Welcome
Welcome to The Art Shop Skipton
Pablo Picasso once said: “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.”
Art has the ability to make reality seem even more real, and the unusual and fantastic seem ordinary. Art can act as therapy, channel expression and become an outlet for every feeling and emotion under the sun – that’s why we think art is for everybody.
Mark
Founder & Managing Director
The founder of The Art Shop Skipton, Mark comes from a long line of talented artists.
He used his artistic upbringing to curate a range of impeccable quality brands, proudly supplying the country with affordable paints, inks, pencils, pads and everything in between.
Mark's mission to make art as accessible as possible has built a brand that both experienced and brand new artists can trust.
Jonny
Jonny is an integral part of the next generation of The Art Shop Skipton.
Proudly championing brands he knows and appreciates, Jonny has a vast knowledge and experience of curating an accessible and dependable range of art supplies.
Creativity is in his blood, which he also demonstrates with a keen passion for photography.
Amy
Amy is the online retail specialist; maintaining the website, providing customer support and researching and excitedly listing all our products. You will find her buried at her desk under paper and paint tubes, often shouting at CSV files.
Amy has a BA in Scientific & Natural History Illustration and especially enjoys gouache and watercolour. When not at her desk, you will find her immersed in a fantasy book.
Sue
Warehouse Assistant
Sue has illustrated her passion for art by growing with The Art Shop Skipton since it was founded.
She enjoys crafts, is a keen card maker and loves expressing her creativity by sketching and illustrating.
When she's not helping orders find their new homes, you can find her sampling the culinary scene of cities around the world.
Chloe
Chloe is a veteran of our company and hugely knowledgeable about art supplies.
A Skipton native, she keeps everything moving at The Art Shop Skipton, ensuring the warehouse runs smoothly and your precious orders arrive promptly.
When she's not flexing her organisational skills, you can find her exploring the great outdoors with her two children.
Al
As a former Art and Design student, Al has a true passion for the history and practice of art.
He's got a wealth of retail experience and loves to match a budding artist with their new favourite sketching pencil, drawing ink or watercolour brush.
When he's not helping customer, Al is keen illustrator, with his artwork featured in a range of children's books.
Lyndsey
Moving from Lancashire to beautiful Yorkshire over 20 years ago, Lyndsey looks after the accounting here at The Art Shop Skipton.
Alongside making sure everything adds up, she's a trustee of Yorkshire Cat Rescue, helping friendly felines across the county.
She adores crafts, crocheting and enjoying beautiful Skipton with her husband and son.
Lisa
Based in the store, Lisa spent 10 years in an art shop in Liverpool, selling materials and working
in a gallery. She moved to Yorkshire in 2022 and is a self taught multi-disciplined artist.
If you have an existing creative project or just need some inspiration, talk to Lisa she will spur
you on.
Mark
Founder & Managing Director
The founder of The Art Shop Skipton, Mark comes from a long line of talented artists.
He used his artistic upbringing to curate a range of impeccable quality brands, proudly supplying the country with affordable paints, inks, pencils, pads and everything in between.
Mark's mission to make art as accessible as possible has built a brand that both experienced and brand new artists can trust.
Jonny
Jonny is an integral part of the next generation of The Art Shop Skipton.
Proudly championing brands he knows and appreciates, Jonny has a vast knowledge and experience of curating an accessible and dependable range of art supplies.
Creativity is in his blood, which he also demonstrates with a keen passion for photography.
Amy
Amy is the online retail specialist; maintaining the website, providing customer support and researching and excitedly listing all our products. You will find her buried at her desk under paper and paint tubes, often shouting at CSV files.
Amy has a BA in Scientific & Natural History Illustration and especially enjoys gouache and watercolour. When not at her desk, you will find her immersed in a fantasy book.
Sue
Warehouse Assistant
Sue has illustrated her passion for art by growing with The Art Shop Skipton since it was founded.
She enjoys crafts, is a keen card maker and loves expressing her creativity by sketching and illustrating.
When she's not helping orders find their new homes, you can find her sampling the culinary scene of cities around the world.
Chloe
Chloe is a veteran of our company and hugely knowledgeable about art supplies.
A Skipton native, she keeps everything moving at The Art Shop Skipton, ensuring the warehouse runs smoothly and your precious orders arrive promptly.
When she's not flexing her organisational skills, you can find her exploring the great outdoors with her two children.
Al
As a former Art and Design student, Al has a true passion for the history and practice of art.
He's got a wealth of retail experience and loves to match a budding artist with their new favourite sketching pencil, drawing ink or watercolour brush.
When he's not helping customer, Al is keen illustrator, with his artwork featured in a range of children's books.
Lyndsey
Moving from Lancashire to beautiful Yorkshire over 20 years ago, Lyndsey looks after the accounting here at The Art Shop Skipton.
Alongside making sure everything adds up, she's a trustee of Yorkshire Cat Rescue, helping friendly felines across the county.
She adores crafts, crocheting and enjoying beautiful Skipton with her husband and son.
Lisa
Based in the store, Lisa spent 10 years in an art shop in Liverpool, selling materials and working
in a gallery. She moved to Yorkshire in 2022 and is a self taught multi-disciplined artist.
If you have an existing creative project or just need some inspiration, talk to Lisa she will spur
you on.
Selling art supplies since 1919
Our shop in Skipton was founded in 1996, but selling art supplies has been in the family as far back as 1919.
This heritage of knowledge has been passed on through generations, with the ethos of exploration and discovery put at the heart of our business ever since.
Whether you’re a budding amateur, seasoned professional or getting back into the creative swing of things, you’ll find everything you’ll need from the likes of Winsor & Newton, Daler Rowney, Derwent, Pebeo, Sennelier, Unison, Liquitex, Faber-Castell and many more premium brands.
We also stock a specially-curated collection of craft materials, so if you’re into collage, glazing, making furniture, working with fabrics or creating jewellery – we can help.
Selling art supplies online
We pride ourselves on being a space people can discover new techniques and new materials. All of our staff were chosen for their passion for creativity, so they can advise customers on making the right choices on everything from watercolour paper to oil paint.
Advice isn’t limited to physical visits either – look out for our individual staff recommendations around our website. We know people don’t want to wait around when inspiration strikes, so all of our orders are packaged up and sent in no time. Customers can even order items and collect them in store.
Learning is a huge part of our ethos.
We attend many events over the year to help promote and educate anyone who’s interested in getting involved with art.
Our partnerships with manufacturers like Pebeo, Derwent and Daler Rowney allow us to offer free workshops and demos, so we can teach people about new techniques and tools.
Find out more about our artistic staff below.
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