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Studio Six Art Supplies Studio Six is an e-commerce retailer that ships fine art supplies to our clients across Canada. Since 1967, Studio Six has been serving the arts community.

We have a large selection of fine art supplies with all the top brand names.

🎉 June 17 | M.C. Escher🎂 Happy Birthday, M. C. Escher (1898–1972)M. C. Escher was a Dutch printmaker and graphic artist ...
06/17/2026

🎉 June 17 | M.C. Escher

🎂 Happy Birthday, M. C. Escher (1898–1972)

M. C. Escher was a Dutch printmaker and graphic artist renowned for his mind-bending images that explore perspective, symmetry, infinity, and visual paradoxes. Working primarily in woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints, Escher created artworks that continue to fascinate both artists and mathematicians alike.

His most famous works, including Relativity, Drawing Hands, and Ascending and Descending, challenge our perception of reality through impossible architecture, repeating patterns, and optical illusions. Escher’s mastery of tessellation and geometric design transformed complex mathematical concepts into captivating visual experiences.

Though not formally trained in mathematics, his work has become a lasting bridge between art, science, and imagination.

🖌️ Escher showed that art can challenge not only what we see, but how we think.

Which fascinates you more — Escher’s impossible worlds or his intricate repeating patterns?








🎉 June 16 | Jim Dine🎂 Happy Birthday, Jim Dine (1935– )Jim Dine is an American painter, sculptor, printmaker, and poet w...
06/16/2026

🎉 June 16 | Jim Dine

🎂 Happy Birthday, Jim Dine (1935– )

Jim Dine is an American painter, sculptor, printmaker, and poet whose work blends elements of Pop Art with deeply personal symbolism. Throughout his career, he has transformed everyday objects—such as tools, bathrobes, and hearts—into recurring motifs that explore memory, identity, and self-expression.

Unlike many Pop artists who focused on mass culture, Dine used familiar imagery as a visual autobiography. His vibrant paintings, expressive mark-making, and innovative printmaking techniques have made him one of the most distinctive voices in contemporary art.

Among his most recognizable works are his colourful Heart series, where a simple shape becomes a vehicle for experimentation with colour, texture, and emotion.

🖌️ Dine showed that even the most ordinary objects can become powerful personal symbols.

Which of Jim Dine’s recurring motifs do you find most compelling — the hearts, the tools, or the bathrobes?








🎉 June 10 | André Derain🎂 Happy Birthday, André Derain (1880–1954)André Derain was a French painter, sculptor, and one o...
06/10/2026

🎉 June 10 | André Derain

🎂 Happy Birthday, André Derain (1880–1954)

André Derain was a French painter, sculptor, and one of the founders of Fauvism, a groundbreaking movement that celebrated bold colour and expressive freedom. Alongside artists such as Henri Matisse, Derain helped redefine painting by using vivid, non-naturalistic colours to convey mood and emotion rather than simply represent reality.

His landscapes, cityscapes, and portraits are known for their energetic brushwork and vibrant palettes. Works such as his London series transformed familiar scenes into dazzling explorations of colour, helping pave the way for many modern art movements that followed.

Derain's willingness to prioritize expression over accuracy marked a major turning point in the evolution of modern painting.

🖌️ Derain showed that colour could be used not just to describe the world, but to transform it.

Do you prefer artists who paint what they see — or artists who use colour and form to express what they feel?







A palette full of possibilities. From bold reds and rich earth tones to fresh greens and deep blues, Winton Oil Colour o...
06/10/2026

A palette full of possibilities.

From bold reds and rich earth tones to fresh greens and deep blues, Winton Oil Colour offers the versatility to explore, experiment, and create with confidence.

Brushes ready. Canvas waiting. Inspiration loading...

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Winsor & Newton

Meet your summer palette 🌼🎨Transparent Yellow, Winsor Orange, Opera Rose, Tyrian Purple, Manganese Blue Hue, and Cinnaba...
06/09/2026

Meet your summer palette 🌼🎨

Transparent Yellow, Winsor Orange, Opera Rose, Tyrian Purple, Manganese Blue Hue, and Cinnabar Green come together to create the perfect mix of sunshine, blooms, and garden-inspired colour. From vibrant florals to dreamy landscapes, these Professional Watercolours are ready to bring your summer paintings to life.

What will you paint first?

