Art Supplies and Materials
Highly Strung Art Supplies and Picture Framing stocks the widest range of fine Art Supplies and Artists Materials on the Sunshine Coast and our friendly team are always on hand to offer advice and guidance on any of our Products. As the only Independent Specialist Art Supplies store on the Sunshine Coast, we are able Continue reading
Picture Framing
Picture Framing – Consultation and Advice Quality & Affordability worth waiting for! Highly Strung has established an excellent reputation on the Sunshine Coast and right across Queensland for providing the highest quality and best value custom picture framing services. We have been serving the public, Artists, Galleries, Photographers, Designers and Dealers for over 20 years Continue reading
Canvases
Stretching the perfect canvas is almost an art in it’s own right, although technically it isn’t difficult getting it just right can be something that can take a great deal of practice and patience. At Highly Strung we offer a full suite of stretching services including: 1. Custom made blank canvases for artists to create Continue reading
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Colour4Life 2022 Is Back
Colour4Life 2022 Is Back We’re back—bigger & better than ever Get ready to unleash your creativity on August 1! Colour can mean inherently different things to different people – from an eruption of bright, vibrant shades to darker tones that evoke something deeper, Faber-Castell believe in harnessing the power of colour to unleash creativity. With Continue reading
EXTRA LARGE CUSTOM CANVASES and STRETCHING
Artist’s do you have a commission that requires an extra large canvas, or have you purchased a huge Indigenous canvas that needs to go back onto a stretcher? In our workshop in Noosaville we regularly make extra large canvases for artist’s who need more than what comes out of the box! These canvases are 5 Continue reading
EOFY Sale Art Supplies
ENJOY DISCOUNTED PRICES FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR we want to offer you the opportunity to stock up at discounted prices This is an in-store only sale, so no stock check calls or email orders. For full Terms & Conditions* see below This sale does not include: Individual Sheets of Paper Continue reading
Beat the Price Rise – Custom Framing
It seems that in a post-COVID world everything costs more and the constant stream of emails from suppliers advising of price rises doesn’t appear to stopping any time soon. Along with this we are also seeing a reduction in the variety of framing materials that are available in Australia as a result of the demise of Continue reading
May Madness Sale 2022 – almost over
25% off Art Supplies^ and 40% off Run-Out Products ONE WEEK LEFT This sale does not include: Individual Sheets of Paper Gift Certificates Custom picture framing Framing components (matboards, hangers, moulding, tape, string, etc) Fitting artwork into ready-made frames (canvas or paper) Custom canvases Custom loose canvas Special orders ^SALE CONDITIONS: 25% Off, except Continue reading
CLOSED – Labour Day 2022
HIGHLY STRUNG & WILLOWGROVE GALLERY will be closed Monday 2nd May for Labour Day 2022 an annual public holiday that celebrates the eight-hour working day, a victory for workers in the mid-late 19th century
ANZAC DAY 2022 – CLOSED
HIGHLY STRUNG & WILLOWGROVE GALLERY are closed Monday 25th April 2022
MIXED MEDIA for ARTISTS WORKSHOP May 2022
MIXED MEDIA for ARTISTS WORKSHOP 10AM – 4PM SATURDAY 21st May2022 At HIGHLY STRUNG PICTURE FRAMING & ART SUPPLIES / WILLOWGROVE GALLERY Hosted by Sue Deacon COST: $150 for Workshop + BYO Materials – click to link for this option or $270 including Materials Kit (30% OFF) – click to link for this option + Continue reading
Easter Trading Hours 2022
Highly Strung & Willowgrove Gallery will be closed Good Friday 15th April and Easter Monday 18th April 2022 Open Saturday 16th 9am to midday as usual
MIXED MEDIA for ARTISTS WORKSHOP April 2022
MIXED MEDIA for ARTISTS WORKSHOP 10AM – 4PM SATURDAY 30th APRIL 2022 At HIGHLY STRUNG PICTURE FRAMING & ART SUPPLIES / WILLOWGROVE GALLERY Hosted by Sue Deacon COST: $150 for Workshop + BYO Materials – click to link for this option or $270 including Materials Kit (30% OFF) – click to link for this option Continue reading
2022 BIG SPLASH SALE
21st Feb – 31st Mar 2022 Promotional offer 25% OFF on: WN Professional Watercolour WN Watercolour Mediums Promotional offer 20% off on: Fabriano Artistico Sheets Fabriano Artistico Blocks Fabriano Artistico Pads Capture the vivid colours, patterns and textures of our beautiful Coral Reefs. Discover the brilliance of featured colours. Develop colour mixing knowledge whilst delving Continue reading
Happy Australia Day!!!!
We will be closed on Wednesday 26th January 2022 for Australia Day. Have a great day!!
Mepxy Markers Value Bundle
Mepxy Markers Value Bundle Mepxy Brush Markers – 140x$9.80 = $1372 A brush tip on one end and a chisel tip on the other end of these ultra fast-drying, alcohol based markers make them ideal for a variety of uses. The ink in MEPXY brush marker is translucent so that lines and colours can show Continue reading
Christmas Closure 2021
HIGHLY STRUNG & WILLOWGROVE GALLERY ARE CLOSED FROM MIDDAY THURS 23RD DEC 2021 AND REOPEN AT 9AM FRI 7TH JANUARY 2022 We wish all of our Customers a very Merry and Safe Christmas and Happy New Year for 2022 Regards Sue & Glenn
NEW Stock Ready Made Frames
NEW Stock Ready Made Frames – Ash, Black & White After a period of being unable to source large ready-made frames we finally have some stock in A1(594mmx841mm) and A2(420mmx594mm) sizes! ASH A1 $125/A2 $75 While it would be very easy to plant this new range firmly in the Scandi genre; there is a definitive Continue reading
Marker Stands For Sale
Marker Stands For Sale 2 AVAILABLE for $70 each Each has 120 slots Dimensions – 415mm(W) X 450mm (H) X 185mm (D) at base high quality acrylic with tilt that allows easy access to lower slots pick up instore only no “holds” once they are gone there will be no more! Note: these are not Continue reading
SPRING SALE EXTENDED
Our Spring Sale has been so popular that we are extending* it until the end of November 2021! existing conditions apply. For more info.….
SALE! SALE! October Run Outs at 40% Off and 25% Off Art Supplies^
Starts Wednesday 13th October 2021 – 9am Run Out Products at 40% Off Archival Mediums Atelier A2 acrylic paints^ Caran d’Ache Supracolor Soft Watercolour Pencils CATALYST Blades and Wedges Colouring Books Derwent Tins & Pans Faber-Castell PITT Pens Face Paint Jacquard Dyes – Procion MX range, assorted Acid Dyes, & accessories Johanna Basford Canvases Continue reading
Closed 4th October 2021 – Public Holiday
Just a reminder that we are closed on Monday 4th October 2021 for the Queen’s Birthday public holiday
Closed to Attend a Funeral
Sadly we will be closed on Wednesday the 15th September 2021 to attend an out of town funeral for an immediately family member. We appreciate your understanding at this time.