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.

Skills Christmas Window

If you haven't time to window shop in Stony Stratford then here is Skill's window to browse at your leisure.  The previous window was the Alice in Wonderland theme to join the fantastic windows in  Stony Stratford High Street for the lantern parade two weeks ago.  As Skills houses such fantastic Christmas gift ideas, this window shows off our fab adult colouring books, artist faber Castell quality marker pens - including a pack called 'Shades of Grey' though 6 rather than 50!  Our brand new zentangle range now in stock, along with art doodle books for the budding artist to try their hand at a Picasso or Degas.  The window easel displays our artist of the week Stony Stratfords own Derek Daniells.  This gorgeous framed acrylic painting of Stony Stratford under Snow delicately captures a scene of the High Street from the Old Stratford bridge, making a stunning winter centrepiece in our display.