retail partners receive one tube of Torrit Grey for every three tubes of Gamblin paint ordered. Just add item# GB992670 to your order with the appropriate quantity. Using Torrit Grey to Drive Sales Don’t miss the opportunity to promote Torrit Grey through your Facebook, Instagram, e-mail and web communications. Torrit Grey is a great reason for oil painters to come into your store and stock-up on paints, brushes, canvas and other materials. Gamblin suggests offering a tube of Torrit Grey as a free-with-purchase item for all Gamblin purchases of $25 or more. Watch Gamblin’s Instagram (@gamblincolors)and Facebook feeds for announcements that you can…
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MacPherson’s News
Last August I announced the news that our board of directors and I had begun to create a succession plan that would provide for a strong managerial foundation at MacPherson’s long beyond Stu Beattie’s and my retirements. Back then I shared that while I am in no hurry to slow down, it would be prudent to establish a roadmap for my gradual replacement. Stu’s departure in October of 2014 provided a unique opportunity to fill crucial aspects of his role with someone who has new and valuable talents and skills. We began a search late last year for a person who could fit this mostly financial and operational responsibility, and had…
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Derwent Academy; The Ideal Introduction to the World of Drawing.
Do you have customer visiting your store who love to draw and are not quite sure what to try first? Whether they’re returning to drawing of selecting art materials for school Derwent Academy is just the right thing! Derwent has put together a great range of affordable products to get them started; from classic color and sketching pencils, to watercolor pencils and pan sets. These artist quality pencils are made in the UK. The Sketching Pencil range offers a comprehensive range of degrees from 5H to 6B and is available in tins and packs of 6 and 12,. 36 colors are available in Colored Pencil Sets and Watercolor Pencil Sets. Their soft cores transfer color…
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Introducing the New Montana Cans iPhone App
Share this link to new Montana-Cans App with your customers. It was just released on iOS. Your customers can use the app to view the product ranges as well as use the color selection tool as a way to color match. This particular feature is getting rave reviews! The app also features a store finder.