Introductions

THese are my new co-workers, we know one of the names of the mice is Mossy....of course, im not sure if Max is the other...but she will let me know when she is ready,,,then there is my little artist troll, my favorite LIL student gave me, im having a hard time naming her...so if anybody has any suggestions,,,it will help, because i am gonna put her in charge of marketing,,,


well thats all this dreary Sunday,,,off to Hampstead,,,such a dreary ride...


Thanks for reading....

Sorry bout' yesterday

I hate to close the store like that in the middle of the day, but as you know, sometimes life throws things at you, and you gotta do what you gotta do. Rhode Island wasnt on the schedule, but its behind me now. Hopefully things will settle down for awhile and i can get back into the groove. Its nice to have the support of friends, old and new, no matter what is going on! So, thanks again for all your patience, and prayers! Just wish for warmer weather so we can all heal!

Anyway, i have a new friend or two working with me in the store, let me introduce them!

Some new art to get through to warmer days

Ive been studying bits and pieces of Newmarket, and its been refreshing, to say the least.

Then there was light!

Im sorry Newmarket had such a bad time with the power outage...I feel bad for the restaurants that lost all their food, so if you think of it, stop into an establishment, even Marelli's...and get a lil' somethin' to help regain their losses.

I had a leak the day before the outage, and thank God i noticed it while i was in the store, it was running all down the wall...It was a bit of a mess...then having the store closed for 3 days in a row...It was a nice mini vacation! I learned i can do with out power, but the loss of cable,,,thats the killer! I am a TV addict...My PC was in the repair shop for a whole week, that was the start of my pain, but then ...to lose the news...UGH! I did laundry,(when the power came back with no cable)...and cleaned and listened to books on tape! I used to do that for hours...it was like having an old friend back! SCARPETTA....for those of you that read Patricia Cornwell....

Well, back to the store...Tuesday Night class is FULL, but Monday 10:30 -12;30...we have a couple seats... I am pretty well stocked on GAMBLIN paints, W N pro watercolors, SCEPTRE brushes, kids MODELING CLAY, D'arches watercolor paper, WC paper by the sheets... then there are my handmade NECKTIE purses, wicked fun! So, on that note...i guess i will post this and ask, if anyone reads this, if you could click on this link, and do a review for my store!

http://search.seacoastonline.com/sp?aff=1&catId=&wId=187402&siteId

I think the more clicks it gets, it might come up on a google search?

OH yes, another important tid-bit, My good friend CORI CAPUTO, has been kind enough to hang a few of her delightful paintings in my store! Her paintings are a source of magic, if not for a minute, they allow you to escape, and imagine a fun, happy place where anything is possible!

For more on Cori's work, go to http://www.coricaputo.com/ You will see her many talents all in one place!

Vacation week

Hi all, I just got in 3 shipments, alot of new brushes, LIQUITEX colors, White mixing oil paints. Water color papers, D'Arches, hot and cold press 140 lb and 300 pound, lots of modeling clay for the kids, some realy awesome Dover coloring books...

Im home...so whats new at ART TO ART?

Florida was relaxing,the weather was an "8". It was good to get away , so i could come back and re-focus on the store!

I want people to know that i spend ALLOT of time with my customers, because i want to understand what they need. I do NOT want to up sell any product, and i will not sell something unless you need it. I believe that new students have a large expense, getting in to a new medium, and i do my best to meet a middle ground, so you have quality materials, and you can ad to your pallet as you learn more about paints, brands etc.
I DO NOT mark my products up. As a matter of fact, I sometimes have to pay more at wholesale, than some customers can get at retail. It really stinks, because if the BIG BRANDS want me to work with new comers to the art world, they should make it a little more compatable. I cant compete with the catalogues and the warehouses, no matter what i do, and its going to keep forcing the educated art store, to close down.
On that note, i will continue to search for specials when i order, and do the best i can to keep my prices down. And if you need something, and i dont have it, let me know, Ill do my best to get it in. Thanks for reading

Mon, the day before i come home from Flo

Hang on, ill be right back...P