An eclectic mix of oil painting themes

 ‘Sunday cricket, Royal Hospital Park – Chelsea’ by David Pilgrim ROI 8x16in, oil on board - £975

 ‘Moorings at Blakeney’ by David Pilgrim ROI 8x10in, oil on board - £795

 'Poppy Pathway' by Terry Grundy 29 x 29 cm oil on board framed £535

 'In the Still Morning' by Stephen Hawkins 39 x 29 cm oil on board framed £795

'On Our Way' by Stephen Hawkins 29 x 19 cm oil on board framed £495

'Chelsea' and 'Lady Leicester' by Dawn Russell oil on canvas 500 x 500mm £600 each
Seascapes float mounted on white and framed in blue various £97 each


 Now available to view at Skills Art Materials 18 High Street Stony Stratford MK11 1AF

Buckinghamshire Art Competition

New online gallery

Skills are excited to introduce the new online gallery shop as part of the website make over for 2018.  Now you won't have to worry about your favourite painting being purchased by another shopper and we are adding new pieces which have not yet been displayed in the High Street Gallery.  Now you can visit the shop anytime you like to view our latest collection.

Skills new floral art collection for Spring 2018

Skills and Primrose Gallery are proud to present this beautiful collection of fine art giclee prints by Buckinghamshire Artist and textile designer Nicky Hunter.   Taken from her original watercolours, Nicky works mainly in this medium along with ink to capture the vibrancy of flowers.  Working loosely and allowing the pigment and water flow to create translucent magic and intense contrasts are important to her.  Nicky works from still life mostly and en plein air when possible, enjoying the immediancy and unpredictability this approach has.
Nicky's many years working as a textile artist selling her floral print patterns to designers and brands internationally has led to a deep love of floral decoration.  The foundation of her skills often lies in botanical painting and drawing and explorative sketching and graphical work.

Nicky Hunter's limited edition prints are a series of 50 and are mounted and ready to frame.  Available in sizes 465 x 380mm at £69 and 590 x 465mm at £89, these are beautiful quality prints to brighten any home.   There are also greetings cards in this range.

To view Nicky Hunter's floral watercolours visit:-

Skills Art Materials and gallery 18 High Street Stony Stratford MK11 1AF

Primrose Gallery at 26 High Street, Thrapston, Northamptonshire NN14 4JH

Manga and comic book character art materials now in stock at Skills Stony Stratford

The wait is over as the sought after Faber Castell Manga pitt pens are now back in stock, along with our popular manga & comic tutorial book.  The manga pen set has 8 shades of grey for effective monochrome character illustration.  All the shades of Faber Castell Pitt Pen sets are now available to buy individually, give you your dream palette.  These include primary basic, skin tones, bright shades, landscape shades and sepias.

Also available at Skills is the versatile Letraset ProMarker set.  The inks are alcohol based, which gives incredible tonal range, blending ability with a blender pen included.  These pens can be applied to a diverse range of materials, not just paper; apply to paper, card, acetate, glass, plastic, wood, etc .
The book ‘The art of drawing manga & comic book characters’ gives detailed analysis of character drawing for fine art and digital illustration.  This includes 21 engaging projects by talented artists Bob Berry and Jeannie Lee, who also share their professional tips and hints.

For ideal presentation and portfolio display their are two illustration pads we have with top notch paper quality for pen and markers, with the Bristol pad including a layout comic border for storyboards.  We also stock ink transfer medium should you want to diversify and experiment with your manga designs onto furniture or wood panels.  The possibilities are endless!

Visit Skills in Stony Stratford

Skills for artists and art lovers

Skills lives up to it’s name

• specialist artist materials
• specialist art and photography services
• an exceptional framing service
• highly experienced staff providing art valuation and restoration

We are passionate about encouraging your creative path whatever your age or stage in life.  We are proud to be one of Stony Stratford’s vibrant independent shops.  Skills stocks only authentic specialist art materials, which contain the high quality an artist deserves.  We also let customers try before you buy.  Why gamble with online purchases when you can confidently buy from Buckinghamshires only independent art shop.  In our company, we have no less than five artists and two photographers, because of this we understand your needs and ideas.  Stony makes a perfect summers day shopping without the hassle of crowds.

Stony Stratford Buckinghamshire Street art project needs you.