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DANIEL SMITH ARTISTS’ MATERIALS, a premier, international supplier of pigments and mediums, is the largest sponsor of NWWS exhibitions and events. Daniel Smith products are available through art stores around the world and through online sources.

Read more about Daniel Smith as an NWWS Platinum+ Patron

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SALIS INTERNATIONAL, INC. is the sole manufacturer of Dr. Ph. Martin’s brand color products. Dr. Ph. Martin’s delivers the most brilliant liquid color products for use with brush, airbrush, technical pens, dip pens, and just about any other utensil you can handle.

Read more about Salis International as an NWWS Platinum+ Patron

Salis Products
TERRACOTTA was started to solve the founders’ own problems as students of art: to find and learn from masters worldwide and do it in a way that focuses on art, with technology serving as an enabler of great experiences, not a barrier to them.

Learn more about Terracotta as an NWWS Platinum+ Patron

Terracotta Products
FRENCH ESCAPADE offers escorted, small group painting tours and classes in the US and Europe as well as virtual classes… all taught by world-class instructors. French Escapade has been running tours and classes since 2003.

Read more about French Escapade as an NWWS Platinum+ Patron

French Escapade Products
CASCADE PBS The Cascade PBS name reflects the regional community we serve, and the quality PBS programming and local news of the Northwest.

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DANIEL SMITH ARTISTS’ MATERIALS

A premier Platinum + patron of NWWS for many years, Daniel Smith Artists’ Materials manufactures professional artist quality watercolor, oil paints and mediums. Owner John Cogley maintains an unwavering commitment to quality and innovation, so that artists worldwide can always rely on the stellar performance of Daniel Smith products, proudly made in the USA since 1976.

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TERRACOTTA

Terracotta is an online art education organization that offers hands-on, immersive live workshops, comprehensive programs, and video courses taught by world-renowned artists and educators. At Terracotta, you will learn various techniques to weave creative new styles into your paintings through immersive video lessons, live workshops, and personal feedback from the world’s top watercolorists.

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FRENCH ESCAPADE

Since 2003, French Escapade has been offering the best escorted painting workshops in the US and Europe, taught by renowned international instructors. Professionalism, quality and high customer service are their main principles, making French Escapade a trust-worthy company of high reputation.

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CASCADE PBS

The Cascade PBS name reflects the regional community we serve, and the quality PBS programming and local news of the Northwest.

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SILVER BRUSH LIMITED
Silver Brush Ltd fine artist brushes have become the choice for painters throughout the world. We are the crossroad between exceptional quality and variety of choice.
Our mission is a simple one:
To bring the finest quality artist brushes to market. Silver’s diversity of brushes for watercolors, gouache, fluids, acrylics and oils is unsurpassed.
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SALIS INTERNATIONAL/DR. Ph. MARTIN’S

For almost 90 years, Dr. Ph. Martin’s has delivered the best liquid color products on the market. Dr. Ph. Martin’s products are world renowned for their vivid colors, special properties, and ability to work across mediums. Our dye and pigment-based products let artists experience a range of color that gives unparalleled and dynamic results in your art.

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don andrews studio
Don Andrews, AWS, is a nationally known watercolor artist and workshop instructor. He is an active member and past board director of the American Watercolor Society, and his paintings have received numerous awards in national competitions. Don has conducted painting workshops around the world for over 35 years, and offers a year-long, online course, “Designing Nature.”
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BLICK ART MATERIALS
Blick Art Materials supports artists at all stages of their artistic journey. As a leading art supply company, Blick provides artists, educators, students, and associates with the tools, assistance, and training needed to grow, innovate, and reach their creative potential. Serving artists since 1911, Blick works with artists and organizations across the US, and supports national and community events.
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cheap joe’s art stuff
Founded in 1987 by master watercolorist Joe Miller, Cheap Joe’s is an art supply company that goes the extra mile to offer professional quality art supplies at the best value available in the United States. Find all your favorite fine art and craft supplies at discounted prices. Shop the finest quality artist paints, brushes, canvas, easels, drawing supplies, watercolors, oils, acrylics and lots, lots more!
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CREATIVE ART MATERIALS

Creative Art Materials, Ltd. is a manufacturer and distributor of premium art materials and writing instruments. Located in Mooresville, North Carolina, we are continually focused on offering only the highest quality products and services to our customers, building on the fine tradition of our world class brands.

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FASO/BoldBrush ARTIST WEBSITES

Look like a professional artist right from the start! FASO/BoldBrush artist websites are incredibly easy to build. Just pick one of our gorgeous templates and upload your artwork, a bio picture, and an artist bio. FASO/BoldBrush will generate a professional looking website for you. You can also add new artwork to your website in just minutes. FASO/BoldBrush websites are used by artists worldwide.

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HOLBEIN ARTIST MATERIALS
Holbein is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of world class artist color, tools and accessories. Made in Japan, Holbein materials are second to none and are manufactured to exceed the highest industry standards. With 40 subsidiary and associate companies around the world, Holbein also manufactures products from framing supplies to paper products to etching presses.
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M.GRAHAM & CO.
At M. Graham we believe that every artist deserves the finest color. Every choice we make, from using traditional ingredients to taking time to custom mill each pigment, is for one goal… to create rich, vibrant colors. No high-volume industrial standardization can match our level of care. Located in Oregon, M. Graham offers a professional line of oil, acrylic, watercolor, and gouache paints.
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golden peak media
Golden Peak Media is the largest media and education company serving art and craft enthusiasts in the U.S. We help artists find their inspirational muse, connect makers to their craft, and provide engaging educational experiences to elevate their skills. Explore our communities, discover resources to grow your audience, and join us for a creative journey!
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Jack Richeson & Co. Inc.
The very first time a young Jack Richeson met an artist, the seeds of a dream were planted. The first buds resulted in a strong desire to own one of these precious miracles he watched artists create. As a young man and soon one with a growing family, it was a faraway dream. It would be years before Jack owned his first painting, and each year the yearning grew stronger.

In the early 1980s with a small start-up company called Jack Richeson & Co., Inc, Jack became fast friends with well-known watercolorist Zoltan Szabo and a young Colorado painter, Stephen Quiller, who was developing quite a reputation of his own. These friendships offered Jack the opportunity to be able to own his first real paintings. With each painting his hunger for more paintings grew as did his passion to support the artists who painted them.

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QoR WATERCOLORS
The unique formulation of QoR Watercolors accentuates the luminosity and brilliance of pigments even after drying. QoR provides the subtlety, transparency and flow of a great watercolor, with colors that have as much vibrancy and fire as the best acrylic or oil paint. QoR Mediums and Grounds increase gloss, improve flow or wetting properties and provide different textured surfaces.
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Streamline Publishing Inc./PaintTube

Streamline’s PaintTube.TV has over 600 ultra-high-quality art instruction courses from the world’s leading masters. Available for streaming on your phone, computer, tablet or smart TV. Streamline is the publisher of American Watercolor (subscribe free at AmericanWatercolor.net) and producer of Watercolor Live, the world’s largest online art conference featuring leading watercolor masters (WatercolorLive.com).

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