Where to buy supplies

At the end of the sketch evening tonight, we were discussing where to buy art materials. Surprisingly, Long Island is a bit short on stores that carry quality artist materials and we pretty much have to trek into the city (NYC) to get art supplies. I purchase a lot of my supplies on-line, so as promised, here are the links of some good suppliers and my thoughts on them, these are my opinions, no they aren't paying me to say nice things about them:

http://www.judsonsart.com OK, personal preference, but I LOVE their Guerrilla Paintboxes.

http://www.jerrysartarama.com I get a lot of materials from Jerry's, they usually have pretty decent prices, but their special sales, like buy $99 worth of stuff and get free shipping, isn't much of a deal if you aren't looking to spend that much money at a time. They're customer service is responsive and they are a good place to buy artist materials.

http://www.aswexpress.com This is sort of like the twin site to Jerry's, decent prices.

http://www.danielsmith.com OK, not going to lie, I LOVE their watercolors. They also have a great promo once in a while where shipping is FREE, yes, that's FREE, no limited purchase.

http://www.cheapjoes.com I've used them a few times, not bad.

http://www.fineartstore.com Ok, if you are a pastelist, this place will make you DROOL. Rochester Art Supply, good customer service, drawers and drawers of pastels of all kinds, Diane Townsends, Terry Ludwig, Great Americans....If you are in the Rochester area, go visit, it's a candy store for artists.

http://www.dickblick.com They are good, just a little pricier than Jerry's or Cheap Joe's.

Overall, all of the above are pretty decent, it pays to shop around, especially if you know what you are looking for and even EBay has some good buys.

Happy Shopping!