Winsor & Newton

Your next masterpiece starts here. 🎨Save 10% on all Apollon Gotrick stretched canvas and birch panels through June 14.Fr...
06/08/2026

Your next masterpiece starts here. 🎨

Save 10% on all Apollon Gotrick stretched canvas and birch panels through June 14.

From Standard Depth to Gallery Deep profiles, these premium Canadian-made surfaces are built to support your creative vision from the first brushstroke to the final signature.

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🎉 June 8 | Frank Lloyd Wright🎂 Happy Birthday, Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959)Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the most infl...
06/08/2026

🎉 June 8 | Frank Lloyd Wright

🎂 Happy Birthday, Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959)

Frank Lloyd Wright was one of the most influential architects of the 20th century, renowned for his philosophy of organic architecture — designing buildings that exist in harmony with their natural surroundings.

Over a career spanning more than 70 years, Wright created some of the world's most celebrated structures, including Fallingwater and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. His innovative use of open floor plans, natural materials, and integration with the landscape transformed modern architecture and design.

Beyond architecture, Wright designed furniture, stained glass, textiles, and decorative objects, demonstrating his belief that art and design should work together as a unified whole.

🖌️ Wright believed that great design should grow naturally from its environment.

Which inspires you more — Wright’s iconic homes or his groundbreaking public buildings?








🎉 June 7 | Damien Hirst🎂 Happy Birthday, Damien Hirst (1965– )Damien Hirst is one of the most influential and controvers...
06/07/2026

🎉 June 7 | Damien Hirst

🎂 Happy Birthday, Damien Hirst (1965– )

Damien Hirst is one of the most influential and controversial figures in Contemporary Art. Emerging as a leading member of the Young British Artists (YBAs) in the 1990s, Hirst became known for creating works that explore themes of life, death, beauty, science, and belief.

Working across painting, sculpture, installation, and conceptual art, Hirst is recognized for series such as his colourful Spot Paintings, Kaleidoscope works made with butterfly imagery, and large-scale installations that challenge viewers to confront mortality and value.

His work often sparks debate about the nature of art itself, asking viewers to consider whether the idea behind a work can be as important as its physical form.

🖌️ Hirst’s art encourages us to question how we think about life, death, and what gives art meaning.

Do you think the concept behind an artwork is just as important as the artist’s technical skill?








🎉 June 7 | Paul Gauguin🎂 Happy Birthday, Paul Gauguin (1848–1903)Paul Gauguin was a French painter whose bold use of col...
06/07/2026

🎉 June 7 | Paul Gauguin

🎂 Happy Birthday, Paul Gauguin (1848–1903)

Paul Gauguin was a French painter whose bold use of colour and simplified forms helped shape the development of Modern Art. Rejecting naturalistic representation, he used vivid, expressive colours and symbolic imagery to convey emotion, spirituality, and imagination.

After leaving a career in finance to pursue art, Gauguin became a leading figure in Post-Impressionism. His paintings from Brittany and later Tahiti emphasized flat areas of colour, strong outlines, and a dreamlike quality that would influence movements such as Symbolism, Fauvism, and Expressionism.

Among his most celebrated works is Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?, a monumental painting that explores life's biggest questions through rich symbolism and vibrant colour.

🖌️ Gauguin believed that art should express ideas and emotions rather than simply copy reality.

What stands out most to you in Gauguin’s work — the bold colours, the symbolism, or the sense of escape?







🎉 June 6 | Diego Velázquez🎂 Happy Birthday, Diego Velázquez (1599–1660)Diego Velázquez was one of the most celebrated pa...
06/06/2026

🎉 June 6 | Diego Velázquez

🎂 Happy Birthday, Diego Velázquez (1599–1660)

Diego Velázquez was one of the most celebrated painters of the Spanish Golden Age and a master of Baroque art. As court painter to King Philip IV of Spain, he created remarkable portraits that combined technical brilliance with an extraordinary understanding of human character.

Velázquez is best known for masterpieces such as Las Meninas, a groundbreaking work that continues to fascinate viewers with its complex perspective and exploration of reality, observation, and representation. His loose, confident brushwork and masterful handling of light influenced generations of artists, from the Impressionists to modern painters.

🖌️ Velázquez showed that a painting could be both a portrait and a meditation on how we see the world.

What draws you in more — the realism of Velázquez’s portraits or the mystery of Las Meninas?







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