Best place to buy art materials

wesley


Joined: 10/03/2011
Posts: 12

Message Posted:
18/11/2011 12:30

Hi, I looking for somewhere to buy art equipment from, I am hoping to start painting (acrylic's have been mentioned as the best starting point??) and as I have absolutely nothing, I could do with a shop/shops that stock pretty much everything. I called into Deniz Plaza at Kyrenia and had a look around, is there anywhere else that you would recommend??



Thanks.

artistabroad


Joined: 06/07/2009
Posts: 104

Message Posted:
18/11/2011 13:03

Deniz Plaza is the only place in the North - that I know of - they have most things except artists quality watercolour, goodness knows why as there are lots of watercolour artists here! I get my watercolours and some acrylics mail order from the UK, but I'd think you'd get enough choice of material to start you off from Deniz Plaza.

dippersgirl



Joined: 04/05/2010
Posts: 795

Message Posted:
18/11/2011 13:14

They really have most things now. The one in Famagusta is bigger than in Girne, never been in the one in Nicosia

hattikins


Joined: 17/02/2008
Posts: 2793

Message Posted:
18/11/2011 13:19

Can you buy card making materials at Deniz Plaza?

dippersgirl



Joined: 04/05/2010
Posts: 795

Message Posted:
18/11/2011 13:20

One advice, my husband is the artist and wanted a particular paper. There were several stacks of drawing pads, but he could not see what we wanted. Our friend(a Cypriot) said look at every pad and yes, they were all mixed up and we found what we wanted. The shop girl did not know anything.

Yel2011


Joined: 27/04/2011
Posts: 377

Message Posted:
18/11/2011 13:49

Well If you can not find it on the north. There is a lovely art shop on the south. From the walk in border .

Happy Hussar


Joined: 01/10/2008
Posts: 318

Message Posted:
18/11/2011 15:30

The larger Deniz Plaza on the Lapta Road has a much larger range of Art materials than the shop on the High Street. They are even knocking out Easels at 50tl. A bargain!!

Tony

mark40


Joined: 19/11/2011
Posts: 1

Message Posted:
19/11/2011 15:55

thenk you

good posts

you nice posts

dippersgirl



Joined: 04/05/2010
Posts: 795

Message Posted:
23/11/2011 10:31

mess 7

I didn't know there was a bigger one in girne, will check it our next time i'm there, thanks

Tango1


Joined: 19/02/2011
Posts: 1151

Message Posted:
23/11/2011 21:03

Have you tried the art/framing shop which is close to the hospital and courts on the main road in Girne?